Unit 3 - Feedlot Receiving Programs Flashcards
Define cow/calf operation.
A farm or ranch where calves are born
Define stocker unit.
Operation that will take small and/or comingled cattle and turn them out to grass until large enough (healthy enough) to go into a feedlot
Define confinement.
Any operation where cattle are not on grass; open lots or barns (shelters)
Define backgrounder/backgrounding yard.
Operation that will feed small and/or comingled cattle in confinement until sickness rates are minimal (‘straighten out the cattle’)
Define feedlot/feedyard.
Operation that will feed cattle in confinement until they are ready to slaughter (finish)
Define sale barn or auction market.
A place of business where the public cosign livestock for sale by auction, open to public bidding
Define oder buyer.
An individual who purchases livestock for another’s account
Define cwt.
Centum weight or hundred weight - it is the cattle weight per 100 pounds
Define a calf.
Any cattle arriving into an operation weighing less than 800 pounds (or 600 according to Engelken)
Define a yearling.
Any cattle arriving into the operation weighing greater than 800 lbs
Define fat cattle.
Any cattle that are close to or at finish weight
Define days on feed.
the number of days cattle have been at the operation
Define pull.
Any animal removed from its home pen for any illness
Define respy pull.
A calf with respiratory disease
Define a chronic.
Any animal with a chronic form of disease that is no longer eligible to be treated
Where can a calf go after it leaves the cow/calf operation?
To a sale barn or a private treaty
Where can a calf go from a private treaty?
To a stocker unit, feedlot, or a backgrounder
Where can a calf go after it leaves the sale barn?
Order buyer
Where can a calf go after it leaves an order buyer?
A stocker unit, feedlot, or a backgrounder
Where can a calf go after it leaves a stocker unit.
Feedlot
Where can a calf go after it leaves a backgrounder?
feedlot
What are the three big questions you should ask about calves arriving to the feedlot?
Where did they come from?
What has been done to them?
How big are they?
What are the risk levels for cattle at arrival at a feedlot?
High risk, moderate risk, and low risk
What are the criteria for a high risk cattle?
Light weight - <600 lbs
From multiple sources
Never worked
What are the criteria for moderate risk cattle?
Moderate incoming weight - 600-800 lbs
Few/single source
Unknown vaccination history
Ranch fresh calves
What are the criteria for low risk cattle?
Yearlings - >800lbs
Preconditioned/Backgrounded
Single source
What does it mean when a cow has never been worked?
They have not been castrated or dehorned
They are unvaccinated and unweaned
What is the receiving protocol for high risk cattle?
Rest Vaccinate- 5-way MLV, 7-way Blackleg, and respiratory bacteria Deworm Implant Metaphylaxis
What is the receiving protocol for moderate risk cattle?
Rest
Vaccinate - 5-way MLV, 7-way Blackleg, Respiratory
Deworm
Implant
What is the receiving protocol for low risk cattle?
Rest
Vaccinate - 5-way MLV
Deworm
Implant
What is the general rule of thumb for how much rest a calf should get after it is unloaded off of the truck?
2 hours of rest for every 1 hours on the truck
What does the 5-Way MLV protect against?
IBR, BRSV, PI3, and BVD types I and II
What does the 7-Way Blackleg protect against?
Clostridium chauvoei, speticum, novyi, sordellii, perfringens type C and D
T/F: The 7-way does not protect against Tetani.
True
What does the respiratory bacteria vaccine protect against?
Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida
What is metaphylaxis?
Treating every animal in a group at arrival
Why do metaphylaxis?
If you have high risk calves and sick calves it could be beneficial
When should metaphylaxis be done?
At arrival
During the feeding period
What are some metaphylaxis options?
Excede, Baytril, Nuflor, LA300/LA200, Micotil, Draxxin, Zactran, and Zuprevo
When should cattle be revaccinated?
Let them tell you if they need to be revaccinated
Priority #1 when cattle arrive to the feedlot is what?
Cattle comfort
What needs to be done to ensure cattle comfort?
Clean when the cattle arrive
Mitigate environmental stressors
Provide adequate bunk space
Provide adequate water space
What is the appropriate throat height of bunk space?
15-22 inches
What is the appropriate linear bunk space at arrival? At finishing?
Linear space - 18-24 inch/head
At finishing - 6 in/head
What is the appropriate water space for cattle?
2 in/head
What is the source of lameness and injury in feedlot cattle?
Poor facility design - need to have good holding pens, chutes with proper hydraulics and catch, not too slick and not too rough footing
