Recent content by Sir Loin

FYI: The USDA through FSIS will soon have a solution to most of our downer problems. Especially the dairy industries problems. As on the first of next year commercial alcohol producers ( ethanol ) will not be allowed to use sulfur in their manufacturing process. And that should take care of...

Re: “Still not clear what proper management is.” Selecting the proper breed for your area. Maintaining a healthy herd Timely vaccinations use culling to maintain and improve your herd, cull all problem animals Do not do any supplementary feeding unless you are absolutely sure it is necessary...

Re: “What is average of downer.” That's a hard one to answer because not all dowers are reported and it depends on which breed and segment of the  supply chain you are talking about. You could try researching “ cattle, mortality rate “ of individual segments and add them up and assume they were...

Re: “How are downer cows handled?” That depends on the reason she is a downer and her worth. I certainly wouldn't spend $100 - $500 to save an old worn out cow or a severely injured cow with little chance of a recovery. I would dispatch them. Re: “How are they prevented?” There have been many...

IMO I think it would be better if cattlemen understood they should cull cows before they become downers while they still have value and are not a liability to both themselves and the industry. I myself cull my cows after they produce 10 to 12 calves depending on their BCS while I can still get...

Not that I'm a PETA fan, or a fan of any other animal rights group, but we in the cattle business do bring some criticism on our selves. Particularly the dairy industry. IMO, in the cattle industry there are far to many cows being held way to long to the point they look like nothing but skin and...

hj, Good for you, but I think if you are going to try to educate the public you need to start at the beginning and clearly define the fact that not all bovine “ meat” is beef. Beef comes from beef cattle, not dairy cattle. Meat comes from dairy cattle. When beef and dairy meat are commingled ...

Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Among Responders to a Rollover of a Truck Carrying Calves — Kansas, April 2013 Weekly December 19, 2014 / 63(50);1185-1188 Lindsey Martin Webb, MPH1, Sheri A. Tubach, MS, MPH1, D. Charles Hunt, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text) In April 2013, the Thomas...

Here is another story that has been banned on steer planet that should be told. http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2014/11/26/high-death-rates-in-cattle-concerns-iredell-co-farmers/19517675/

Lucky_P Re: Excuse me, but you joined my discussion on several occasions and boards, therefor your comments are subject to being used in further discussions. Which you have now stated again and I will comment on your statement again. You do know this is a public board, right? Re: I agree, and...

Knabe, Another good question. But this time, I'm not sure I have a satisfactory answer as there is no Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) for cattle, as the CDC has for humans. My answer to that question is,  the only thing I can do is to give you the indicators that leads me to...

CAB, Re: Good question. Those that don't get sick most likely are being fed DDGs from the food grade side of the plant. Those that get sick are fed from the industrial grade side of the plant. And those that get sick may also be from a duel purpose plant, which makes both food and industrial...

Here is a better pic of their invoice print out, with all the products they handle. They also run a feedlot operation. Note the 6th one down is corn gluten (Staley ) That's A. E, Staley mfg. co. SL

Here is a pic of a receipt from my feed supplier. Please note the CAUTION on the right side. Why do you think that CAUTION is on there? What is wrong with feeding corn gluten feed, aka ethanol by-product to dairy cattle? And if it should not be fed to dairy cattle, why is it OK to feed it to...

Re: Oh my, I did a boo boo. Thanks for bring that to my attention. Dam auto speller, but I will take the blame for not proof reading better, now that I know I am under the microscope. How was my spelling, punctuation and grammar? But it still doesn't change what Lucy_P stated. SL