Posted by Administrator on January 14 2006 08:14

Biosecurity Major diseases that can enter your farm with a bull: BVD Salmonella Mycoplasma Hairy Heel Warts Trichomonas Johnes Protect yourself If you have a disease eradication plan or vaccination program in place make sure new bulls meet criteria Have a checklist of questions to ask when purchasing a bull Vaccination status History of disease on the farm genetic merit Isolate bulls on arrival Vaccinate and deworm on arrival and booster 2-3 weeks before exposing th... [More]

Posted by Dr. Steve Dudley on January 05 2006 13:20

Why Use Scale Barns? Lost Opportunity Labor Costs For Loading Pigs Stresses from Sorting Increased Slows and Deads Sorting Decreases Technology Options Paylean Options- None to Step Up What Problems Exist with Scale Barns? Food Court and Water Court Decreased ADG, FE and ADFI Pig Flows Camper Pigs Sorting and Resorting Scale and Gating Costs per pig Potential For Suffocation Incidences Scale Training Pigs Firs... [More]