Doctoring calves is never easy. Doctoring lots of calves is a nightmare. For producers, nothing takes more time or creates more stress than seeing sick cattle. So how do you get ahead of the problem and address herd health and immunity before it's too late?
In a recent webinar, Dr. Kate Jacques, Alltech’s director of nutrition, shared how to bolster herd immunity and increase profitability.
In January 2017, 7.91 billion eggs were produced in the U.S. Though that is already a massive amount, imagine if we could increase that number by 10 percent.
It’s estimated that 10 to 15 percent of eggs laid do not make it to the end user, resulting in a dollar loss between $1.32 and $2.00 per bird1.
Why eggs don’t make it to the store shelf
The two main reasons that eggs do not make it to store shelves are:
Dr. Peter R. Ferket, Prestage Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University
Trace minerals, which originate from the earth, ultimately account for a relatively small portion of an animal’s diet, but they represent a critical component in animal nutrition and metabolism. Dietary trace mineral imbalances and deficiencies are commonly corrected by various levels of supplementation from inorganic or organic sources, depending on the animal’s minimum requirement and the trace mineral source bioavailability.
The following is a preview of Aidan Connolly's post, which you can find on LinkedIn.
Question 1: Why are antibiotics in animal feed in the first place?
Antibiotics have been good for the world. They have been instrumental in allowing humanity to enjoy a standard and quality of life unimagined prior to their discovery. Initially, antibiotics allowed us to control life-altering and fatal diseases in humans.
