Beef Brief
Bovine BlueLite® helps avoid shrink during receiving Highly stressed cattle frequently show signs of illness or disease problems upon arrival at the feedyard or very soon after. A positive receiving protocol, Bovine BlueLite powder and pellets are an economical and ethical way to improve starting cattle. For incoming cattle it’s critical to get them drinking and onto feed quickly to help avoid shrink and health or performance issues.
How transport negatively affects shrink • Stressed cattle drink less, increasing risk of dehydration • Reduced dry matter intake • Reduced feed efficiency • Gut integrity is disrupted • Increases risk of dark cutting beef • Reduces profit potential
The following practices may reduce the amount of shrink and minimize the accompanying stress: • Avoid loading and moving cattle during inclement weather • Insure careful handling is practiced at loading and unloading • Inform the cattle buyer or trucker that the cattle should arrive as soon as possible after loading • Make sure trucks and all corral equipment are in good working order • Provide adequate protection during inclement weather while in transit • Dry feeds are more desirable than wet feeds for cattle prior to shipping • Provide proper space allocation to each animal • Make water abundantly available near the chute • Supplement water with electrolytes and nutrients to combat physiological reaction to stress
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Bovine BlueLite helps incoming cattle with proper nutrition and adequate hydration
• For starting feedlot cattle • At arrival into the yard • To help increase dry matter intakea •D uring hot weather and for heat stress • In hospital cattle • In long-haul cattle • Prior to shipping • During sorting • After acidosis Rehydrate. Recover. Perform.
Starting Cattle Right Impacts Performance
Receiving cattle correctly impacts performance and health throughout a calves livelihoodb. Bovine BlueLite powder and pellets are a critical part to any feedyard’s receiving protocol to ensure calves are started on feed effectively. Research and field proven, Bovine BlueLite offers two convenient ways to ensure the right start. Maximize your profits along with the health and performance on your feedyard by making Bovine BlueLite part of your receiving and shipping protocols. For your convenience, Bovine BlueLite is available in Powder and Pelleted forms.
Commercial feedyard data, 2007 Smith R. A., 1998
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