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Vol. 45 • No. 10 • October 2018
Vol. 45 • No. 10 • October 2018 Publisher - Dustin J. Hector Editor - Patrick McKinney
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Trending news from around the cattle industry.
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GOOD MIXER LOADING, BETTER TMR CONSISTENCY
Cows need consistent rations for optimal milk production. That’s why on-farm feed mixers get a lot of attention in the TMR Audit® program, which has been helping to improve dairy operations across the country since 2008.
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DEALING WITH METRITIS
Metritis is a serious post-calving disease, if left unchecked the consequences can be heavy and long lasting. The effects of this disease can reach as far as the subsequent calving season, subtly eating away at time and money.
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HORMONE IMPLANT USE IN BEEF CATTLE
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QUIETWEAN: A LOW-STRESS WAY TO WEAN CALVES
Weaning calves is a stressful time for both the mother and calf, and yes even the cattle producer. You know when the time arrives by the amount of bawling and just general agitation by both cow
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and calf. Calves are anxious and constantly on the move and off their feed. Hardly low stress and certainly not the healthiest of situations with calves sometimes getting sick.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Vetagro Sponsor of the 2018 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellow Award
Vetagro announces a landmark sponsorship with the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) for its Fellow Program. The FFAR Fellows Program will fund 48 graduate students over three years using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Students will pursue research projects in an area of food or agriculture research related to FFAR’s Challenge Areas and strategic initiatives. In addition to academic advisors, students will be matched with industry mentors who will provide additional career guidance. “ This sponsorship is par t of Vetagro’s ongoing commitment to an innovative and science-based R&D - explains Andrea Piva, Vetagro President – The FFAR program aim to grow the next generation of food and agriculture researchers up and we are thrilled to be part of this journey”.
Today (August 7th 2018) the 17 inaugural recipients of the 2018 FFA R Fellow award have been announced and Vetagro is proud industry sponsor of Ananda Portela Fontoura. Fontoura is a Stipend a nd Professiona l Development FFAR Fellow in the Department of A n i ma l S c ienc e at C or nel l University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She will work to define nutritional therapies that can improve the metabolic health and productivity of dairy cows at the onset of lactation and when exposed to heat stress. “Supporting this research means cont r ibute to t he evolut ion of current feeding system and allow an advancement of animal production” concludes Piva “We wish all the best to Fontura!”
About Vetagro
Vetagro is a progressive, science-based company specialized in microencapsulated feed additives. Since 1982, our headquarters in the Italian food-valley and our subsidiaries all around the world deliver high-tech, cutting edge and cost-effective solutions in line with the needs of the modern animal feed industry. We commit every day for a tailored nutrition that maximizes animal performance while guaranteeing a sustainable food chain.
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MIXERS
GOOD MIXER LOADING, BETTER TMR CONSISTENCY PROPER LOADING PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN MIXING PERFORMANCE By Jeff Mikus, PhD
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ows need consistent rations for optimal milk production. That’s why onfarm feed mixers get a lot of attention in the TMR Audit® program, which has been helping to improve dairy operations across the country since 2008.
Many factors are important, including the mechanical condition and operation of the mixer, order of ingredient loading into the mixer, mixer over-filling or under-filling
effects, and mixing times. However, one of the most profound findings from thousands of TMR Audits over the years is the impact of location of loading into the mixer. It may seem
Crude protein distribution in TMR mixed after adding a liquid supplement to the back of the mixer
like a relatively unimportant factor, but proper loading plays a very big role in the mixing performance of both vertical and horizontal mixers.
Critical: Location of loading into the mixer
In both vertical and horizontal mixers, it is critical to add all ingredients (except large round bales) in the middle of the mixer (Photo 1) or load the ingredients evenly across the mixer. In vertical mixers in particular, TMR Audit findings show that in-
Photo 1. Proper loading location – center of mixer. * Continued on page 12
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ates the problem of poor mixing. During one evaluation, a twinscrew vertical mixer was loaded with a liquid supplement on the back screw (Photo 3) with load-out through the front of the mixer. After mixing, samples were taken as the diet was delivered to the cows. Ten samples were taken from the beginning of the feed-out to the end of the feed-out. Moisture disgrpanderson.com Photo 2. Incorrect loading location tribution and crude protein (CP) – toward either end of mixer. distribution of the TMR were deP06383_Anderson_Flyer_Mixer.indd 1 gredients added at one end of the termined (Graphs 1 and 2). mixer (Photo 2) tend to stay at that In this evaluation, TMR moisend. ture levels had a range of about In the case of liquid supple3.5% across the feed delivery. ments, improper loading accentuAlthough it was intended that
Graph 1. Moisture distribution in TMR mixed after adding a liquid supplement to the back of the mixer (Photo 3).
Graph 2. Crude protein distribution in TMR mixed after adding a liquid supplement to the back of the mixer (Photo 3). 12
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MIXERS how liquids are added to the mixer also is important.
Loading liquids
Photo 3. Liquid supplement loading location (Graphs 1 and 2).
all cows consume the same diet, this level of moisture discrepancy provided an opportunity for some to sort feed while others received a homogenous diet. Also, this TMR ranged from just under 17% CP for more than 40% of the feed delivery, up to 19% CP towards the end of the delivery. Therefore, cows fed this ration were taking in significantly different levels of protein. Few were likely to consume the target crude protein that had been formulated. This example uses liquid supplement inclusion to emphasize
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Photo 4. Liquids distribution bar centered across mixer.
the importance of location of loading into the mixer. However, exactly
Through the TMR Audit process, Diamond V Dairy Advisors have concluded that the best method for adding liquids to any mixer is to have equal distribution centered across the mixer. This can be achieved by using a liquids distribution bar that is rough-
Graph 3. Particle distribution of a TMR in which water was loaded at the front of the mixer.
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Photo 5. Water loaded at front of mixer.
ly two-thirds the length of the mixer (Photo 4). In determining the best method, Dairy Advisors compared results for water added to the front of a mixer with front load-out (Photo 5). After mixing and distribution, 10 samples were collected along the feed-out. The Penn State Shaker Box was used to determine particle length distribution along the feed-out (Graph 3). Water added to the front of the mixer tended to stay in the front of the mixer, as shown during sampling in the bottom and middle trays of the Penn State Shaker Box. With more moisture in the front of
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the mixer, smaller particles stuck to the medium-size particles found in the middle tray. However, during delivery, the ration became drier and the smaller particles did not have enough moisture to stick to other particles. This resulted in more fine particles in the bottom tray and fewer in the middle tray (indicated in Graph 3 by the separation of red and yellow lines from left to right). Poor liquids mixing like this can result in sorting by cows. In some cases, considerable dry matter intake
Photo 6. Liquids bar with adequate amount of holes kept level for even liquids addition.
variability can occur. The fix is easy: Center the liquid distribution bar over the mixer, with the bar extending twothirds the length of the mixer. It is also important to have enough holes in the liquids distribution bar to allow equal flow across the bar (Photo 6). Also, the bar must remain level during operation or there is going to be unequal flow to one end of the mixer.
Mixing on the level
When TMR mixers are not level during ingredients loading or mixing, ingredients tend to migrate to the lowest part of the mixer. This is especially the case for dry, fine ingredients. Again, the result is poor mixing and uneven particle distribution at feed-out. The two most common causes of off-level mixers are the attachment at the tractor and an off-level loading area. In most cases, it is easy to re-adjust the attachment to the tractor. In some cases, the attachment cannot be adjusted due to the location of the PTO, but these cases are rare.
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METRITIS
DEALING WITH METRITIS By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Cattlemen
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etritis is a serious post-calving disease, if left unchecked the consequences can be heavy and long lasting. The effects of this disease can reach as far as the subsequent calving season, subtly eating away at time and money.
Metritis is a serious post-calving disease, if left unchecked the consequences can be heavy and long lasting. The effects of this disease can reach as far as the subsequent calving season, subtly eating away at time and money. By definition, metritis is any uterine infection. Endometritis is a chronic usually subclinical variation of infection. In this case, symptoms usually go undetected and unnoticed until the cow is no longer getting bred back. In any instance, the result is always an inflamed uterus filled with pus and discharge that has a slow road to recovery ahead. Identifying and treating the disease or not can be the difference between a cow maintaining her fertility for years to come or being placed on the cull list.
Identification
Post-calving it isn’t uncommon for cows to have a discharge for as long as 14 or so days. A tell-tale sign of metritis is whenever discharge becomes off colored, excessive, long lasting and/or is accompanied by a foul odor. Other symptoms that you may notice first include being off feed, scours, poor milk output and a fever. Because these symptoms are synonymous with a multitude of post-calving metabolic and infectious diseases, metritis can easily be misdiagnosed or overlooked entirely. Ultrasound is found to be a helpful and proven tool in identifying subclinical cases of metritis. Excessive fluid build-up in the uterus can be detected easily when other symptoms aren’t prevalent. While this is not always a practical method due to
the cost of equipment and the skill required, it is an option for operations who already have this technology at their disposal. This diagnosis can be easily incorporated to other routine procedures when cows are run through the chute after the calving season. The best odds for antibiotic treatment require attention as soon as any infection is positively identified. The inflammation is the culprit which slows healing because it prevents the drainage of excessive fluids. Hormone therapy, such as prostaglandins, can be effective to increase the tone of the uterus and loosen the cervix to allow drainage from the uterus. Metritis can lay the foundation for a host of subsequent issues. Tetanus and other clostridial illnesses have been known to occur as a result of untreated metritis. Diagnosed animals should be monitored carefully for any other symptoms, especially if they are off feed, de* Continued on page 18
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pressed or lethargic.
Cause and risk
There are several factors that make certain cows much more susceptible to infection. Cows are already immunocompromised the first 8-12 weeks post-calving. Any additional stress or foreign contamination during the calving process escalates this, especially in such a favorable environment for bacteria and viruses as the uterus. Namely these include any cases of
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dystocia, twins and retained placentas that automatically increase a cow’s risk. This is especially true of any cow who requires calving assistance. Overall poor hygiene when assisting in the calving process or excessively dirty calving environments can all be major contributors. One study of 829 Angus heifers who required professional calving assistance found that nearly 40% developed at least subclinical cases of metritis. Other studies have shown
that animals with lower dry matter intake, especially during the pre-calving and post-calving recovery period, were at great risk for developing metritis compared to their herdmates who ate more. Because of the nature of metritis, with numerous bacteria, viruses or even protozoa who can be responsible for infection, the damage and how long it takes to accumulate it is very variable. Likewise, different causes of infection will be more or less difficult to treat than others. It is estimated that of the animals in a herd who develop metritis, 10-15% will go on to develop chronic infections. Chronically infected animals may show no external symptoms except for the occasional pus-like discharge. Unless confirmed with ultrasound or exceptional monitoring, there is no way of knowing until the damage has already been done. Metritis turns the uterus into an inhospitable environment for conception. Cysts in the uterine lining and inflammation can be responsible for preventing embryonic implantation. Even animals who have successfully recovered following treatment may still take longer to breed back the next season. The best method of handling metritis is to prevent it in the first place. Know who your problem calvers are and monitor them closely, especially in the weeks immediately after calving. If you must assist, make sure to take all the necessary hygienic precautions and keep the area you’ll be working in as clean as possible. Any animals who have had a rough calving or required any assistance should be kept close and treated at the first sign of infection.
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IMPLANTING
HORMONE IMPLANT USE IN BEEF CATTLE By Michael Cox for American Cattlemen
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mplants are slow release growth-hormone pellets that are licensed for insertion into the ear of steers and heifers to improve feed efficiency, muscle growth and liveweight gain. Implants have been available for several decades now, and have relied on both natural (estradiol, progesterone and testosterone) and synthetic hormones (zeranol and trenbolone acetate). Zeranol mimics the effects of male characteristic hormones such as testosterone. Trenbolone acetate mimics female hormone characteristics, such as estradiol and progesterone. Hormone implant use has dropped considerably over the past twenty years, from a high of 65% to 70% of producers using implants, to today’s current usage rates of just 30%. Public perception of hormone use and also producer concerns of implanted cattle being discounted at the sale barn have been attributed to the decrease in hormone implant usage. However, studies have shown that there is actually no price difference between implanted or non-implanted cattle of similar quality. This is because there is no decrease in carcass quality or animal performance in
later life after implanting. In-fact, hormone implants can have an excellent return on investment of ten to twenty-fold according to University of Arkansas research. Implants slow release of hormones has a continual effect on downstream factors in the animal’s system, for example, somatotropin and insulin-like growth-factor 1 levels can be raised by implants to improve growth rates and feed efficiency in growing and finishing cattle. These hormones are naturally synthesized by the animal, and implants supplement the natural levels found in the body.
Age
Implants can be used at all stages of the beef production cycle from nurse calves to finishers. Implanting nursing calves can not only have benefits during the period of implant supplementation, but can also improve liveweight gain in later life. Each implant used will offer a cumulative effect of gain over the animal’s growth stages. If possible, calves should be maintained on an implant program for the remainder
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IMPLANTING of their lifetime after the initial administration. Blood hormone levels will be maintained throughout the animal’s lifetime under continual implanting, which will aid in the cumulative benefits of implants on weight gain. As cattle move through the nurse, stocker and finisher phases, it is recommended that the strength/potency of the implant be increased, as lower potency implants in later life can hamper feed efficiency. Growth response rates to implants will increase as the animal ages, with finishers gaining at the highest rate, followed by stockers and then nurse calves.
Implanting heifers
While steers are typically select-
ed for implanting, heifer calves can also be safely implanted at 30-45 days old, with little effect on breeding performance in later life. Several studies have shown that implanted heifers have 1% lower pregnancy rates compared to non-implanted
heifers, although it is possible that this small variation could be caused by other factors such as nutrition. The window of opportunity does seem to be quite short and limited to the 30-45 day age bracket. Administering implants outside of this age range has been shown to decrease pregnancy rates significantly in later life. If heifers are destined for slaughter in later life, then carefully used implants can be beneficial to increasing weight gain. Implanted heifers have a greater response than their steer counterparts. While nurse-calf steers will typically enjoy a 6% increase in growth rate compared to non-implanted steers, similar age heifers can show a further 20% growth response rate after implanting. This will result in an additional weight gain of 15 to 40 lbs.
Gains
Additional gains for implanting are not insignificant, and in today’s challenging beef market, every extra pound of gain can put much needed dollars into the business. Several studies have found that implanting steers with a single implant program can aid daily gains by 5% 6%. Generally, a single implant will boost gains by .1lb per day, with an additional implant boosting growth rates to .13lbs.
Slow-release hormones
Effective life can vary greatly depending on the type of implant used. Most implants will work for 3 to 4 months but ranges can vary from 60 days right up to 400 days. The effective life is an important * Continued on page 24
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consideration depending on how long cattle will be held by the owner. If producers decide to implant, they may require several implants to sustain hormone release over a period of time. Re-implanting cattle on schedule is important, and long active-life implants can be an attractive option for producers as it will reduce the number of times animals will have to be worked. Avoiding excessive working and handling of cattle not only saves on labor, but it can also help minimize days off feed and reduced intakes following an animal handling event. A new addition to the implant range available is the patented coated implant on Synovex One-Grass and Synovex One-Feedlot implants. This new implant is a sustained release polymer barrier implant which Zoetis claims will add 20lbs of extra gain when compared to other implants due to the improved coating and longer effective life of the im24
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plant pellets.
Correct use
Regardless of what implant options are chosen for use, it is important that the implant is properly administered into a sanitized site on the ear. Rushing the job can lead to missed ear implants, abscess, incorrect area administration, damaged implants etc. and economic loss. As there are several options available for cattle at all stages of the production cycle, producers should sit down with their vet and nutritionist and discuss which option will work best for their individual operation. Although implanting can be seen as additional workload and extra animal handling, the economic and animal performance gains must be seriously considered, as the potential benefits can add significant dollars to the bottom line.
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QUIETWEAN:
A LOW-STRESS WAY TO WEAN CALVES
By Steve Weisman
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eaning calves is a stressful time for both the mother and calf, and yes even the cattle producer. You know when the time arrives by the amount of bawling and just general agitation by both cow and calf. Calves are anxious and constantly on the move and off their feed. Hardly low stress and certainly not the healthiest of situations with calves sometimes getting sick. Is it any wonder weight gain often turns to weight loss even after the weaning period is over?
There really is a simple answer to this long-time cow/calf weaning issue! Developed and manufactured in Canada, it is a low-stress two-stage weaning process using a product called QuietWean https://quietwean.com. QuietWean itself is an “anti-nursing” device placed in the nose of the nursing calves 4-7 days before the calves are separated from their cows. This device is a noninvasive nose-flap, which prevents the calves from nursing, and begins the weaning process while the calf still has the comfort of being with the cow. Is there research to support this two-step way to wean calves?
What research says
The answer is a resounding yes! Joe Stookey, PhD, is an applied animal behaviorist, and as a professor at the University of Saskatchewan he supervised Derek Haley’s research on weaning cattle, while Derek was working on his PhD. Now a professor at the Ontario Veterinarian College at the University of Guelph, Dr. Haley developed a series of studies involving cow/calf heath and behavior before, during and after the weaning process. His work on weaning behavior was published in the
Journal of Animal Science in 2006. In one study, half of the calves were fitted with an “anti-nursing” device for 4-7 days while the control group was left unchanged. During this time (stage-one), both groups were left with their mothers, but the group wearing the anti-nursing devices were gradually being weaned away from milk. Both groups could still eat grass and any rations the producer chose to feed (even those wearing the nose paddles). After 4-7 days the nose paddles were removed (stage two) and both groups were separated from the cows. The two-stage calves vocalized 84 per cent less, walked 60 per cent less and spent 13 per cent more time lying around compared to the traditionally weaned calves. In another study, two-stage calves vocalized 97 percent less, spent 61 percent less time walking and 30 percent more time eating than the traditionally weaned calves. Haley concluded that based on the evidence two-stage weaning offers a viable production practice that is likely to improve the welfare of both cows and calves. Stookey goes on to explain that traditional weaning and separating the
cow and calf is not natural. “Traditional weaning (which is abrupt separation) is probably the most stressful event calves will experience in their lives. The QuietWean nose-flap is such a simple system, yet so effective. The stress on the animals is greatly reduced and that leads to all sorts of benefits related to improved calf health and improved rates of gain, not to mention it is much quieter!” Producer Alvin Barth believes in using the QuietWean system. “I would definitely recommend it because you get away from the sickness problem, the pacing and the bawling. It just works excellent.” Barth said traditionally out of the 150 calves, he would treat probably 30 for some type of respiratory infection. “Once we started using the nose paddles, we didn’t treat one. And we still don’t to this day. So, I wean them, put them in the pens and I never treat a calf! That to me means something is working.” Barth also found it interesting that when he started using the nose paddles the calves continued to eat the hay and drink water. “At night you would go out and it was just like there wasn’t an animal in the yard. To put the paddles in is nothing. I would recommend it to anybody.” Ron Zoreb, another producer agrees. “This year we decided to use the weaning paddles again. I like how much less stress there is. Once you take the paddles out, there is less bawling and virtually no pacing of the pen.” * Continued on page 28
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BUSINESS PROFILE Stookey adds, “Most mammals are programmed to know that one day the milk is going to disappear. What they are not programmed to understand is that milk and mother are going to disappear on the same day. This typically doesn’t happen. With this two-stage weaning and using the nose flaps, we just replicate what would happen in the start of the natural weaning process.” Stookey then challenges producers. “You know what? You don’t have to trust me or trust science. Just do your own experiment at home. Just wean some of your calves with the two-stage and some of your calves traditionally. Just put them in the same pen, and you watch the results. You will be able to see with your own eyes the difference between those two groups of calves. Half of your calves will be bawling and walking around not eating, and the other group of calves that have been done with the two-stage weaning are going to be content calves. They are going to be eating, ruminating, resting-not bawl-
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ing and not aimlessly walking around the pen. Just do your own test at home. You will see the benefits!”
The process: simple as One-Two: 1. Insert Nose Tag Calves wear a lightweight plastic, noninvasive nose-flap, which prevents them from nursing, but it still allows the calves to graze and have full social and physical contact with their mother. This helps prepare both cows and calves for life after weaning by effectively reducing the bond between mother and the calf. 2. After calves have worn the anti-sucking device for 4-7 days, remove the nose-flaps and separate cows and calves as you normally would. However now there is not the usual uproar. Calves bawl less, spend less time walking in search of the mother and spend more time eating. In addition, these quiet, calm cattle are much easier on fences.
Four key benefits:
• Healthy-Producers have found
that QuietWean nose tags reduce shipping fever and respiratory infections • Efficient-Successful, low-stress weaning can be accomplished in only 4-7 days • Beneficial-Calves weaned using QuietWean spend 25 percent more time eating, 95 percent less time bawling and pace up to 15 miles less than traditional weaning. • Re-usable-QuietWean tags can be used again and again, making them very economical.
Becoming a customer
One way to order the QuietWean nose-flaps is by going to the QuietWean website and using the online shop with shipping taking place five days a week. Each bag contains 25 nose-flaps, and each case contains 20 bags. QuietWean can also be purchased from distributors located across Canada and the United States, along with other international countries. These can all be found under the How to Order link of the QuietWean website.
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