OPINIONS
In February, we asked our Facebook and email friends to share the best advice they’d ever gotten from their veterinarian to keep their beef cattle and horses healthy. Here are some of their answers. If you’d like to keep up with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association activities and learn about The Cattleman publications, make sure you are a fan of us at
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My Veterinarian’s Best Advice
Kim Sexton Yates: The best advice we ever received to improve the health of our cattle was to switch from pour-on to injectable wormer. Tim and Sue Hill Good: Maintain a good deworming and vaccination program. Kyle Streit: User a good wormer and vaccinate regularly. Tommy Haegelin: Stress has probably caused more animal health is- sues than any bacteria or virus ever has. Fred Bryant: Good nutrition trumps about everything. Gerald Hobson: Vaccinate with whatever is needed for all livestock and keep them up-to-date. Matt Brockman: Don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to maintenance matters such as nutrition, feet maintenance, dental, deworming, vaccinations, etc. Jack LeClair: Proper and timely vaccinations and weed-free forage. Joe Hopping: I have not ever heard this from a veterinarian, but I like my brother’s saying, “Green grass cures lots of ills.” So true.
Facebook Feedback Social media, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn — there are so many ways to communicate electroni- cally. We’re even jumping into the mix with The Cattleman NOW and The Cattleman Plus, our smartphone and tablet apps. We’ll be using these new methods of communication this year to ask for your opinions on timely topics. Some, like this one, will be a bit light- hearted. Others may be more serious. Jump in when you see our monthly question on TSCRA’s Facebook page. Join the conversation in our commu- nity of cattle raisers.
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According to the answers our readers shared with us, the best advice they’ve heard from their vet is a good nutrition program and a good vaccination pro- gram. For more information on proper vaccination techniques, visit
tscra.org and click on “Education” in the yellow navigation bar, then click on “Texas Beef Quality Producer Program.” The TBQP program is the leading program of this type in the U.S. Training
is free to Texas ranchers. TSCRA teams with the Texas Beef Council and Texas AgriLife Extension Service to provide 1-day seminars around the state for beef cattle producers. Learn how to make your own storage container to keep veterinary medi-
cines from getting too hot or too cold on cattle-working day. See exactly where on the calf’s neck you can administer the proper dosage of the right medicine for the most benefi t. Reduce stress on yourself, your helpers and your cattle by learning bet-
ter cattle handling techniques. For more information and schedules of TBQP classes, visit
texasbeefquality.com.
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