for Novartis Animal Health, notes, “A lot of these poor health and disease problems stem from the low plane of nutrition some of the cows have been on for such an extended period of time. They start to lose their immune function and their ability to fi ght off infec- tious diseases.” He says a good vaccine program will help offset the
reduced ability to fi ght off disease organisms, as will protein and mineral supplements. “In most cases,” he says, “the best recommendation I
could give producers would be to work with their local veterinarian. He or she is going to have a pretty good handle on the major diseases for cattle in that area, and would really be the best source for what organ- isms we need to be aware of and try to provide some protection from, and to give the best advice about the timing of any treatment.” Conception rates are reduced during periods of re-
duced nutrition because reproduction is a luxury for the cow. She’ll take care of herself fi rst and the calf at her side second. The ability to breed back comes third. Traditionally, open cows are sold. This decision
has been easy for ranchers to make in areas of scarce feed resources. However, says Scholz, “The current
market conditions would tell us that we should keep every female that we have available to us. It probably comes down to a matter of economics. “I know that some larger ranches in Texas were
able to keep some of their cows and fi nd grazing in Nebraska, Montana or Wyoming, but that’s going to be a variable from year to year, depending on the mois- ture situation in other areas of the country as well.” If the drought goes on for a very long time — Scholz
says some areas in West Texas have struggled for 5 years or longer — it will be harder to manage a cow that’s been under those conditions going forward. But if it has been only one summer without grass, the cows will bounce back. “All it takes is a good rain from Mother Nature to get
the grass growing, and those cows can get themselves caught back up,” he says. Looking at conditions in Clarendon in July, Guy Ellis
adds, “The last few months we’ve really been blessed with a lot of rain in areas, and the grass came back in a hurry. Some of the pastures that have been sitting back for 2 or 3 years have really grown up and look like they’re seeding out, so conditions look good if we can continue to get some normal rains over time.”
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