The study found that frequent calf introductions and purchasing animals from auctions or calf dealers were the two biggest risk factors for S. Dublin in dairy-beef farms.
“Bred heifers should have been pregnancy-checked within 90 days after the beginning of the breeding season as well as within 30 days prior to sale,” says Davis.
The latest U.S. Cattle on Feed Report suggests a potential increase in herd sizes, influenced by reduced cattle placements and heightened market optimism.
Generally speaking, federal policy decisions don’t have a direct impact on individual farm seed purchases. Farmers tend to buy seed based on the potential economic return from the crop, although for a few producers, those policy changes can mean the difference between profitability and loss.