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Reasonable expectations for antibiotics in feedyards

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2013
Use of the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) statistic allows for evaluation and communication of reasonable treatment outcome expectations in populations. The NNT value for a treatment estimates the number of animals which need to be treated in order to make an outcome difference in 1 animal.
Apley, Michael D., Dedonder, Keith D.
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Biocontainment, biosecurity, and security practices in beef feedyards

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2008
Abstract Objective—To determine the biocontainment, biosecurity, and security practices at beef feedyards in the Central Plains of the United States. Design—Survey. Sample Population—Managers of feedyards in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas that feed beef cattle for finish before slaughter; feedyards had to have an active concentrated ...
Aric W, Brandt, Michael W, Sanderson, Brad D, DeGroot, Dan U, Thomson, Larry C, Hollis   +4 more
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ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND ECONOMICS OF SOIL CEMENT FEEDYARD SURFACING

Transactions of the ASAE, 2001
Soil cement, a compacted mixture of soil and portland cement, has been used successfully in the past for surfacing roads and airports. Hard surfacing is being evaluated by open-lot beef cattle feedyard owners as a means to improve manure quality and increase animal performance. In this research, the engineering properties and economics of using soil
null David B. Parker, null Joey E. Mehlhorn, null Michael S. Brown, null Stefan C. Bressler   +3 more
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Water quality in cattle feedyard playas in winter and summer

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2001
Abstract Objective—To determine the impact of feedyards on endotoxin concentration, fecal coliform count, and other water quality measurements during winter and summer in feedyard playas (shallow lakes). Sample Population—Water samples obtained from 7 feedyard playas and 3 nonfeedyard control playas.
C W, Purdy, D C, Straus, D B, Parker, B P, Williams, R N, Clark   +4 more
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Veterinarians Role in Feedyards

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2008
Simply put...It is all up to you. A veterinarian's involvement can be as simple as providing on-call service, or as complex as being part of a management team. Multiply yourself through people.
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Case of Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis in Feedyard Cattle

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2006
Papillomatous digital dermatitis may be an emerging disease within the feeder cattle industry. This case report will review the presentation, diagnostic plan and some of the available treatment options as well as describe an atypical presentation of this disease.
Lubbers, Brian V., Apley, Michael
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Fatigue and the Need for Recovery among Latino/a Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Workers

Journal of Agromedicine, 2021
Cattle feedyards are animal feeding operations where beef cattle are finished to market weight on grain. Cattle feeding can be dirty, demanding, and dangerous work. This study sought to assess the predictors of fatigue and the need for recovery among Latino/a immigrant cattle feedyard workers in the United States.
Athena K. Ramos, Meredith McGinley, Gustavo Carlo   +2 more
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No Loose Parts Necropsy Procedure for the Feedyard

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2003
The necropsy technique outlined accomplishes three important objectives: 1) examination of all body systems, including the CNS, with the speed required to complete the procedure in less than 30 minutes; 2) targets identification of infectious disease in body systems through lymph node pathology; and 3) minimizes hide damage and detached body parts ...
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POTENTIAL FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF SPINACH THROUGH FEEDYARD AIR/DUST GROWING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CATTLE FEEDYARD OPERATIONS

Journal of Food Safety, 2011
S. YANAMALA, M.F. MILLER, G.H. LONERAGAN, S.E. GRAGG, M.M. BRASHEARS   +4 more
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Judicious use of antimicrobials in the feedyard

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2013
Antimicrobial use in food animals has come under increased scrutiny over the past decade, due to concerns related to antimicrobial resistance. Some reports have indicated that the vast bulk of antimicrobial use occurs in food animals, although many question the accuracy of those reports. Beef cattle producers and veterinarians recognize that antibiotic
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