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Update on HPAI Detection in Kansas, Texas Dairy Herds
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1851431" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I don't think it is being looked at in beef cattle because we do not see the same "drop in production" and loss of appetite as in dairy cattle, since it is very "observeable" since the obvious drop in milk is associated with drop in feed intake... How do you measure the drop in beef cattle intake out on grass and are maybe just not eating as much for a few days? The dairy cattle "get over it" .... something like we get feeling crappy with a "flu" and IN MOST CASES... after a few days or week or so, our body fights it off and we gradually get back to normal... seems like the dairy cattle pretty much do the same thing... except the drop in milk production is very noticeable since we are milking twice a day... and the prescribed amount of feed put out for daily consumption suddenly results in feed being left in the bunk... </p><p>Right or wrong, dairy cattle are closely monitored and feed intake and milk output is easily measured and any deviation is quickly noticed... so these things are very quickly looked at with the reasons for the changes needing to be addressed immediately. You just don't have that kind of "handle" on beef cattle because you are not measuring their daily intake so closely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1851431, member: 25884"] I don't think it is being looked at in beef cattle because we do not see the same "drop in production" and loss of appetite as in dairy cattle, since it is very "observeable" since the obvious drop in milk is associated with drop in feed intake... How do you measure the drop in beef cattle intake out on grass and are maybe just not eating as much for a few days? The dairy cattle "get over it" .... something like we get feeling crappy with a "flu" and IN MOST CASES... after a few days or week or so, our body fights it off and we gradually get back to normal... seems like the dairy cattle pretty much do the same thing... except the drop in milk production is very noticeable since we are milking twice a day... and the prescribed amount of feed put out for daily consumption suddenly results in feed being left in the bunk... Right or wrong, dairy cattle are closely monitored and feed intake and milk output is easily measured and any deviation is quickly noticed... so these things are very quickly looked at with the reasons for the changes needing to be addressed immediately. You just don't have that kind of "handle" on beef cattle because you are not measuring their daily intake so closely. [/QUOTE]
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