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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1756905" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>[USER=8993]@kenny thomas[/USER] is right about things here. At the feeder calf sales, especially the ones that are graded sales, calves are comingled to make uniform lots of the same weight and grade. There are few farmers here with enough to make good sized lots of calves. If it is one of an associations' sale, they require some protocols.... all weaned at least 45 days, all vacc with the same vaccine, things like that. Then the calves are put together in groups. Some one with only 5 or 10 cows can have good ones but there might only be 3 @ 450 lbs, and 2 @ 500... etc... this helps the small guy get better prices by being able to sell in larger groups. </p><p>It does cause more possibility of some getting sick more easily..... where animals all from the same farm will be less likely to "trade germs" that can cause some problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1756905, member: 25884"] [USER=8993]@kenny thomas[/USER] is right about things here. At the feeder calf sales, especially the ones that are graded sales, calves are comingled to make uniform lots of the same weight and grade. There are few farmers here with enough to make good sized lots of calves. If it is one of an associations' sale, they require some protocols.... all weaned at least 45 days, all vacc with the same vaccine, things like that. Then the calves are put together in groups. Some one with only 5 or 10 cows can have good ones but there might only be 3 @ 450 lbs, and 2 @ 500... etc... this helps the small guy get better prices by being able to sell in larger groups. It does cause more possibility of some getting sick more easily..... where animals all from the same farm will be less likely to "trade germs" that can cause some problems. [/QUOTE]
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