SUlfuKdafy. Ailgust' Morrison Cove Livestock Martlnsburg, Pa. Monday, August 22, 1988 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: 152. _ STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 66.25-68.75; CHOICE 64.00-66.00; GOOD 61.50-63.25; STANDARD 47.00- HEIFERS- CHOICE 61.00- GOOD- 51.50-59.50. COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL -49.50-55.00; CUTTERS 47.00-49.25; CANNER & LOW CUTTER- 37.00-46.75. BULLOCKS- GOOD & CHOICE 60 00-64.10. BULLS- YIELD GRADE #1 57.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, GOOD 68 00-89.50, STAN DARD 58.50-67.00; BULLS 65.00-84.50, STANDARD 55.00-64 50, HEIFERS. GOOD 62.00-75.50, STANDARD 52 00-61.50. CALVES 231, PRIME 98 50-102 50, CHOICE 92.00-96.50; GOOD 84 50-91.U0, STANDARD & GOOD 75 00-82.50; 90-110 LBS. 84.50-93 50, 65-90 LBS. 74 00-9000, HOLST BULL CALVES, 90-130 LBS., 105 00-141 50. HOLST. HEIFER CALVES, 90-130 LBS 90 00-110,00 HOGS: 118 US# 1.2 47 50-48 25, US#l-3 46.00-47 25. 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The dry period is also a good time to perform a number of other operations such as hoof trimming, deworming, vaccinating, etc. You may want to consult with your vet erinarian about the need for some of these practices. Remember, calving time is one of the most stressful times in a cow’s life. Direct your manage ment efforts toward relieving cows of as many of these stresses as pos sible. She’ll reward you later in the form of better production and conception. Be sure to provide a sanitary maternity area. The best place is a well-sodded pasture fenced off just for this purpose. It should have shade, shelter and water and be close to the buildings so cows can Biq Dutchman, be easily observed. Using pastures in good weather gives you the opportunity to clean and disinfect indoor pens and to let them remain idle for long periods of time, all of which helps to break up disease cycles. Observe cows closely and be ready to render assistance as needed. Separate the calf immedi ately after birth, dry it off, disin fect its naval, take it to a clean indi vidual pen and bottle feed it colo strum. All of this will reduce the chances of the calf picking up infections, especially Johnes. If the cow starts to bag up and leak milk before calving, you may want to pre-milk her for several reasons. If she leaks, there’s a good chance she will pick up an udder infection. Milking her out com pletely and frequently will help to flush out infectious organisms. It also reduces udder pressure which improves circulation and helps reduce udder edema. It also gives you an opportunity to spot infec tions and to eradicate them early in the lactation. You might have to preserve colostrum from another cow to feed to her calf. Pre milking might predispose certain cows to milk fever, but that might be easier to treat than mastitis and broken down udders. (Turn to Page A2B) Route 30 West at the Centerville Exit. Vf
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