Cattlemen’s Symposium ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff ADA.MSTOWN (Lancaster Co.) —Like other commodity pro ducers in t)ie ’9os, commercial cow-calf producers have been looking for ways to “add value” to their product One way that has been proven to add the extra bang for the buck to calf producers js the value of a pre conditioned calf—one that is pre vaccinated and preconditioned for the feeder industry. According to one expert on the preconditioned calf, that value can add up to more money per hun dredweight of calves sold—about $1.35 more per hundredweight for calves vaccinated pteweaning and sold at weaning. Dr. Ken Odde. senior veterina rian at Pfizer Animal Health from Pollock, S.D., will offer details about preconditioned cattle at the Eastern Cattlemen’s Symposium, scheduled for three different loca tions next week. Odde will speak at Weaver’s a weed and worm Want to control weeds and cutworms in one tnp?lt’s simple. 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Along with other speakers, Odde will present information about the values of vaccination at weaning to reduce risk of respirat ory and other diseases to cattle as they enter the marketing channel. (Odde will offer information on calving management at the Selins grove and Slate College locations only.) Normally, after leaving the farm, the producer who will finish the calves is responsible for vacci nation programs. But many veter inarians are beginning to under stand and appreciate die concept of early pretreatment to ensure survi vability and marketability. This is in line with the concept of customer demand. “You try to do what the custom er wants you to do.” said Odde. “The customer will define what the m* Think of it as whacker. To Examine Preconditioned Calves quality product is.” This product with “added value” can help producers achieve a better bottom line. Also at all three locations, Odde will be joined by Dr. Chuck Lam bert, chief economist with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Associ ation, Washington, D.C. Cattle markets have recently experienced some tremendous changes, and Lambert will discuss the forces that made this happen as well as how these forces will influ ence the beef market in the future. He will on the program March 25 and 26. According to Dr. John Comerford, Penn State extension beef specialist, the Eastern Cattle men’s Symposium at State College has been an annual event _for a number of years as part of the Pen nsylvania Beef Expo program. On March 27, Dr. Lee Myer will be speaking in State College. Lee, from the University of Kentucky, will discuss market out look with the State College audi ence as well as bring perspective 3.21 EC l^cticide insecti for the cow-calf sector in the future. Also in State College will be Henry Betgfeld of Summitcrest Angus in Summitville, Ohio. 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