Purina Mills, Inc.
Dairy Expansion
Services
If you believe in “Managing Change” and
are considering “Right Sizing” your dairy,
Purina can help you meet your goals,
not just maximize the amount of money
you borrow. For example, consider our:
Feasibility & Project Frame-ui
• Helps determine if expansion is for you.
• On site detailed review of areas critical
to the success of your specific expansion
• Support in framing up the expansion
project that is right for you.
Financial Proii
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• Detailed Evaluation Tool - Helps quantify
key information to help you better
understand your current financial
position.
• Planning Tool - It helps you work through
areas critical to planning and staging
your personalized growth and
improvement plan.
• Parlor Sizing, Cow Flow, Feed Usage
• Loan Packages/Structunng
• Financials
• Sensitivity Analysis - Looks at the effect of
critical factors on cash flow,
• budgeting - Develops 7 year projections
for existing and/or new dairies that
reflect realistic cow flow, seasonal
variation in milk production, etc.
“Helps you and your lender sleep
better at night.”
To learn more about Purina’s Dairy
Expansion Services and how we can work
for you, contact your Purina Representative
or call us at 717-737-4581 (Ext. 218).
Visit us on the web; http://dairy.punna-mills.com
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ommendations for avoiding stress-related difficulties and
economic losses.
The following preconditioning procedures are generally
considered to be very effective, but they should be modified
according to the given situation.
At least three or four weeks before shipment
• Dehorn and/or castrate animals-Avoid the fly season, if
possible.
• Acclimate animals to automatic waterers and feed
bunks.
• Wean animals-Early weaning is probably the most ben
eficial practice for reducing stress at sale time.
• Treat animals for grub, mange, and lice-In Pennsylva
nia, treatment should be completed before November.
Two to three weeks before shipment
Immunity develops two to three weeks after the first vac
cination. Calves should not be vaccinated before four
months of age because the passive immunity derived from
colostrum may interfere with active immunization during
this period. Older calves should be vaccinated against the
following diseases two to three weeks before shipment:
• IBR-infectious bovine rhinotracheitis.
• PI3-parainfluenza 3.
• Haemophilus somnus.
• Clostridial disease. (Blackleg, malignant edema, and
enterotoxemia-perfigens, type D-are the most important.)
In addition to the above recommendations, you should
consider including the following practices two to three
weeks before shipment.
• Intestinal parasite treatment-Fecal exam for parasite
eggs is helpful in assessing this need.
• Ear implantation of growth promotant.
• Injection of vitamins A, D, E, and selenium (Se)-Penn
sylvania soils and forages are known to be deficient in Se.
Feed supplementation is recommended but may not be suf
ficient.
Vaccination for leptospirosis, pasteurella, and BVD
(bovine virus diarrhea)-BVD vaccination may temporarily
weaken the immune system and should be done well in ad
vance of sale. Your veterinarian can help you assess the
need and timing of the vaccination for these diseases.
Movement of calves from the seller to the buyer should in
volve the least stress possible. The best way to minimize
stress is to transport the animals directly from seller to
buyer rather than through an auction site.
The advantages of buying and transporting directly from
the farm should be carefully considered. Animals should be
shipped in a clean, sanitized truck to minimize contamina
tion from animals hauled previously.
If you must purchase calves through an auction or other
assembly point, do not purchase animals that show signs of
pronounced stress. Look for indications of depression, ab
normal respiration, dehydration, or excessive shrinkage
(weight loss of more than seven percent). Avoid buying ani
mals held by a buyer for more than seventy-two hours or in
transit for more than twenty-four hours.
Exercise caution before choosing calves in commingled
groups because these animals are likely to be exposed to dis
eases to which they have little immunity. In addition, re-
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