Handbook for Beef Calf Health

Robert Sager

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Medicine Creek Bovine Health
03 August 2018

Veterinary medicine: large animals (domestic & farm); Veterinary nutrition; Veterinary bacteriology, virology, parasitology; Agriculture & farming; Animal husbandry

With more than 40 years of experience as a practicing veterinarian, and a PhD in Animal Science, author Bob Sager gives ranchers, students, and extension agents the practical tips and scientific knowledge needed to raise healthy beef cattle.

Includes chapters on the most crucial aspects of beef calf heath, including gestational care; colostrum, feeding, and supplementation; scours and dehydration (including viral, bacterial, and parasitic causes); pneumonia and BRD; preventive health; and vaccination.

Full color, with 50 diagrams, tables, and figures that clearly demonstrate key concepts. Also includes a guide to performing field necropsies, and a gallery of commonly-used products and tools.

Whether beginner or advanced, everyone can benefit from Sager's packed-with-facts handbook.

By: Robert Sager
Imprint: Medicine Creek Bovine Health
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781773420554
ISBN 10: 1773420550
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 August 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bob Sager, DVM PhD DABVP (Beef Cattle), has over 40 years of experience as a practicing veterinarian, including time as the senior veterinarian at the world's largest vertical integrated beef cattle complex, with over 437,000 head of Angus beef cattle. Sager has also taught Animal Science classes at Montana State University, and pioneered the understanding of the effects of cobalt on the immune system in beef cattle.