Value Added Calf (VAC) - Vaccination Programs
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Most calves are healthy when they leave the ranch, but stress caused by weaning, marketing, transportation, changes in environment, and other factors lower the level of disease resistance at a time when exposure to disease challenges is increased. Identity of the ranch of origin is often lost once calves leave the ranch and move through various marketing channels. Loss of identity often prevents most commercial cow-calf producers from receiving feedback about the health and performance of their calves beyond the farm or ranch. Over the past 10 to15 years, the beef industry has become more aware of the value of pre- and postweaning calf health management prior to leaving the ranch of origin.
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Texas A&M University Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Animal Science (2005). Value Added Calf (VAC) - Vaccination Programs. AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /200432.