Castration is a key component to any preconditioning program that can greatly influence market price premiums or discounts, especially in older bull calves.
Proper handling and administration of vaccines should follow BQA standards to decrease the likelihood of infection upon exposure to a pathogen and to minimize tissue damage to consumable protein products.
Oklahoma cattle producers saw premiums for preconditioned calves last year, but a series of disruptions were evident in the collected data and displayed irregularities not seen in a typical year.
