| Handbook for Beef Calf Health Contributor(s): Sager, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1773420550 ISBN-13: 9781773420554 Publisher: Medicine Creek Bovine Health OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Food Animal - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sager, Robert: - 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. |