Improving Herd Economy Through Better Management Practices

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Improving Herd Economy Through Better Management
Practices
Joan S. Bowen, DVM Bowen Mobile Veterinary
Practice Wellington, CO
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Find a veterinarian familiar with small ruminants
and work with them to develop a herd health
program for your herd.
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No vaccine or drug can replace keeping the
environment clean.
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Keep water troughs and feeders clean, and keep
feet out of both.
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Make sure that small ruminants have enough room
to get lots of exercise.
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Provide adequate amounts of nutritious feed for
the number and type of animals present.
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Provide adequate shelter for the number and type
of animals housed.
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Vaccinate for those diseases that occur in your
herd.
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Make sure newborns drink adequate colostrum in
the first twenty-four hours of life.
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Use eradication and control programs against
specific diseases.
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If possible, maintain a closed herd.
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If you must show, arrive early, pick pens away
from unhealthy looking stock and use tack-pens,
walls, and alleys to separate your animals from
other herds.
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Isolate new animals and those returning from
shows or breeding.
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Before buying new stock, ask about production,
diet, vaccinations, and disease exposure.
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People, equipment, and other animals can transmit
disease.
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