{"id":57029,"date":"2019-10-08T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/improve-feedlot-success-with-beef-cattle-backgrounding-program\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:10:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:10:02","slug":"improve-feedlot-success-with-beef-cattle-backgrounding-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/en_na\/resource-center\/blog\/improve-feedlot-success-with-beef-cattle-backgrounding-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Feedlot Success With Beef Cattle Backgrounding Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s beef cattle industry, calves are\noften separated from their dams without having an adequate weaning period prior\nto marketing and being transported to a feedlot, stocker or other facility.\nThis can result in high levels of stress for calves and cause subsequent health\nissues that may hinder growth performance and increase morbidity and mortality.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having calves go through a beef cattle\nbackgrounding program before they enter the feedlot may help mitigate many of\nthese problems before the calves enter the feedlot. Backgrounding is an interim\nprogram for calves following weaning and before they enter the feedlot. The\nprimary purposes of a backgrounding facility are to allow for additional growth\nand to help minimize the stress that accompanies weaning and transportation,\nwith the goal of making calves more resilient before they enter the feedlot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backgrounding programs typically last 45 to 90\ndays, with the primary goal of allowing the animals to grow at a moderate rate,\nabout two pounds per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of a Beef Cattle Backgrounding Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cow-calf producers who plan to retain\nownership of their calves after weaning may background them on the home ranch,\nwhile those who purchase cattle for a large feedlot operation may opt to send\ntheir cattle to a beef cattle backgrounding facility first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backgrounding facilities are generally smaller\nthan commercial feedlots, making it easier to mitigate weaning stress and\nmanage potential health issues more effectively. For higher-risk calves, a\nbackgrounding facility may provide a lower-stress environment with the\nopportunity for more personal attention to identify and treat potential health\nproblems. Backgrounding facilities also provide calves with an opportunity for\nbetter nutritional intake to alleviate weaning and transportation stress, as\nwell as other health issues. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and coccidiosis\nare two of the primary diseases which calves, particularly those with a\nhigher-risk profile, are susceptible to upon being received into a backgrounding\nor commercial feeding facility. Depending on the number of higher-risk calves\nbeing received, the timeframe in which they are received, and the environmental\nconditions encountered, the incidence of these and other health issues can be\ngreatly increased, exceeding the personnel and facilities required to\nadequately deal with these conditions. In this situation, even lower-risk\ncattle can become high-risk. For this reason, placing calves in a backgrounding\nfacility may be a viable option.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weaning is Critical to Successful Beef Cattle Backgrounding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weaning is one of the most stressful times in\nthe life of a calf. Minimizing stressors can have a significant positive effect\non their health and productivity. To do this, all potential sources of stress \u2014\nprimarily physical and physiological, as well as psychological \u2014 must be\nconsidered. Decreasing the duration and intensity of stress to which calves are\nexposed is key to increasing resilience to disease challenges. Overcrowding is\na serious stressor that should be limited in order to maximize health.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calves should be weaned for at least 45 days\nbefore marketing or shipping to a beef cattle backgrounding facility; however,\nresearch shows that health and other outcomes may be better in the feedlot if\nthey are weaned for 60 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the weaning process, calves should adapt\nto eating from a feed bunk and drinking from a water tank as they will in the\nfeedlot. Generally, this is also a good time to vaccinate calves to allow for\ntheir immunity to develop. However, to allow for optimal development of immune\nfunction, it is important to ensure that calves are provided a balanced beef\ncattle nutrition program, including optimal levels and sources of trace mineral\nsupplementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Performance Trace Mineral Supplementation Improves Calf Weaning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spreading the duration and intensity of stress\nto which calves are subjected over 45 to 60 days can help calves become more\nresilient from an immunity and nutrition standpoint. This helps to drive overall\nimproved health and productivity during beef cattle backgrounding and in the\nfeedlot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef Cattle Nutrition Requirements for Successful Backgrounding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ensure good water intake<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water is the most critical nutrient and should\nbe a primary concern once calves enter a beef cattle backgrounding facility or\nfeedlot. Because of marketing and transport, calves are subject to varying\ndegrees of dehydration (aka shrink). It is important to make sure calves drink\nwater during the first three to six hours after arrival to help them rehydrate,\nrestore rumen function and increase feed intake. Having a clean and palatable\nwater source which is readily accessible to the majority of animals in the pen\nwithout excessive waiting to drink is an important consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feed performance trace minerals <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 40%\u201350% of cow-calf operations never\nfeed supplemental trace minerals, so a backgrounding facility could be the\nfirst time a calf receives performance trace minerals in their diet\nconsistently. When calves arrive in a backgrounding facility, their feed intake\nwill likely be low, leaving them in a nutrient-compromised state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zinpro Performance Minerals\u00ae<\/sup> are\nmore bioavailable than inorganic minerals and will be better absorbed by the\ncalves, despite reduced feed intake. Consider supplementing your backgrounding\ndiet with performance trace minerals from Availa\u00ae<\/sup>4 at the researched\nlevel of 7 grams per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Importance of Supplementing Performance Trace Minerals Year-Round in Beef Nutrition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro Tips for Beef Cattle Backgrounding\nManagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid overcrowding<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensure that cattle have enough space at the\nfeed bunk and have their own space apart from unfamiliar animals. You should\nhave enough space so that if a calf has BRD, they are not spreading it to other\ncattle in the beef cattle backgrounding facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use clean needles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reusing needles may be the industry standard,\nbut you can still spread a variety of diseases and health issues with needles.\nAll treatments and vaccines should be administered with single-use needles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, review the Beef Quality Assurance<\/a> (BQA) program. The BQA covers proper needle use as well as proper vaccine and medicine treatment administration techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccinate during weaning<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The earlier calves can build an immunity titer\nagainst primary pathogens, the more resilient their immune systems will be\nlater on. If they receive their first vaccination in the beef cattle backgrounding\nfacility after enduring weaning and transportation stress, they may not have\nthe best response to a vaccine. If they are vaccinated a second time at the\nbackgrounding facility, it will act as a reinforcement of resiliency against\nharmful pathogens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing Calves for Feedlot Productivity <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Calves endure a tremendous amount of stress at the time of weaning, and it can hinder their feedlot performance if improperly managed. With a successful backgrounding program, you can ensure that your calves enter the feedlot with a minimal amount of stress and health issues and can sustain healthy growth and production through finishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about managing your beef cattle backgrounding program and supplementing your calves\u2019 diets with performance trace minerals, contact your Zinpro representative today<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A beef cattle backgrounding program can help calves mitigate many stressors and other potential health issues. Discover how a successful backgrounding program with performance trace minerals can lead to further success in the feedlot.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":57030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_ecp_custom_2":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2682],"tags":[2693,2683],"species":[938],"class_list":["post-57029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-animal-husbandry","tag-animal-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nImprove Feedlot Success With Beef Cattle Backgrounding Program – Zinpro\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"posts from Zinpro\u00ae about Improve Feedlot Success With Beef Cattle Backgrounding Program . 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