Timing Trained Staff Planning for Arrival
1.2. Planning for Arrival
1.2.1. Timing
The timing of arrival of cattle in countries with extremely cold winter climates is crucial. The optimum time to receive cattle from Australia is in spring and early summer, when pasture growth has commenced and temperatures are rising. If imported at this time of year, the cattle have ample time to recover from the travel under optimum local conditions, enabling them to continue to grow and mature prior to experiencing their irst cold winter. Cattle that arrive later in the year, in late autumn and winter for example, have little time to recover and adapt to often extremely cold local temperatures. Cattle imported during these periods must therefore receive a very high level of care and attention as they transition from the Australian springsummer. If cattle are imported in winter, it is recommended that they are housed indoors for the duration of the cold conditions, and particular care and attention must be paid to ensure that the cattle are fed suicient energy to maintain the higher maintenance energy requirement associated with cold weather. They should also not be Figure 1.1. Calves of dual purpose Russian Simmental breeds housed in a typical cow shed in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Source: International Agriculture for Development. 11 Cold Winter Climates exposed to sub-zero conditions without appropriate shelter.1.2.2. Trained Staff
To ensure the greatest chances of success during the irst six months and beyond, it is essential that adequately trained staf are available and utilised to manage imported beef cattle. Skills required include: • Animal handling techniques, including safety of operations in conined spaces • Using cattle yards safely and eiciently • Husbandry operations including weighing animals, placing ear tags, treating for external and intestinal parasites, administering vaccinations, collecting blood samples, identifying and isolating sick animals for treatment, handling bulls, and managing bulls for mating • Managing nutrition and feeding cattle to reach target weights • Maintaining and repairing fences. Figure 1.2. Cattle arriving in spring and summer have more time to adapt to local conditions before winter, and allows more time to prepare the facilities required to manage the cattle during the cold winter conditions. Source: Bruce Creek, Kazakhstan. Figure 1.3. Cattle should arrive in the warmer months to avoid exposing cattle to cold conditions immediately after arriving, particularly if indoor facilities are not available. Source: Bruce Creek, Kazakhstan. 12 Beef Breeder MANUAL1.2.3. Quarantine Facilities
Parts
» LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Importance of Planning LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Timing Trained Staff Planning for Arrival
» Quarantine Facilities Water on Arrival
» Management of Health on Arrival Feeding on Arrival
» Winter Feeding Planning for Arrival
» Monitoring In Quarantine General Health and Husbandry
» Arrival Checklist Planning for Arrival
» Paddocks and Fencing Developing the Property
» Cattle Yards Developing the Property
» Raceways Loading and Unloading Ramps
» Laneways Gates Developing the Property
» Yard Posts Electronic Scales Crush and Head Bail
» Water Troughs Developing the Property
» Modernising Traditional Winter Facilities
» Winter Confinement Feeding Sites
» Confinement Yards Winter Facilities
» Planning Requirements On-Farm Fodder Storage
» Ruminant Digestive System LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Feed Intake The First Limiting Nutrient
» Digestibility Fibre Concepts of Nutrition and Feeding
» Vitamins Nutrient Balance Essential Nutrients
» Water LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Moulds and Mouldy Feeds Cold Weather Impacts on Feed
» Body Condition Scoring Observational Skills
» How to Recognise Sick Animals
» Healthy Animal Behaviour Reading Manure Early Diagnosis and Treatment
» Prevention Rather than Treatment Nutritional Stress
» Understanding the Animal Welfare Requirement Features of Sight
» Flight Zones Education and Training
» Moving Animals Safe, Low Stress Cattle Handling
» Euthanasia Safe, Low Stress Cattle Handling
» Understanding the Animal Welfare Requirement Preventing Injury
» Features of Suitable Cattle Transport
» Preparing Animals for Transport Loading
» Loading Density In-Transit Care
» Unloading Transporting in Extreme Weather
» External Parasites Common Cattle Diseases
» Internal Parasites Common Cattle Diseases
» Diseases Affecting Reproductive Performance
» Clostridial Diseases Common Cattle Diseases
» Other Important Diseases Common Cattle Diseases
» Bloat Common Cattle Diseases
» Australian Health Status Developing a Breeding Objective
» Selecting the Most Appropriate Breed
» Crossbreeding With Local Breeds - Beef and Dairy
» Physical Evaluation of Bulls
» Structural Soundness and Body Conformation
» Penis and Prepuce Scrotum and Testicles
» Semen Sample Ability to Mate Serving Capacity
» Bull Management and Preparation for Mating Bull to Cow Ratio
» Reproductive Organs Oestrus Cycle and Heat Detection
» Mating After Calving Using Artificial Insemination in the Reproductive Cycle Pregnancy Detection
» Preparations for Calving Calving Management
» Abnormal Calving Calving Management
» Failure to Conceive Culling Unproductive Cattle from
» Failure to Produce a Live Calf Failure to Raise a Calf to a Healthy Weaner
» Cast-for-Age Culling Unproductive Cattle from
» Selecting Replacement Breeders Heifers
» Targets for Heifer Development
» Selecting Appropriate Sires for Heifer Mating First Calving
» Relationship Between Feeding LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Animal Identification Calf Processing
» Castration Dehorning Calf Processing
» Early Weaning Feeding Weaner Cattle
» Adaptation of Australian Cattle
» Winter Management Essentials LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Bedding Managing the Welfare of Cattle in Winter
» Water Managing the Welfare of Cattle in Winter
» Feeding in Confinement Opportunities to Manage Cattle
» Winter Grazing Opportunities to Manage Cattle
» Managing Winter Grazing Opportunities to Manage Cattle
» Grazing Stockpiled Forage Swath Grazing
» Bale Grazing Opportunities to Manage Cattle
» Developing a Winter Feed Budget
» Traditional Indoor Winter Backgrounding
» Finishing LEP Cold Climate Beef Breeder Manual 2016 (English).
» Plant Adaptation Forage Species
» Legumes Forages in Farming Systems
» Grasses Forages in Farming Systems
» Selecting the Right Species Anti-nutritional Factors
» Preparation for Sowing Seed Quality
» Area Required Stocking Rate Grazing
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