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Northern Country Coop
Nutra Blend
Sales Representatives
Hosts First Series of
WEST Drive to Feed Kids Events
RON PRASKA
Western Regional Sales Mgr.
(612) 309-2659
RPraska@nutrablend.net
JOHN LOWHAM
OR, WA, ID, UT, MT
(559) 395-5772
JWLowham@nutrablend.net
SARAH WEBER
CA, NV
(559) 416-6612
Sweber@nutrablend.net
CENTRAL
MATT HARPER
Central Regional Sales Mgr.
(515) 473-0240
MGHarper@nutrablend.net
JOHN BUDD
OK, E. TX, Pet Food
(580) 504-1120
JMBudd@nutrablend.net
JOHN CHARLEY
Iowa
(515) 571-0393
JACharley@nutrablend.net
BRAD DE VRIES
NE, KS, N. MO
(712) 441-3808
BDeVries@nutrablend.net Ann Mayer, Jordyn Bissen, Herb Dowse, Jordan Stickle and Shawn Mauer prepare to feed the crowd
CHRIS GREEN at the Northern Country Coop Drive to Feed Kids event. Proceeds from the series of events made it
ND, SD, MN possible to support 141 children each week at six area schools.
(816) 500-0850
CWGreen@nutrablend.net
JOE PIERSON
AR, S. MO, LA Northern Country Coop, located in Adams, Minnesota, held its first series of Drive
(417) 312-7388 to Feed Kids fundraising events this summer at three area Tractor Pulls. Proceeds
JNPierson@nutrablend.net
HEATH WILLIAMSON
from the events made it possible to support 141 children each week at six area
CO, E. AZ, NM, W. TX schools.
(417) 389-2654
RHWilliamson@nutrablend.net
JUSTIN WOOD “Northern Country Coop believes it is vital to improve the quality of life in our
WI, N.W. IL community and holding events to support Drive to Feed Kids is very valuable and
(715) 607-1394
JAWood@nutrablend.net rewarding to us,” Barb Bissen of Northern Country Coop said.
EAST
WAYNE PAGEL Members of the Coop spent three Saturdays feeding the crowds to raise money to
Eastern Regional Sales Mgr.
(606) 584-0603 feed kids. At each event, they served more than 500 hamburgers, brat patties, hot
WWPagel@nutrablend.net dogs and thin-sliced ribeye sandwiches alongside chips and a drink to the hungry
JEFF CONROE
NY, VT, CT, MA, NH, RI
spectators.
(570) 898-5882
JConroe@nutrablend.net
Banners and signage on the grill helped bring awareness of the issue of childhood
TIM GOLD
MI, IN, OH hunger. The emcee at the tractor pulls encouraged members of the crowd to stop
(201) 741-9864
TGold@nutrablend.net
by the Northern Country Coop tent as all proceeds were benefitting local children.
RANDY HOLLIMAN
S.IL, TN, KY The partnership between Northern Country Coop, CoBank and Nutra Blend made
(615) 218-1420
RKHolliman@nutrablend.net the events possible and the Coop looks to host another Drive to Feeds Kids event
RICK KOLB in the future.
PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV
(717) 951-0672
JKolb@nutrablend.net To learn how you can make an impact in your community through the Drive to Feed
BILLY NORRELL
MS, AL, GA, SC, NC, FL
Kids program, please contact your Nutra Blend representative.
(601) 559-9799
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Are Children Maturing Faster?
By: Christopher Knight
Have you ever heard someone make the decline was 14.6; in 1950, 13.1; in 1980, 12.5
comment, “It sure seems like kids are and in 2010 it dropped to 10.5.
maturing faster these days.” Of course, if this
is true the question would be why. Medical research
over the last 20
Cara and I were talking the other night and years has shed a
she told me of a conversation she’d had that brighter light on the
day with a friend, wherein the friend shared a subject, leading
belief she had that left Cara frustrated. This the medical
friend said that kids were maturing earlier community to now
and it was due to all the hormones in meat. believe the cause
Supposedly, these hormones are altering of earlier maturity
actual maturation rate of kids and teens. is due to better and
more complete
Cara was well schooled on the subject as c h i l d h o o d
she wrote her master’s thesis on the effects nutrition.
of physical fitness on biological maturity in
girls. Cara knew this friend wasn’t getting Since 1860 strides
the complete picture. She tried to share in improved
her knowledge on the subject and became childhood nutrition parallel the early maturation
frustrated at her friend’s inability to hear curve over the same period. In those same
anything she was saying. numbers are evidence of delayed childhood
maturity in pockets of populations suffering
To her friend, the answer was in. food scarcity and malnutrition. Conversely,
the recent growth of childhood obesity and
Kids were maturing faster and the cause was a clear propensity of obese children that
hormones in meat. I’ve heard the very same show evidence of early physical maturation,
thing. In fact, I’ve heard it many times, and is providing the medical community more
seems every time it’s discussed, it’s NOT evidence that diet is by far the most important
discussed as speculation, but as known fact! factor in childhood maturation. The evidence
I wondered if there was any truth to the whole is now so clear, it led a prominent British
thing. I decided to dig into the subject to see psychotherapist to quip, “the best way to
if there was real justification for this collective delay puberty is starvation.”
conclusion, or if it was groupthink fiction.
If you walk the grocery aisles or listen to food
According to research performed by Herman- and restaurant commercials, you read and
Giddens and published by the American hear the tag lines, “no added hormones,”
Academy of Pediatrics, the age of onset “steroid free” insinuating other similar
puberty is dropping steadily. Statistics products without such wording do have
provided by German researchers discovered added hormones and steroids. I did a survey
that in 1860 when data was first collected, of three friends, asking them if chickens today
the average age of onset of puberty in girls were stuffed with hormones and steroids.
was 16.6. The age decline curve was rather Not only did all three say yes, but two out
consistent until 1920 at which time the age of the three said that’s why chicken breastswere so big! To one of my friends I said, “like Maybe I had found a smoking gun! But as
body builders?” And they said “yep … just like my research discovered, beef from cattle that
body builders taking steroids to grow bigger are given steroid hormone implants have a
muscles, farmers did the same thing with slightly higher level of the hormone estrogen
chickens to grow bigger breasts.” than compared to the beef from non-implanted
cattle - 1.9 nanograms versus 1.3 per 3-ounce
Well my research had taught me there was serving.
no added hormones in chickens, steroids
are hormones so none of them either. When With a little more research, I found that beef
I told my friends that there were absolutely wasn’t the only source of estrogen in our diet.
no poultry products available to the consumer We were ingesting a lot more estrogen from
that contain added hormones or steroids, other foods – a whole lot more! For example,
they looked at me like I had two heads. for the same 3-ounce serving there are 225
nanograms of estrogen in potatoes, 340
They were so convinced they were right, nanograms in peas, 520 nanograms in ice
I had to take them to the FDA’s website to cream and 2,000 nanograms in cabbage.
show them that it’s illegal to use hormones to There are 11,250 nanograms in soy milk and
raise poultry. I then showed them the USDA’s 170,000 nanograms of estrogen in soybean
regulation on poultry labeling “Hormones are oil. As a reference, a birth control pill contains
not allowed in raising poultry.” Therefore, the 35,000 nanograms of estrogen.
claim “no hormones added” cannot be used
on the labels of poultry, unless it is followed The amount of estrogen coming from beef is
by a statement that says, “Federal regulations minuscule at best when compared to other food
prohibit the use of hormones.” sources; and the amount of lamb consumed
is too low to be of any consequence; and
My friends all agreed any labeling on chicken other “meat products,” poultry and pork don’t
that stated, “Hormone Free” was misleading, contain hormones. So how can “meat” be the
and the labeling helped convince consumers culprit?
that “other” chicken had hormones added.
Seems some enterprising marketing team, Well it can’t be! First, the hormones used in
cleverly took advantage of concerns in the beef and lamb production are digested and
marketplace of hormones in chicken, and neutralized when consumed. Secondly, the
found a way to communicate their chickens amount of residual hormones are so low that it
were free of those bad little hormones and is absolutely swamped by hormones ingested
in doing so, inadvertently communicated all from other foods. When considering a child’s
other chickens having hormones. body naturally produces 50,000 nanograms
of estrogen, it seems absurd that anyone
I think the USDA should change their labeling could have come to the theory of meat as
regulations to make mandatory on all chickens the reason for early childhood maturity in the
“THIS PRODUCT IS FREE OF ADDED first place. The hormones added to beef and
HORMONES AND STEROIDS pursuant to lamb can’t feasibly be the cause of children,
FEDERAL REGULATION.” By the way … the seemingly, maturing earlier.
very same regulations cover pork products
as well, so there are no added hormones or The reason why so many people have bought
steroids in the raising of hogs and pigs. into the theory of added hormones in meat
affecting childhood growth is open to debate.
My research did find that beef cattle and But what seems lost in this mistaken myth is
sheep are administered steroid hormones how our overall food supply may ironically be
either in feed or more often as implants under the cause. But due to a surprisingly different
the skin behind the ear. In large part, these are reason, the agriculture industry provides
naturally occurring hormones that are used to better nutrition which leads to better childhood
create more efficient weight gain, resulting in health!
the use of less natural resources and thereby
a more economical product with a smaller Any connection between beef and earlier
carbon footprint. But, there were added maturity is simply through the improved
hormones in beef and lamb so, if hormones nutritional health it’s provided children over
and steroids in food had any influence in early the past 140 years.
maturity in children, this maybe it!Tech Talk:
probiotic mode of action
* Editor’s Note: Technical Talk article was written by Dr. Karl Nestor, technical services manager of CHR. Hansen
You may have seen the commercials on television advertising probiotics for human consumption. Probiotics can be found
in everything from sports drinks, foods, to even baby formula. While the use of probiotics for animals has been around for
decades, in recent years, the use of probiotics is increasing. Recently interest in probiotic use in animal diets has increased in
response to negative public opinion and regulatory control
of antibiotic use in animal diets. Although probiotics are
not a replacement for antibiotics they can effectively aid
the host animal when their health is compromised due to
nutritional stress or pathogenic bacteria proliferation in the
digestive tract. After all, the majority of the immune system
function is found in the lower digestive tract.
Probiotics, as defined by the World Health Organization, are
“live micro-organisms, which when consumed in adequate
amounts, confer a health effect on the host.” Most probiotic
organisms are lactic acid producing bacteria. Examples
can include Lactobacillus animalis, Bacillus subtilis,
Enterococcus faecium, etc. Probiotics work to stabilize the
gastrointestinal tract and reduce the number of pathogenic
bacteria found within the gut. There are several modes of
action of a probiotic which are given in Figure 1.
As shown in Figure 1, probiotics can improve gastrointestinal Figure 1. Potential modes of action of probiotic bacteria.
stability through:
1. Competitive exclusion by competing for nutrients that would normally be used by pathogenic bacteria and by competitive
attachment to the intestinal lining taking up attachment sites that would normally be populated by the pathogenic organism.
2. Altering (lowering) the pH in the lower gut which is beneficial to probiotic bacterial growth but detrimental to pathogenic
bacteria.
3. Colonization of beneficial probiotic bacteria to the detriment of pathogenic bacteria (i.e., germ warfare in the gastrointestinal
tract).
4. Improve the barrier function of the intestines and produce mucus as added protection. In addition, tight junction between
the cells of the intestine is improved and can result in less “leaky gut” syndrome.
5. Reduce inflammation in the intestine caused by pathogenic bacteria which reduces the overall absorption capability of the
lower gut.
6. Modulate the immune response of the animal.
The result of these processes is a reduction of pathogenic bacterial such as E. coli, clostridia, and salmonella. This results
in a healthy gastrointestinal tract which improves animal performance. A healthy lower gut increases the immune status of
the animal and reduces the energy output by the animal to fight off infections. The energy spared due to decreased immune
system energy requirements can, therefore, be used for other productive functions such as increased gain, reproduction, or
milk production.
Probiotic use should not be used as a treatment option for sick animals but as a daily supplement to help alleviate the challenges
that can occur on farming operations such as environmental issues, forage or ration changes, and exposure to environmental
pathogens. The number of probiotic products on the market has grown considerably and when choosing a probiotic make
sure to choose one that has research data supporting its use. Research with the Chr. Hansen probiotic line, BOVAMINE, has
shown numerous beneficial effects such as increased milk production, improved milk production efficiency, enhanced overall
herd health, increased total apparent digestibility of starch, protein, and fiber, improved growth rate, and enhanced health in
growing calves and heifers.
The bottom line is that probiotics can be an effective tool in your operation to improve the overall performance of your herd.
A sick cow is not a productive cow and probiotics can help animals fight off the daily challenges found on the dairy operation,
resulting in a more profitable herd.TIMELY TOPICS
Biosafety of Plasma Proteins
The biosafety of plasma products is extremely important to APC and to the swine industry. As a company, we
make continuous investments in the latest technologies – sometimes they are even exclusive to us – to ensure
we are providing the swine industry with a safe product 100% of the time. In fact, we closely follow and
mirror the same standards put forth by the World Health Organization for the safety of human blood plasma
products.
APC meets or exceeds the WHO standards for each critical step. Specifically, APC:
1. Collects only from healthy animals at federally inspected abattoirs, including the step
of pooling plasma for the effect of neutralizing antibodies
2. Conducts testing on every lot of plasma with PCR analysis with an accompanying
Certificate of Analysis
3. Ensures product is free of viruses, bacteria and protozoa by processing plasma through: Dr. Gus Dean
a. UVc light / photopurification treatment* (the same as used for juices, etc.) Technical Services Veterinarian
b. Spray-drying to 80°C throughout the product
c. Holding product in post-drying heat treatment at 20°C for at least 14 days
Each individual step (pooling, photopurification, spray-drying, temperature controlled storage) reduces any
pathogens that may be present by 99.99%. When these four processes are performed one after the other as
we do, they virtually eliminate all potentially harmful microorganisms, ensuring the safety and efficacy of
APC’s spray-dried products.
For more in depth information about our biosafety process and to get a copy of our APC Plasma Biosafety
Fact Book, contact APC at 800-513-8755 and ask to speak with Dr. Gus Dean, Technical Services Veterinarian
or Ciara Jackson, Sales Manager. functionalproteins.com
800-513-8755
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Bradley De Vries, also known as Brad, is the Justin Wood is the new territory sales manager
new territory sales manager serving customers in Nebraska, serving customers in northwest Illinois and Wisconsin.
Kansas and northern Missouri.
Wood grew up on a dairy farm that transitioned into a beef,
Agriculture has been a part of De Vries’ entire life. He grew turkey and cash crop operation where he is still active today.
up on a crop, hog and beef farm. After college, he worked as He was involved in 4-H and the National FFA Organization
a working manager at a feeder cattle co/ feedlot/ crop farm. participating in many events from the local level to national
He spent two years managing the Stewardship Farm at Dordt events. Since college, most of Wood’s career has been spent
College and later began his tenure of 34 years at Farmers working in feed sales and as a feed department manager for
Coop Society in Sioux Center, Iowa. a local co-op.
De Vries has a master’s degree in agriculture from Iowa State Wood has a bachelor’s degree in animal science from
University. He and his wife of 38 years, Helen, have four University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
married children and four grandchildren. They are expecting
two more grandchildren this month. He and his wife of 14 years, Josy have a son, Oliver, who is
in the first grade and they reside in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.
In his free time, De Vries enjoys hunting, fishing, barbecue
smoking, home brewing, growing grapes and wine making, In his free time, Wood enjoys spending time with family,
traveling and spending time with family. listening or watching the Milwaukee Brewers, Wisconsin
Badgers and Green Bay Packers and hunting.
De Vries shared some advice about the agriculture industry.
“Develop good relationships, they last a lifetime in a shrinking Wood looks forward meeting and developing business
industry like ours. If you had the choice of a friend with a relationships with the Nutra Blend customers.
million dollars, or a million friends with $1. Pick the million
friends, they will almost always give you a dollar,” De Vries
said.NEW
FACES OF
NUTRA BLEND
Welcome to the Nutra Blend team, Brad De Vries,
Justin Wood and Ron Praska. Learn more about
your new Nutra Blend sales representatives as
they add experience, talent and expertise to the
existing team.
Ron Praska
Ron Praska is the new West Regional Sales
Manager. As part of his new position, Praska will oversee the
west sales representatives and assist in meeting customer
needs in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah
and Washington.
Praska has worked in the agriculture industry for more than
35 years. He grew up in Iowa working with his Dad in the
implement business. In high school, he was active in the
National FFA Organization and worked on many farms. Prior
to Nutra Blend, Praska worked at Growmark, Alpharma, Land
O’Lakes and Merck Animal Health.
Praska has a bachelor’s degree in ag business from Iowa
State University.
He and his wife, Beth have three children Nate, Nicole and
Jacob and a yellow lab named Olive.
In his free time, Praska enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, time on
the lake and traveling. He also enjoys Japanese American
country music. “I am Shoji Tabuchi second biggest fan behind
Randy Shanks,” Praska said.Tech Talk:
Prebiotics and probiotics-what are they and how do they work?
Both boost health and productivity in different ways to help achieve positive outcomes for animals.
* Editor’s Note: Technical Talk article was written by Dr. Theresia Lavergne, Technical Services Manager – Monogastric, Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
You’re hearing a lot about prebiotics and such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. performance and productivity of production
probiotics in relation to animal nutrition these animals through various mechanisms.
days. However, the terms are not always Prebiotics are complex sugars, but not all Closely related strains may differ in their
used correctly, which can be confusing and sugars are prebiotics. Many sugars are mode of action.³
unhelpful. digestible by the animal and are used as an
energy source. Interest in probiotics (and prebiotics) is
It’s important to keep in mind that prebiotics rising steadily in relation to increasing
and probiotics are not necessarily However, the sugar mannose, for example, concern and regulatory control regarding
interchangeable in a diet, nor are they the is not readily absorbed by mammals, but the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotic growth
same in how they affect gut microbes. can serve as a nutrient source for bacteria promoters in animal feed.
residing in the GI tract. Mannose as a
While complementary to each other, they simple sugar or as a chain of molecules Livestock probiotics commonly feature
feature different modes of action and (mannan oligosaccharides) also may allow various strains of Bacillus, Lactobacillus,
stem from different origins. They may be certain pathogens to bind to it rather than to Enterococcus and Saccharomyces yeast.
used in animal diets independently or in the intestinal cell of the animal, reducing the These “good” bacteria have battled it out
combination to help producers accomplish severity of infections. with pathogenic bacteria since time began.
the desired outcomes of enhanced animal
health and productivity. Several prebiotic compounds have been There is much yet to learn about these
incorporated into animal nutrition, including: interactions, but it is understood that certain
Nor are they new. For instance, the use • Non-digestible oligosaccharides such as strains of Bacillus have been proven to
of probiotics in farm animals dates back fructooligosaccharide (FOS) decrease growth of certain strains of
at least 75 years, but in the 1960s it • Non-digestible mannan oligosaccharides pathogenic bacteria including E. coli,
was demonstrated for the first time that (MOS) Clostridium, Streptococcus and Salmonella.
Lactobacillus could significantly stimulate
growth in pigs.¹ Probiotics Further, probiotics act as a regulator for the
The word “probiotic” comes from the Greek immune system. For instance, microbial
Prebiotics words “pro” and “biotic,” meaning “for the communities can support the animal’s
Prebiotics act as a food source for the life.” defense against invading pathogens
good bacteria that are already living in by stimulating gastrointestinal immune
the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and have Probiotics are a live microbial feed additive response. This may aid the development
been shown to support animal health and that beneficially affects the host animal by of the immune system by stimulation of
performance. improving its intestinal balance. In short, the production of antibodies and increased
probiotics are the “good” bacteria that live in white blood cell activity.4
More formally, a prebiotic is a specialized, the animal’s GI tract.
non-digestible carbohydrate that beneficially Ultimately, prebiotics, probiotics and
sustains the good bacteria already in the GI They work by competitive exclusion—that combinations thereof hold tremendous
tract. A prebiotic is not a microorganism. It means when adequate populations of potential to positively influence animal
is a sort of nourishment source for existing probiotic bacteria are present, they reduce health and productivity—and the ability of
bacteria, allowing the existing normal colony the ability of pathogenic bacteria to get out livestock and poultry producers to get their
within an animal’s gut to grow naturally and of control and overwhelm the host. Simply, daily jobs done in the most efficient and
reproduce.2 they crowd pathogens out. They also work effective manner.
by specifically inhibiting pathogenic growth.
Prebiotics may be obtained from several Probiotics help to prevent and control gastro- For more information, visit
sources including certain yeast cell walls, intestinal pathogens and/or improve the AHanimalnutrition.com.
Sources:
1
ASML A, Agazzi A, Invernizzi G, Bontempo V, Savoini G. The Beneficial Role of Probiotics in Monogastric Animal Nutrition and Health. J Dairy Vet
Anim Res 2015;2(4):00041. DOI: 10.15406/jdvar.2015.02.0004.
2
Alloui MN, Szczurek W, Świątkiewicz S. The Usefulness of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Modern Poultry Nutrition: A Review. Ann Anim Sci
2013;13(1):17-32. DOI: 10.2478/v10220-012-0055-x.
3
FAO. 2016. Probiotics in animal nutrition – Production, impact and regulation by Bajagai YS, Klieve AV, Dart PJ, Bryden WL. Editor: Makkar
HPS. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper No. 179. Rome. Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5933e.pdf. Accessed August 8, 2017.
4
Yirga H. The Use of Probiotics in Animal Nutrition. J Probiotics and Health August 14, 2015. Available at: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/
the-use-of-probiotics-in-animal-nutrition-2329-8901-1000132.php?aid=59945. Accessed August 9, 2017.Next Stages of the Mixing and
Packaging Line for Meds & Food for Kids
The new equipment generously provided by Drive: The design of the new production space in the MFK
No Boundaries has been ordered and currently factory as well as the necessary storage space that is
being manufactured. This new machinery is part of a associated with the additional manufacturing line has
complete new line to be installed at the Meds & Food commenced and is in progress.
for Kids factory in an effort to lower prices to encourage
more procurement, spreading overhead over a greater • A structural engineer has visited Haiti and is
number of kilograms manufactured per year. Positive working on construction design of mezzanine and
margins generated by the increased volume will be is in communication with systems engineers at
put toward donations of nutritious foods in Haiti, such Nutriset
as Medika Mamba, Vita Mamba and products for the • HVAC system is being re-configured with several
“First 1,000 Days”. HVAC engineers
• Electrical system of the production area is being
The next stage of the MFK project is to begin working re-configured
on the design and construction of the mezzanine that Construction in Haiti is different than America and often
will be built inside the existing factory in Cap-Haitien, more difficult. The complexities of specialized design
Haiti. This mezzanine structure will make equipment add time to any project and finding and renting the
expansion possible since there is not enough space necessary equipment can also prove to be difficult as
currently on the ground floor. This mezzanine will hold well. The mezzanine will be constructed out of cement
the new pieces of equipment that will make up the and steel. MFK will hire a Haitian construction team to
new production line and will also determine the other erect the structure with the help of an American project
modifications that will be made to the electrical, HVAC manager for guidance.
and peanut processing systems.
While building the mezzanine, production will be
down. During this time, the MFK production staff will
be working on other tasks and will also participate in
a series of trainings and classes that will help educate
them on a variety of topics.
MFK hopes that mezzanine construction completion
will coincide with the delivery of the new machinery
to be set in the building. This project would not be
possible without the help of so many volunteers,
donors and friends of the organization. MFK again
thanks Nutra Blend and the supporters of Drive: No
Boundaries.
Construction of the peanut depot taking place in Haiti.Tech Talk:
Controlling Anaplasmosis with medicated mineral supplementation
* Editor’s Note: Technical Talk article was written by Daniel Scruggs, managing veterinarian, Zoetis Beef Technical Services
Anaplasmosis is a disease of cattle allows anaplasmosis to persist in intake and weight of the cattle.
that tends to occur most commonly cow herds in endemic regions and
in mature cows and bulls during partially explains the unpredictable 1. Hand-fed formulations are
the summer and early fall. We’ve nature of the disease occurrence. approved at the level of 0.5 mg
always thought of it as a disease per pound of body weight, per day.
that mostly affects cattle in the In fall-calving herds, heavy bred These formulations can be in hand-
southern tier of states, which is cows and recently calved cows fed minerals or other hand-fed
mostly true, but with increased cattle seem to be at greatest risk of death feeds that are formulated to deliver
movement over the last decade or abortion. Anaplasmosis causes 0.5 mg per pound of body weight,
the footprint of anaplasmosis has a rapid onset of profound anemia, per day of chlortetracycline. These
spread. Anaplasmosis is caused and those cows experiencing the formulations are available in a
by Anaplasma marginale, a extra metabolic requirement of variety of concentrations depending
microorganism that invades red advanced pregnancy, or the stress on the weight of the cattle and the
blood cells and causes severe of early lactation are less capable anticipated consumption per day.
anemia. Transmitted through the of managing that anemia. In spring- The label instructions will state how
blood, the disease is spread by calving herds, cows are getting bred much needs to be hand fed each day
biting flies or ticks or infected during the peak of vector season, to deliver the required level of 0.5
blood transferred on contaminated so bull health and fertility are of mg per pound of body weight, per
needles or other equipment. particular concern. Cows nursing day. Most of the currently available
calves at this time are also at risk. anaplasmosis control minerals are
Death is a common outcome of labeled for a hand-fed formulation.
cattle developing anaplasmosis. One of the most commonly used and It is important to make sure the
The cattle that don’t die may predictable methods of controlling hand-fed formulation chosen will
experience a long recovery time anaplasmosis is incorporating a adequately deliver the amount of
after infection, pregnancy loss is feed-grade chlortetracycline, like chlortetracycline required based on
common and bulls may experience AUREOMYCIN®, in the animal’s the size of cows.
infertility. Signs of anaplasmosis feed or mineral supplements.
can include: AUREOMYCIN is labeled for control For example, cows weighing 1,400
• Orange-yellow coloration of the of active infection of anaplasmosis pounds will require 700 mg of
mucous membranes in cattle over 700 pounds at a daily chlortetracycline per head, per day.
• Thin, watery blood level of 0.5 mg/lb of body weight/ If the feeding rate is 4 ounce per
• Cattle that are slow, reluctant to day and aids in the control of active head, per day, that would require
move or short of breath infection at a free-choice level of a mineral containing 5,600 grams
• Aggressive behavior shortly 0.5 to 2.0 mg/lb of body weight/ per ton of chlortetracycline. The
before death day. This is an important distinction veterinarian writing the VFD will
• Sudden, unexplained death of because there are feeding practices need to know the average weight
adult cattle that need to be adhered to with each of the cows to make the appropriate
• Abortions of the two formulations. recommendation on the level of
chlortetracycline in the mineral to
Cattle that are infected with The veterinarian signing the effectively treat those cows.
anaplasmosis may recover, but veterinary feed directive (VFD) for
they remain chronically infected these products needs to be aware 2. Free-choice formulations are
carriers and a source of infection to of which formulation is being used. approved at the level of 0.5 to 2.0
the rest of the herd. Cattle infected If it is a hand-fed formulation, they mg per pound of body weight, per
early in life may never show signs must choose the product with the day of chlortetracycline. Not all
of disease, but they serve as a appropriate grams-per-ton level chlortetracycline products have
source of infection for herdmates. of chlortetracycline to achieve the a free-choice label indication.
This chronic carrier state is what correct dosage based on anticipated AUREOMYCIN is one of the few onthe market that does. Free-choice that weigh substantially more than make the medical decision if
minerals containing AUREOMYCIN the average cow. Most important, anaplasmosis control is warranted,
must use a formulation approved the free-choice formulation has the and recommend the correct product
by the Food & Drug Administration, convenience of free-choice delivery, to deliver the necessary dose to
therefore a limited number of meaning that mineral feeders do not achieve the desired control of
products are available as free- have to be filled every day. anaplasmosis.
choice minerals. Notice there is
a wider approved dose range It is always important to consult your A strong collaborative working
with free-choice minerals. This veterinarian regarding proper use relationship between your
wider range of dosage helps to of animal health products. Under veterinarian and your feed/mineral
correct for the variability in mineral the Veterinary Feed Directive, a supplier is necessary to ensure the
consumption seen during some veterinarian must authorize the proper delivery of feed additive to
seasons of the year, and it helps use of feed or mineral products achieve the results you expect. Visit
to address the variability in animal containing medically important CattleFeedAdditives.com for more
size, particularly in mature bulls antibiotics. The veterinarian will information.
About the author: Dr. Daniel Scruggs is a graduate from Auburn University College of Agriculture and from Auburn University College of Veterinary
Medicine. He was in a feedlot practice in Amarillo, Texas, prior to completing a veterinary pathology residency at Texas A&M. Dr. Scruggs is a Diplomate in
the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, a member of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants, a member of the American Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians, and a member of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants. Dr. Scruggs has more than 30 years of practice experience in food
animal production medicine and diagnostic veterinary pathology. His primary professional interests are control and management of infectious disease in food
animal production systems. Dr. Scruggs focuses on beef cow/calf and stocker operations predominantly in the southeastern United States.
Do not use AUREOMYCIN in calves to be processed for veal.
Caution: Federal law restricts medicated feed containing this veterinary feed directive (VFD) drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
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