Batesville Station hosts weaning, stocker health workshop April 17
Calf health, weaning strategies and the Beef Quality Assurance program are among the topics on the agenda for the April 17 Weaning and Stocker Health Workshop at the Livestock and Forestry Research Station in Batesville, part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
“Weaning time is always stressful to calves, but there are ways to reduce the stress levels,” said Don Hubbell, resident director of the Batesville Station. “Once calves are weaned it is important to continue with good nutrition and management to get those calves off to a good start.
“Drs. Powell and Ward will talk about reducing weaning stress and how to make timely health applications correctly,” he said “Dr. Beck will present data on nutrition research for those calves after weaning to help promote health and production while the calves are going through the weaning process.”
There’s no cost to attend, but participants are being asked to RSVP by April 13, to ensure enough lunch is provided. For information or to RSVP for lunch, call Jenny Branscum at 870-793-7432 or email [email protected].
The agenda includes calf health and weaning dtrategies with Jeremy Powell, Ph.D., DVM; understanding Beef Quality Assurance with Heidi Ward, DVM; stocker receiving research at the Livestock & Forestry Research Station with Paul Beck, Ph.D.
