{"id":1035,"date":"2022-06-23T14:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:45:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:45:01","slug":"preconditioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/06\/23\/preconditioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Preconditioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-3-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:40px;border-style:solid;border-width:6px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Preconditioning is a management practice that provides a significant health advantage to young calves. Definitions vary, but it usually includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keeping the calves for a minimum of 45 days after they&#8217;ve been weaned.<\/li><li>Ensuring the calves are &#8220;bunk broke&#8221;, or used to eating food out of a bunk, before leaving the ranch. <\/li><li>Vaccinating the calves while they are in a low-stress environment, which allows their immune system to respond properly and have time to develop the necessary antibodies to fight infections.<\/li><li>Castrating male calves. This is done to prevent unwanted breeding, reduce the development of aggressive traits, and make the animals safer to handle. It also increases the quality grade, consistency, marbling, and tenderness in the final meat product [1]-[4].<\/li><li>Dis-budding to prevent horns from growing. Horns make the animal more dangerous to human handlers as well as to other cattle.<\/li><li>Treating for parasites at least 3 weeks prior to sale.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Preconditioning programs cause added expenses to cow-calf ranchers in terms of time and work commitments, added infrastructure requirements, added risks, and added feed costs.<\/li><li>Although beneficial to animal health and resiliency, it is difficult to verify that a calf has been preconditioned. The extra expenses that have gone into the calf may not affect its sale price at an open auction. (Auction prices are typically determined by weight.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"595\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/06\/Calf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/06\/Calf.png 845w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/06\/Calf-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/06\/Calf-768x541.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 845px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 845\/595;\" \/><figcaption><sup>A calf in a squeeze chute at W.A. Ranches. Photo courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f09f661a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does it Prevent AMR?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By performing high-stress procedures on calves well before they are weaned and transported away from their home ranch, their bodies have time to adjust, build immunity, and recover well before the high-risk periods of transport, auction, and re-homing at a feedlot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d452266d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;border-style:solid;padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f350720d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Existing Tools<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/maturity-level\/\">Maturity Level*<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:44px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-098cc607 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beefresearch.ca\/tools\/preconditioning-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BCRC Preconditioning Calculator<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-1024x379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1497 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-1536x568.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2022\/08\/Maturity-Scale-05-2048x758.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/379;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>A calculator developed by the Beef Cattle Research Council to estimate the economic returns from preconditioning programs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:44px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-7-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/contact\/\"><em>Help us fill in this section with other existing solutions!<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Reading <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beefresearch.ca\/topics\/preconditioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beef Cattle Research Council Preconditioning Topic Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Gaps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-7-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/contact\/\"><em>Help us fill in this section!<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Product\/Service Gaps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-7-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/contact\/\"><em>Help us fill in this section!<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; American Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Division, \u2018Literature Review on the Welfare Implications of Castration of Cattle\u2019, American Veterinary Medical Association, Jul. 2014. Accessed: Aug. 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avma.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/castration-cattle-bgnd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.avma.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/castration-cattle-bgnd.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J. E. Kent, M. V. Thrusfield, I. S. Robertson, and V. Molony, \u2018Castration of calves: a study of methods used by farmers in the United Kingdom\u2019, <em>Vet. Rec.<\/em>, vol. 138, no. 16, pp. 384\u2013387, Apr. 1996, doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1136\/vr.138.16.384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1136\/vr.138.16.384<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A. D. Fisher <em>et al.<\/em>, \u2018Effects of surgical or banding castration on stress responses and behaviour of bulls\u2019, <em>Aust. Vet. J.<\/em>, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 279\u2013284, Apr. 2001, doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/j.1751-0813.2001.tb11981.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1111\/j.1751-0813.2001.tb11981.x<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">[4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. B. Faulkner <em>et al.<\/em>, \u2018Performance and health of weanling bulls after butorphanol and xylazine administration at castration\u2019, <em>J. Anim. Sci.<\/em>, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 2970\u20132974, Oct. 1992, doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jas\/article-abstract\/70\/10\/2970\/4631916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.2527\/1992.70102970x<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Opportunity Categorization<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-40a92a1b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/immune-support\/\"><strong>Immune Support<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/immune-support\/stress-reduction\/\"><strong>Stress Reduction<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Related Opportunities:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/immune-support\/vaccinations\/\">Vaccinations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/surveillance-and-tracking\/supply-chain-transparency\/\">Supply Chain Transparency<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/05\/02\/two-stage-weaning\/\">Two-Stage Weaning<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/08\/08\/economics-calculators\/\">Economics Calculators<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? Preconditioning is a management practice that provides a significant health advantage to young calves. Definitions vary, but it usually includes: Keeping the calves for a minimum of 45 days after they&#8217;ve been weaned. Ensuring the calves are &#8220;bunk broke&#8221;, or used to eating food out of a bunk, before leaving the ranch. 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