August 18, 2015 • Page 8 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Stewards of Plenty: 2015 SD Feedlot Tour BROOKINGS, S.D. - Most people probably think feedlots are only about feeding cattle to provide beef for our dinner tables. During a recent SDSU Extension Feedlot Tour, attendees learned how some feedyard owners are more than just cattle feeders. “Although cattle feeding is a tiny part of the daily routine for modern feeders; attention to cattle care and comfort was also a focus within the four feedlots included on this tour,” explained Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate. The July 14, 2015 feedyards tour included visits to the following South Dakota feedyards; Redstone Feeders of Iroquois, Warkenthien Feedyard of Clark, Moes Feedlot LLC of Florence, and J & J Farms of Bruce. Below, Carroll, along with Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist and Reid McDaniel, SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist, outline the unique features highlighted during the tours. Health and comfort A unique feature of Moes’ Feedlot is that the bars above the bunk line can be adjusted to three different heights to accommodate feeding cattle of various sizes; from 200 pound calves up to market ready animals. Animal health is a key component to every feedyard. As McDaniel explained, communication between the ranch and feedyard allows managers to do a better job of tailoring vaccination protocols to match the health status of incoming calves. This better allows managers to carefully use antibiotics to treat calves when they get sick. “Redstone Feeders communicates with their suppliers to design vaccination protocols on the ranch which has resulted in less sickness and death loss at the feedyard,” McDaniel said. 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