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Handbook for Beef Calf Health

by Bob Sager

A practical reference to beef calf health

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A practical reference to beef calf health

Bob Sager’s handbook organizes beef calf care around health needs from gestation through feeding and disease prevention. Its coverage includes colostrum and supplementation, scours and dehydration, pneumonia and bovine respiratory disease, vaccination, and preventive health. The third edition adds chapters on herd genetics, grazing methods, and production costs, alongside color diagrams, figures, and tables. A field necropsy guide and a gallery of commonly used products and tools extend the book’s reference material into practical ranch and animal-health contexts.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ranchers seeking a reference on beef calf care and preventive health.
  • Students and extension agents studying food-animal veterinary topics.
  • Readers interested in herd genetics, grazing methods, or production costs.

Themes

Beef calf healthPreventive veterinary careFeeding and supplementationHerd management and production

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Book overview

New in the Third Edition

New chapters on herd genetics, grazing methods, and tips for lowering the cost of production, plus 17 new color diagrams, figures, and tables.

 

The Authoritative Reference

With a PhD in Animal Science and more than forty-five years of experience as a practicing

veterinarian, Bob Sager gives ranchers, students, and extension agents the practical tips and scientific knowledge they need to raise healthy beef cattle.

Packed with facts, the Handbook includes chapters on the most crucial aspects of beef

calf health: gestational care; colostrum, feeding, and supplementation; scours and dehydration; pneumonia and BRD; and vaccination and preventive health.

Includes more than 90 full-color diagrams, figures, and tables that clarify key concepts,

plus a guide to performing field necropsies and a gallery of commonly-used products and tools.

 

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