Herd Quitter® Blog
Neophobia
Neophobia is the fear of anything new or different. I believe all thinking animals and people experience neophobia – some more than others. Up to a point, neophobia is a good thing. It keeps us from taking unnecessary risks and making mistakes. What concerns me,...
Do I Need to Test for BCHF?
We have been discussing Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) for the past two weeks. BCHF is responsible for around a 7% death rate in the feedlots of the Midwest. Symptoms are similar to high-elevation disease with enlarged brisket, right heart failure, and...
We Believe
What goes up must come down. You can only throw a rock up so high before it starts falling back to the ground. This well-established truth also applies to cattle prices. No one knows how long these record-high prices will last – but we all know they won’t last...
Is There A Correlation?
This is a guest post written by PCC® customer, Mark Williams, from Lawrence, Kansas. He and his family produce and market grass-fed beef. Check them out at MandJRanch.com. Marks sends out a monthly newsletter. The article below was in his latest newsletter. I thought...
BCHF vs. PAP
Last week, we discussed Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) and how it is responsible for around a 7% death rate in the feedlots of the Midwest. Symptoms are similar to high-elevation disease (brisket disease) with a swollen brisket, right heart failure and...
Connect the Dots
Do you remember connecting the dots on a piece of paper as a child? I do. Connecting the dots is a puzzle containing a sequence of numbered dots. You start at dot number one and draw a line to dot number two, and so on. When lines are drawn connecting all of the dots,...
We Believe
The most amazing things take place outside our comfort zone. Look around you. Those who are truly happy, satisfied and successful are those who are not afraid to step out of their comfort zone. They make things happen! They are not afraid to attempt what others say...
BCHF
Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) has become a very serious concern within today’s beef industry. BCHF exhibits symptoms similar to high-altitude disease or brisket disease. Once thought to only affect cattle at high elevation, BCHF is one of the predominant...
We Believe…
Long-term, sustainable profit is a matter of choice – not chance. Most cow-calf producers are very profitable right now as the result of chance. They cannot take any credit for the record-high prices they have been receiving. The time will come, however, when the only...
Affection
We all want to be liked. We see this from a young age where children do things to get attention and affection. Adults aren’t much different. We want to be the highlight of the party. We want everyone’s affection. However, this often comes at a steep price. Shane...