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June 2021
Visit us at countrysidefeed.com and ‘Like’ us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/CountrysideFeed
101 Santa Fe Street Hillsboro, Kansas 67063
Phone: 620-947-3111 Fax: 620-947-5671
Toll Free: 877-207-6257 Monday-Friday 8:00-5:30
Contact our sales and service staff:
Frank Morey 620-382-5463 Dean Becker 785-294-0415 Ray Halbert 785-294-0412 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bill Toews 620-382-6173 Greg Thompson 620-382-5464 Kevin Lueger 785-294-0408 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kyle Cederberg 620-382-6284 Tara Ellerman 913-370-2556 [email protected] [email protected]
Our mission is to provide excellence in feed and its services to you in an efficient and competitive manner.
1972 State Highway 187 Seneca, Kansas 66538
Phone: 785-336-6777 Fax: 785-336-6782
Toll Free: 866-268-6777 Monday-Friday 7:30-4:30
Control of internal parasites is a must for efficient livestock producers
Internal parasites in grazing livestock operations is a major point of concern. Gains, efficiency, and health are all literally sucked away by internal parasite loads, causing lost profit potential. Implementing and testing a deworming program is essential to maximizing your grass profitability! How do Worms Affect Your Herd? > Feed efficiency: Worms burrow into the lining of the stomach/abomasum and intestines leading to a decreased ability of an animal to utilize nutrients it consumes. > Performance: Animals that have reduced feed efficiency will struggle to eat enough to maintain their body weight, much less perform. De-creased reproductive efficiency and weight gain are often observed in animals battling large internal para-site loads. > Immune System Suppression: Heavy worm loads result in a weak-ened immune system in cattle, meaning they do not have the ability to effectively fight off disease on their own. This also leads to reduced efficacy of vaccinations! > General health: General
“unthriftiness” can be observed when animals are infected with internal parasites. How do grazing livestock get infected with internal parasites? Although transmission of worms can vary depending on the type of worm and its life cycle, a general life cycle of most internal parasites can be described. 1. Livestock ingest larvae while grazing. 2. Larvae mature into adult worms and lay eggs in the digestive system. 3. Eggs are shed onto pasture in manure. 4. Eggs hatch and mature into larvae that migrate up blades of grass to start the cycle all over again. How Should You Treat in the Spring? 1. Treat cattle in the chute to clean up before turning out. 2. Treat on pasture with Safe-guard® to interrupt the worm cycle. a. Cow calf operations retreat 42 days after grass turn out. b. Stocker cattle operation retreat
28 days after grass turn out. 3. Retreat stocker cattle again 28 days later to reduce worm load on pasture. Double check the efficacy of your deworming program- Contacting your Countryside Feed representative to double check the effectiveness of your deworming program is a great idea! We can sample manure to test for Fecal Egg Counts (FEC), discuss the results with you, and determine if further action should be taken. Regardless of what chute side dewormer you use, continued on page 2:
Tara Ellerman
Countryside Feed Sales and Nutrition Professional
Countryside Feed LLC
June
Anniversaries Kyle Klassen—10 years Brandon Acton—1 year
Countryside Feed thanks all our employees for their dedication and hard work.
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Comments or suggestions?
What would you like to see added to, or addressed in, our Countryside Feed newsletter? Contact me at: [email protected].
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
John asked his wife, Mary, if he was the
only one she had ever been with.
Feeling ornery, she replied, “Yes.
All the others were nines and tens.”
“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” Karen Kaiser Clark
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
He never looks for praises.
He's never one to boast.
He just goes on quietly working
For those he loves the most.
His dreams are seldom spoken.
His wants are very few,
And most of the time his worries
Will go unspoken, too.
He's there...a firm foundation
Through all our storms of life,
A sturdy hand to hold onto
In times of stress and strife.
A true friend we can turn to
When times are good or bad.
One of our greatest blessings,
The man that we call Dad.
Safe-guard® feed through deworm-er is a very effective, low-cost way to clean up cattle. One huge benefit to using these feed through products, is the ability to clean up your pastures while reducing stress on cattle by eliminating the need for handling the cattle through the chute
another time. Getting a FEC test on your herd not only increases pounds of beef produced from your pas-tures, but it can also win you a pretty cool prize! From May 15 through July 15, 2021, all Countryside Feed customers that have a FEC analysis conducted ($200 value) will be registered to win either a Diamondback® 3.5-10X50 Rifle Scope or a pair of Diamondback® HD 10X42 Binoculars!
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Thank you to all our Dairy Producers! This June, celebrate National Dairy
Month with your favorite dairy treat.
Originally established as a grocery/milk
promotion in 1937, National Dairy
Month now acts as a reminder of the
health benefits that dairy products
provide. They contain essential nutrients
— including calcium, potassium, vitamin
D, and protein. They also reduce the risk
of high blood pressure, osteoporosis,
and certain cancers, while helping us to
better manage our weight. Kick start
each day with nutrient-rich dairy
products and start your summer on a
healthy note.
Fun dairy facts about dairy farming and
our beloved dairy cow:
1. Did you know there are roughly 350
“squirts” in a gallon of milk?
2. A cow spends about 6 hours eating
and 8 hours chewing its cud every day.
3. Dairy cows can produce 125 pounds
of saliva in a single day.
4. Cows have 32 teeth, all of them on
the bottom with a dental pad on top.
5. Cows drink about 35 gallons of wa-
ter a day – about the same amount as
a bathtub full of water.
6. Before milking machines were in-
vented in 1894, farmers could only
milk about 6 cows per hour.
Thanks to all our customers that
produce milk. WE APPRECIATE YOU!
