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Author: | tgoodwin [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Vaccinations |
I am new to organic farming. Raised on a farm, but not organic. I have recently purchased 60 acres of native grasses and oaks. (quite a bit of green brier also. Have purchased two longhorn cows with cales at their side & re-bred. One calf is a heifer and the other a steer. My question is - Uneder an organic program wahat if any vaccinations are required or recommended? Also, any suggested reading |
Author: | pakin [ Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:18 am ] |
Post subject: | Vaccinations |
NCAT's Organic Livestock Workbook states: "Good organic livestock management also involves the use of standard preventive practices, including sanitation, vaccination, feeding of probiotics, etc...." One of the shots is for Blackleg. Pat Akin |
Author: | Robert D Bard [ Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:16 am ] |
Post subject: | vaccinations |
If you are going to be in an organic program you don't need vaccinations. All disease is due to a poor immune system. There are no reace minerals in the soil and you must add them. There are many inexpensive ways to do this. If you are going to eat your young bull You need to make him into a steer before he breeds his sister or his mother next year. Do not give vaccinations or antibiotics or any chemicals if he is to be eaten by your family or people you care about. If you want to play the game that agriculture recommends then you need to vaccinate for Bangs, etc. This might help if you sell females (not necessary other wise). I will vaccinate my young females one time when they are less than 1 year old and then never again (we never eat these animals. If you want to vaccinate for Bangs you have to do it before they turn one year old) The first thing you need to do is purchase DE to feed as a supplement. This improves the immune system and wards off parasites. It is easy to find this product. I also recommend you put out kelp, Redmond conditioner, Redmond salt, and dry humates. To improve your fields and grasses for your animals health you can use liquid humates, molasses, sea water, aerated compost tea and dry humates. (for more info contact me privately through this site) If you want healthy meat and animals never feed grain to you cows. The first reason is becasue grain is not healthy for cows (this destroys the Omega III's and other beneficial fatty acids) or people. The other problem is that the cheapest grains are made into animal feeds and they use genetically engineered grains - soy and corn which are toxic at best with their increased pesticides and herbicides. Also never use cotton seed meal as all cotton is genetically engineered. (cotton seed oil is used in micro wave pop corn along with teflon in the bag - this is sodium fluoride - causes depression in people) Robert D Bard |
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