One thing that’s helped us a lot with young stock hygiene is keeping the bedding forks and water buckets separate by age group, especially when we’re short-staffed. It sounds simple, but sharing tools between calves and heifers can quietly spread bacteria or viruses even when things look clean. We color-code buckets and pitchforks, and it’s made a noticeable difference in respiratory cases and scours. Easy fix, big payoff!
One thing that’s helped us a lot with young stock hygiene is keeping the bedding forks and water buckets separate by age group, especially when we’re short-staffed. It sounds simple, but sharing tools between calves and heifers can quietly spread bacteria or viruses even when things look clean. We color-code buckets and pitchforks, and it’s made a noticeable difference in respiratory cases and scours. Easy fix, big payoff!
hey gabe, to be honest i was doing this for a while but it didn't seem efficient. it was taking longer to sort it out by age groups, how did you overcome this?
