About the time kids are back in school, bringing home germs from the entire neighborhood to share with everyone at home, newly weaned calves arrive at their new homes for backgrounding, swapping diseases with their new pen mates.
When breathing is labored, the calf has reached a critical stage in respiratory disease.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.
Kristen Sindelar
Agriculture Reporter
