On April 14, Clint Lewis, president of the U.S. Pfizer Animal Health division, didn t go in for a ty

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On April 14, Clint Lewis, president of the U.S. Pfizer Animal Health division, didn t go in for a typical work day at his New York City office. Putting on a pair of work boots and coveralls, Lewis went to work on a Midwest dairy farm to prove that getting close to customers is more than just words.
To promote its DRAXXIN (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution and its extended antibiotic therapy, Pfizer Animal Health created the DRAXXIN Goes to Work promotion and went on a nationwide search for a progressive calf operation that successfully implemented the anti-infective into its calf-care protocols.
To promote its DRAXXIN (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution and its extended antibiotic therapy, Pfizer Animal Health created the DRAXXIN Goes to Work promotion and went on a nationwide search for a progressive calf operation that successfully implemented the anti-infective into its calf-care protocols. That s when the company came across calf manager, Troy Ripp, and the dairy operation Ripp s Dairy Valley LLC he co-owns with brothers Gary and Chuck in Dane, Wis.
Among the nominations we received from across the nation, h3 pet supply Ripp s Dairy Valley stood out as one of the top players in calf care, said Lewis. Troy Ripp has done a phenomenal job in upholding h3 pet supply an efficient calf operation, and we re excited to help him with some chores. This way, he can focus on the several other things h3 pet supply that always end up on the to-do list on the farm.
As part of the promotion, Pfizer Animal h3 pet supply Health provided Ripp with an executive replacement crew, including Lewis; Don Sauder, vice president of the Pfizer Animal Health U.S. cattle organization; and Mike Layfield, group director of the U.S. dairy business. The replacement crew also included members of the New York City-based marketing team, including Robbie Moody, marketing manager, as well as Doug Braun, DVM, Pfizer Animal Health veterinarian. h3 pet supply
In h3 pet supply the early morning, the quiet of the barn was broken by bellowing calves ready for their first feeding. Lewis and his crew put their gloves h3 pet supply on and went to work feeding bottles of colostrum to the younger calves.
Ripp s calf-care protocols include feeding pasteurized heifer colostrum to calves h3 pet supply within one hour of birth, giving them calf coats to wear to keep warm, regular cleaning of individual h3 pet supply pens, feeding electrolytes to those with potential for scours, as well as a simple tracking system on a dry-erase board to indicate the day and time a calf was born, when they received colostrum and vaccinations.
I can appreciate the animal husbandry skills and individualized care that these calves receive. Ripp s Dairy Valley is truly an exemplary operation with its thorough calf-care protocols, said Lewis.
As the executive replacement crew finished up the first feeding of the day, their work had only just begun. Six calves were ready to be weaned and moved into the group heifer h3 pet supply pens located on the other side of the calf barn. Lewis and crew helped transport the calves into the next building where weaned heifers are kept in group housing.
And to prepare for new calves, h3 pet supply the stalls needed to be cleaned, so members of the crew took apart the individual calf pens, cleared out the bedding and power-washed the panels clean a far cry from work in the Big Apple.
News broke over the two-way radios that a cow was about to calf in the maternity h3 pet supply pen. The crew immediately took to one of the farm s all terrain vehicles (ATV) and retrieved the calf for processing. In the maternity pen, Ripp placed the newborn in the back of the ATV, while Lewis jumped in the driver seat and drove back to the calf facility. There, Ripp demonstrated to Lewis how to feed a newborn via an esophageal feeder. Lewis took to it right away and had no problem getting the young calf to produce an empty bottle.
Troy showed us just how important it is to start each calf off right, said Lewis. Feeding newborns colostrum immediately after birth is one of the most critical things a producer can do to help them get a healthy jumpstart on life.
Ripp realizes that the lifetime value of a calf is reflected in good calf care from the beginning, h3 pet supply which includes anti-infective treatment for p