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Is this a temporary or permanent position? <a href=" http://www.musee-minesdefer-lorraine.com/medrol-contraindications.pptx#verandah ">medrol 24</a> Q: Are these animals showing similar distress in the feedlots?A: The cattle can look fine at the feedlot. Then you put them ona truck, take them to the plant, then put them in a pen for twohours, and then they don't want to leave the pen. This is aproblem that tends to show up more at the plant after you'vestressed the cattle a bit. Q: How common are these issues?A: When there is a problem, half the cattle are perfectly O.K.Then you have 5 to 10 percent that are severely affected,reluctant to move, with sore feet and stiffness. Then you'llhave another 30 to 40 percent that are sore-footed and stiff,but it's milder. I call it walking on hot metal. They act likethe floor is hot. Q: What are the signs of heat stress that you have encountered?A: Open-mouth breathing, tongues out. These cattle aresuffering. It's cruel to have animals that are stiff and soreand hot and panting with their mouths open. Cattle don'tnormally do that. Beef cattle do not need to be pushed to move.Cattle should run off the trucks. Q: Are these problems caused by the animals being too heavy? A: It's not that the animals are too big for their legs. I'vehandled plenty of big cattle - this is not the cause of thistype of lameness. It's not the weight. It's a different type oflameness that I have not seen before the introduction of theseproducts. Q: Would you like beta-agonist use to stop?A: I'm not going to go so far as to say that. If I'm at a plant,I do not want to see this sore-footed lameness. I have worked 40years improving how animals are handled at slaughter plants andnow the cattle are hard to handle. You've got to get me cattle Ican handle.
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