What’s your plan for capitalizing on the growing profit potential of every calf?

When seasons change, tremendous potential is waiting to be realized in pastures across the country. Capitalize on the growing profit potential of every calf. Optimize your ROI by keeping your animals and operation healthy.

Vaccinate
Start with vaccination against one of the leading causes of profit loss: pathogens that cause bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and other key diseases.
Strategic Treatment
Recognize the importance of strategically using trusted anti-infectives to mitigate the impact of BRD.
Accelerate Gain
Increase growth efficiency with one of the most profitable management tools available: implanting.

The temptation is there to take these calves right off the cow and send them to the sale barn and cash in. We know that weaning and preconditioning for around 45 days on the farm or ranch of origin is the most important factor in ensuring a calf’s health as it moves through the production system. During those 45 days, calves tend to gain weight at a rate of up to 2 lbs. per day, leading to more profits for the producer.*

— Brett Terhaar, DVM, Elanco beef technical consultant

Preparing Calves for the Feedlot

When preparing calves for the feedlot, shortcuts can take away from future performance and profits. Dr. Terhaar shares how a well-executed plan can help put your herd and operation one step ahead.

Prevent respiratory challenges with Elanco vaccines

Elanco vaccines protect against leading challenges such as BRD so cattle stay healthy and productive no matter where they go next.

Our vaccine lineup incorporates advanced technology resulting in effective, flexible and safe tools for protection against challenging viral and bacterial diseases.

NUPLURA® PH+

Fast, smooth, powerful and convenient protection against bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

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Titanium®

Tough on respiratory and reproductive pathogens. Easy on cattle. Ideal for your bottom line.

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Increasing growth efficiency

Implanting is one of the most profitable management tools available to cattle ranchers, consistently helping calves gain 15 to 40 pounds.¹

Component® TE-G with Tylan®

The only implant that offers the added value of Tylan's ear abscess defense to protect and maximize your return on investment (ROI).

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Confidently treat BRD when it strikes

Management and vaccination for BRD is a must. But antibiotics are still necessary for treatment when you can’t control stressors like weather or transportation that leave cattle vulnerable to disease. The Elanco anti-infective portfolio provides unique options with leading brands offering distinctive modes of action that can be customized into an effective and efficient approach.

Baytril® 100 (enrofloxacin)

Delivers effective therapeutic drug concentrations with a single dose and a unique bactericidal mode of action (MOA) with broad-spectrum activity.

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Increxxa™ (tulathromycin injection)

The macrolide antibiotic you can trust to help your cattle breathe easier while balancing your budget.

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Additional Resources

Earn more for your beef calves this fall

With a well-executed plan, you can ensure you’re staying one step ahead and keeping both your animals and your operation healthy. Read more on how to maximize calf profitability this fall.

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Podcast: Capture added value for your calves

Animal husbandry can make or break your profitability. Pre-conditioning is a key step in ensuring calves maintain their health during weaning. Elanco technical consultants Drs. Terhaar, Falkner and Ayers join the NCBA Cattleman's Call podcast to share their tips.

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Are you prepared for calving season?

You can never prepare too much or too early for calving. Check out these tips to see how you can support your cows throughout pregnancy to enhance the health and productivity of your herd.

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^*Hilton M, Olynk N. Profitability of preconditioning: Lessons learned from an 11-year case study of an Indiana beef herd. Bov Pract. 2011:45(1):40-50

**Producers must spend a minimum amount per category to earn a rebate.
1 Kuhl, G. Abstract: Stocker cattle responses to implants. Oklahoma State University Symposium: Impact of Implants on Performance and Carcass Value of Beef Cattle. 1997. 51-62.

† Based on grazing implant data presented by Kuhl and updated using current economic data means.¹

Baytril is sold by Elanco or its affiliates and is not a product of Bayer. The Baytril trademark is owned by Bayer and used under license.

The label contains complete use information, including cautions and warnings. Always read, understand and follow the label, and use directions.

Increxxa

Cautions:

Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to the drug. Increxxa has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 18 days. Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older.

Indications:

Beef and Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle: Treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni and M. bovis. Treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) associated with M. bovis. Treatment of bovine foot rot (interdigital necrobacillosis) associated with F. necrophorum and P. levii.

Suckling Calves, Dairy Calves and Veal Calves: Treatment of BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni and M. bovis.

Directions for use:

In cattle, inject subcutaneously as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (1.1 mL/100 lb) body weight. Do not inject more than 10 mL per injection site.

Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Extra-label use of this drug in food-producing animals is prohibited. Cattle intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 18 days from the last treatment. This drug is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows.

Baytril 100

Cautions:

Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children. For subcutaneous use in beef cattle and non-lactating dairy cattle.

Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Federal (U.S.A.) law prohibits the extra-label use of this drug in food-producing animals.

Indications:

Cattle – Single-Dose Therapy: Baytril 100 is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle; and for the control of BRD in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni and M. bovis.

Cattle – Multiple-Day Therapy: Baytril 100 is indicated for the treatment of BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.

Directions for use:

Single-Dose Therapy (BRD Treatment): Administer, by subcutaneous injection, a single dose of 7.5-12.5 mg/kg of body weight (3.4-5.7 mL/100 lbs.).

Multiple-Day Therapy (BRD Treatment): Administer daily, a subcutaneous dose of 2.5-5 mg/kg of body weight (1.1-2.3 mL/100 lbs.).

Treatment should be repeated at 24-hour intervals for three days. Additional treatments may be given on days 4 and 5 to animals that have shown clinical improvement but not total recovery.

Baytril 100 provides flexible subcutaneous injection dosages and durations of therapy.

Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older or in calves to be processed for veal.

Talk with your veterinarian to learn more.

Component TE-G with Tylan IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION:

Indication:

For increased rate of weight gain in growing beef steers and heifers on pasture (stocker, feeder, and slaughter).

Not approved for repeated implantation (re-implantation) with this or any other cattle ear implant in growing beef steers and heifers on pasture (stocker, feeder, and slaughter). Safety and effectiveness following reimplantation have not been evaluated.

Directions for use: Administer one dose in the ear subcutaneously according to label directions.

Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

• Do not use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves because effectiveness and safety have not been established.

• Do not use in animals intended for subsequent breeding, or in dairy cows.

Baytril is sold by Elanco or its affiliates and is not a Bayer product. The Baytril trademark is owned by Bayer and used under license.

CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.