WLS Health Program

Many years of knowledge and the latest in veterinary research have been the backbone of our health program for the past thirty years. When we receive cattle into our yard, they are immediately put into a pen with clean water and high quality hay, thus making their transition into the feed yard as stress free as possible. The cattle are then processed and taken to their home pen where they will stay until they are sold and shipped. Every day, well-trained cowboys ride through each of the pens looking for sick cattle and bullers. If the cattle are pulled from their respective pen, they are then taken to the hospital barn. The sick cattle are doctored according to their symptoms and then put into a pen with fresh water and feed. When the sick cattle have been treated, they are then transferred into a hospital recovery pen where the cowboys can keep a closer eye on their progress. Once they are fully recovered, they are taken back to their respective home pen. The bullers that are taken to the hospital barn are given an additional tag and put into a buller pen where they will stay until their home pen is sold and ready to be shipped. The extra tag is for cautionary purposes in case they lose their original tag.
The Hospital barn is an area where sick cattle can be extremely susceptible to the spread of diseases to help prevent this, we wash our hospital barn down every day with a high-pressure water hose. This allows the environment in the barn to be as clean as possible and gives the cattle a better chance at getting over their illness.

Over the past ten years, we have experienced an average of 0.7% death loss on all of the cattle we have fed. This has been attributed to the watchful eye of all of our employees, the help of our consulting veterinarian, and the stress free facilities at our feed yard.

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