Sep 25, 2026 · 11 min · 8 segments
Today we're joined by Caleb Widener, cattle manager at Adelante Farms in Roswell, New Mexico, to discuss starting calves, respiratory disease in receiving cattle, and an early look at a Turboboost…
Caleb WidenerGuestSo when you bring cattle in, um, from day zero, when do you typically see your disease challenges or a disease break?
Um, typically we'll do a three to four days off, vac- vaccinate them, do a two-week booster, and then we will typically have to start paying real, real close attention at about 21 days.
Um, I've noticed the last couple years that's kind of creeping up to, could be up to 30 to 40 days a, but-
And then suddenly the, you have a disease break.
Right.
When you-
I mean, they've gone through everything they can, pulling the immunity down as, and that's kind of w- where they quit fighting it off.
And then you've given them vaccine on top of that, and, and you've almost given them the disease, you know?
Um, which is standard protocol.
Vaccine, pulling them off milk, throwing them in a new environment, just all of it.
Co-mingling.
So when you... 21 days in or, or more, uh, you start seeing a disease break, what is the main disease challenges that you see here in New Mexico?
So when you bring cattle in, um, from day zero, when do you typically see your disease challenges or a disease break?
Um, typically we'll do a three to four days off, vac- vaccinate them, do a two-week booster, and then we will typically have to start paying real, real close attention at about 21 days.
Um, I've noticed the last couple years that's kind of creeping up to, could be up to 30 to 40 days a, but-
And then suddenly the, you have a disease break.
Right.
When you-
I mean, they've gone through everything they can, pulling the immunity down as, and that's kind of w- where they quit fighting it off.
And then you've given them vaccine on top of that, and, and you've almost given them the disease, you know?
Um, which is standard protocol.
Vaccine, pulling them off milk, throwing them in a new environment, just all of it.
Co-mingling.
So when you... 21 days in or, or more, uh, you start seeing a disease break, what is the main disease challenges that you see here in New Mexico?
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