NAHMS-269 Feedlot 2011 Fecal Collection Record

FEEDLOT 2011

Fecal Collection Record

Form Approved

OMB Number 0579-0079

Expires: 6/30/2013

State FIPS	Operation #	Kit #	Interviewer’s initials	Date collected
2 digits	4 digits	3 digits	Initials	mm/dd/yy

INSTRUCTIONS:

Collect fresh fecal samples from three randomly selected pens with the cattle closest to slaughter weight. For each pen, complete the data on both pages. Send the samples along with the YELLOW copy of the submission record to the lab. Send the WHITE copy of the form to your NAHMS Coordinator as soon as possible.

	Pen 1	Pen 2	Pen 3
Feedlot pen ID
Number of beef heifers	head	head	head
Number of beef steers	head	head	head
Number of beef bulls	head	head	head
Number of beef cows (had 1+ full-term calves)	head	head	head
Number of dairy breed animals	head	head	head
Square feet in pen	sq ft	sq ft	sq ft
Initial average weight per head upon entry to the pen (estimate pounds if necessary)	lb	lb	lb
Average current weight per head in pen	lb	lb	lb
Days on feed to date	days	days	days
Predicted remaining days on feed until slaughter	days	days	days
Were these animal vaccinated for E. coli (Epitopix SRP®, Econiche®)? If YES, how many injections have been given?	 Yes  No #	 Yes  No #	 Yes  No #
Were these animals vaccinated for Salmonella (Salmonella Newport SRP®)?	 Yes  No	 Yes  No	 Yes  No
Was the pen mass treated with injectable antibiotic? If YES, write in the product name → and date administered →	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK
Were the animals dewormed?	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK
Number of sick animals in pen treated since arrival	head	head	head
Number of animals from pen that died since arrival	head	head	head
Distance shipped from source to feedlot (in miles) If pen is not from a single source, enter “multiple.”	miles	miles	miles
Were these animals born in a single herd?	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK
Is the cattle drinking water chlorinated?	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK	 Yes  No  DK

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS)

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-xxxx. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1.75 hours per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected.

NAHMS-269

2011

Feedlot 2011 Fecal Collection Record Page 2

	Pen 1		Pen 2		Pen 3
Feedlot pen ID
Antibiotics in feed or water since arrival	Date first fed	Date last fed*	Date first fed	Date last fed*	Date first fed	Date last fed*
Amprolium (Corid™)
Bacitracin (BMD®)
Bambermycins (Gainpro™)
Chlortetracycline (Aureomycin® 100, CTC, Pennchlor™)
Chlortetracycline/sulfamethazine (Aureo-S 700®)
Decoquinate (Deccox™)
Laidlomycin (Cattlyst®)
Lasalocid (Bovatec™)
Monensin (Rumensin®, Vita Ferm®)
Neomycin (Neo-Terramycin™)
Oxytetracycline (OTC, Terramycin®)
Sulfachlorpyridazine (Vetisulid™)
Sulfadimethoxine (Albon®, Di-Methox™, Sulfasol™)
Sulfamethazine/sulfadimethoxine (Pennchlor-S™, Sulmet®)
Sulfaquinoxaline (Sul-Q-Nox™)
Tetracycline (Tetrasol™, TC-Vet 324®)
Tylosin (Tylan®)
Virginiamycin (V-Max®)
*If still feeding, enter today’s date.

Feedlot 2011 Fecal Collection Record Page 3

Ingredients fed in last 7 days [Answer questions under concentrates; for all others, check all that apply for each pen.]

	Pen 1	Pen 2	Pen 3
Feedlot pen ID
Concentrates
What is the percentage of concentrate in the ration? (dry matter basis)	%	%	%
How is the grain processed? (If 0% above, leave blank. Otherwise: 1 = steam flaked; 2 = dry roll; 3 = cracked; 4 = ground high moisture; 5 = unprocessed whole grain; 6 = other	code	code	code
Barley
Brewer’s grains/malt (wet)
Brewer’s grains/malt (dry)
Corn
Distiller grains (wet)
Distiller grains (dry)
Grain sorghum (milo)
Whole wheat
Wheat fines/mids
Other concentrates (specify in column)
Additives
Beta-agonist (OptaFlexx™, Zilmax®)
Probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus)
Proteins
Canola meal
Chicken waste
Cotton seed–whole
Cotton seed meal
Soybean meal
Urea
Other proteins (specify in column)
Roughage
Alfalfa, clover, or sorghum hay
Corn silage
Cotton seed hulls
Alfalfa, clover, or sorghum silage
Other roughage (specify in column)
Other by-products
Beet pulp
Corn gluten
Potato waste
Seaweed extract (Tasco-14)
Tallow
Other (specify in column)

Feedlot 2011

Fecal Submission Record

State FIPS	Operation #	Kit #	Interviewer’s initials	Date collected
2 digits	4 digits	3 digits	Initials	mm/dd/yy

	Pen 1	Pen 2	Pen 3
Feedlot pen ID
Total bagged samples submitted to ARS

Total time to collect samples, do paperwork, and prepare boxes for shipping ________ minutes

SEND WHITE COPY OF THIS PAGE, along with the first page of data to:

Your NAHMS Coordinator

SEND YELLOW COPY OF THIS PAGE, along with the 75 yellow-labeled bags to:

Dr. Paula Cray

USDA, ARS, Russell Research Center

950 College Station Rd, Rm 509

Athens, GA 30605