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SECTION II
BUYING & INDUCTING A NEW ANIMAL
Newly purchased animals are one of the major
sources of infection and may introduce new
diseases into your herd. Once you decide
on what type of animals you want to rear
based on your resources, purchasing healthy
animals and implementing strict protocols for
introduction into your herd is one of the most
important components to prevent diseases
occurring in your herd due to introduction of
a newly purchased animal. Determining the
age of the newly purchased animal will also
be a helpful tool. This section consists of the
following sections:
A. Purchasing a new animal.
B. Inducting a newly purchased animal into
the herd.
C. Determining the age of an animal.