Cattle Health
On Target Tips
Spring Work
A couple weeks ago we vaccinated our Red Poll cattle as well as wormed, weaned, and castrated most of the bulls. Fall calving allows us to get the herd up, work them, and turn the cows back out for summer grazing.
Our protocol is very simple:
1. Cows are weighted, their hip height is measured, and a body condition score is determined.
2. Cows are palpated for the last time to confirm pregnancy dates.
Shoot-N-The Bull - On Target Tips
Here is a program that I use on my herd of Red Poll cattle. We artificially inseminate most of the cows and I use a super clean up bull on them afterwards to keep a short calving season. My good friend and mentor Dr. Dan Schmiesing from St. Henry, Ohio helped me work out this program. He is a veteran bovine reproductive specialist that worked with me to get the job done quickly and cost effectively. I encourage others to work with their local veterinarian and livestock agent to make your breeding program successful too.
The first thing you should do is choose the date you want to start calving. So figure when to breed your cattle and back the date back two weeks to start your Ova-Sync program.
Stockmen's Supply
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Serving your animal health needs since 1956, We also carry livestock equipment, scales, supplements, feed, tack hardware and western clothing and boots. |
Stockmen's Supply
Posted on 28 March 2011
Stockmen's Supply, North Dakota Serving Your Animal Health Needs Since 1956 www.stockmens.com
Biobased USA
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Biobased USA is a biotechnology company which specializes in making Green Revolutionary II products out of Farm Grown Biobased US FDA EAFUS Food Additive Database ingredients. |
South Central Grain
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For all your Feed and Animal Health needs contact South Central Grain Feed Manager |
TekVet Technologies Co
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The TekVet Health Monitoring System can immediately identify a rise in temperature that is associated with many common illnesses, allowing the livestock operator to perform early, and more successful, treatment. The earlier an illness is treated, the more effective the treatment will be, thereby reducing livestock loss. |
