Jan 1 - vaccinate heifers with Scourguard-3KC
Feb 15 - booster heifers and vaccinate cows with Scourguard-3KC
Feb 25 - begin calving synchronized heifers
First Friday of March: annual production sale
Mar 10 - begin calving A-I bred cows.
At birth, all calves are weighed, tattooed, dehorned if needed,
vaccinated with Ultrabac CD.
Move pairs to spring pasture as soon as conditions allow.
Mid March - vaccinate heifers with Preg-guard 9.
Mid April - vaccinate cows, with Preg-guard 9, Anthrax
vaccine.
Late April: test all bulls for breeding soundness.
Mid May: Brand calves, vaccinate with 7-way, Anthrax
vaccine, and Bovashield 4,
Dehorn as needed, deworm cows and calves with Dectomax injectable.
Booster for Anthrax
May 25: A-I breed synchronized heifers, move heifers
to pastures.
Begin putting bulls out to pasture, with cows not synchronized.
June 1 - A-I breed synchronized cows.
First week of August, Ultra sound bred heifers, identify
sex and establish fetal age.
Aug 20 - Take herd bulls away from cows.
Early September - Select animals for consignment sales and shows.
Mid September - Performance weigh and frame score all
calves.
Pregnancy check, by ultrasound, all females.
Weigh and Body Condition Score all bred females.
Vaccinate all calves with One shot, Bovashield Gold, 7 way, TSV-2
Dehorn, as needed, Wean calves.
Mid October - Booster weaned calves with Bovashield
Gold, pour with Dectomax.
Pour cows and herd bulls with Dectomax, return to pasture until
conditions dictate feeding.
Late November - Bangs vaccinate and pregnancy check heifer
calves kept for replacements.
Early December - Select breeding stock females for private
treaty sales to purebred and commercial producers
NOTES
Free choice salt and mineral is available to all animals year
round.
We begin feeding cows and herd bulls hay when pasture or weather
conditions dictate.
At the latest, we will begin feeding about December 25.
Culling is an ongoing process, we note poor doing, bad udders,
poor performance, calving problems, bad attitudes, poor feet,
late breeders, etc, and sell cull animals at the optimum time
of year.
If you would like discuss our program in more detail, please contact
us.
All handling and vaccinations are given according to Beef Quality
Assurance guidelines.
Pfizer is our primary source for vaccines and animal health products.
Mandan Vet clinic and New Salem Vet clinic are used as our herd
health advisors.
