General Management

Feeding

Health

• Move "close" cows to calving area about 10 days before expected calving.
• Observe every 3-4 hours after calving starts.
• Follow calving season management practices as for heifers previous month.
  • Mark cows having calving difficulty or other problems for early culling
  • Body condition score all females as they calve.

• Switch heifers to lactation ration by 10-15 days after calving.
• Plan pasture management & feeding program:
  1. Temporary pastures, rotation, etc.
  2. Early weaning, drylot, etc.

• Observe calves for scours & respiratory problems.
• 15^th-25^th vaccinate cows within 3-4 weeks of calving: enterotoxemia C &D toxoid booster: Scours vaccine.
• Observe cows for prolapse & retained placenta.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Continue calving
• Breed yearling heifers beginning 20 days before cows.
• Plan fly control program.
• Watch for grass tetany.
• Brand if in brand area.
• Implant steer calves?

• Hold off grass until adequate - may need to feed and supplement cows until grass is adequate.
• Continue feeding magnesium oxide.
• Provide salt, free choice - locate away from water.
• Be sure water supply is adequate.

• Vaccine open cows for vibriosis, leptospirosis, IBR, BVD (optional; MLV- consult veterinarian, killed vaccine -safe when given anytime) if not vaccinated as replacement heifers. Consult your veterinarian.
• Vaccinate calves for blackleg & malignant edema.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Body condition score all females.
• Start fly control program.
• Breed cows beginning 10th - 15th.
• Remove bulls from heifers after 45-50 days.
• Plan weaning program.
• Sell or decide management of all dry cows.

• Be sure water supply, salt mineral/vitamin mix are adequate.
• Rotate young bulls & feed some grain while not with cows.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Control flies

• Be sure water supply, salt mineral/vitamin are adequate.

• Treat pinkeye early.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Control flies.
• Plan calf weaning management.
• 15th to 31st remove bulls from cow herd.

• Be sure water supply is adequate.
• Be sure salt, mineral/vitamin are adequate.

• Treat pinkeye.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Pregnancy check heifers - sell open heifers.
• Wean calves off cows marked for culling.
• Market cull cows.

• Turn early weaned calves to good pasture or feed early weaning ration in dry lot.
• Make sure salt, mineral/vitamin are adequate.

• Vaccinate calves for IBR, leptospirosis.
• Vaccinate heifers calves for brucellosis (2-6 months of age).

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Wean calves.
• Identify low producing cows.
• Wean calves.
• Pregnancy check cows.
• Body condition score all females.
• Market or develop feeding/marketing plan for open cows and low producers.

• Feed weaned calves for desired gain based on management and marketing plan.
• Turn cows to crop residue or winter range.
• Provide adequate salt mineral/vitamin mix free-choice.

• Check for cancer eye & other health problems.
• Vaccinate calves with 7-way clostridium.
• Vaccinate for IBR, leptospirosis, BVD, (optional) somnugen, (optional), BRSV (optional). Consult your veterinarian.
• Treat for grubs.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Rotate cows in stubble & stalk fields.
• Provide salt, mineral/vitamin mix.

• Pour for lice if not grub treated.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Body condition score all females.
• Separate 1st & 2nd calf heifers from cows (oldor thin cows may be included with heifers).
• Test feeds for quality (protein, energy (TDN), and moisture) that will be used in the winter feeding program.

• Feed alfalfa hay as a supplement to range, stalks or stubble when most nutritious part is consumed or when snow covers ground.
• Start heifers on balanced ration designed for last 1/3 of pregnancy.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Plan to attend a cow/calf management, feeding & marketing program.
• Provide ample water (ice-free in winter).
• Prepare calving quarters-clean sodded area.
• Body condition score entire herd; target cows to calve in BCS 5 and first-calf-heifers in BCS 6.

• Start cows on ration developed for last 1/3 of gestation.
• Feed bulls same ration as cows but feed to appetite - if too thin, feed some grain.
• Provide adequate salt, mineral/vitamin mix, free choice, until turned to pasture.
• Make sure Vitamin A is adequate.

• Replenish equipment and supplies needed for calving season.
• 1-15th vaccinate pregnant yearling heifers: with enterotoxemia C & D toxoid if enterotoxemia has been a problem and with Scours vaccine if virus diarrhea has been a problem. Consult your veterinarian.

General Management

Feeding

Health

• Purchase additional bulls.
• Move bred heifers to calving area 10 days before calving expected (about the 20th).
• Provide small area for“ close” heifers.
• Observe heifers every 3-4 hours after calving starts -assist delivery.
• Eartag calves & keep appropriate records.
• Move pairs to clean pastures as soon as possible after calving.
• Dehorn (& castrate) calves shortly after birth.

• Provide a high quality ration.
• Provide salt mineral/vitamin mix.
• Help calf nurse, if needed.

• 15th - 25th revaccinate pregnant heifers notyet calved: enterotoxemia C & D toxoid; Scours vaccine.
• Dip navel of newborn calves in iodine solution.
• Treat calves with scour vac Reo orally at birth if viral scours a problem.
• Drench calves dehydrated by scours with prescribed solution.