Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar: September
This is the September excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
- Reduce cattle stress during hot weather; provide adequate shade and water.
- Watch for pinkeye.
Forage & Nutrition Notes
- Monitor body condition scores and adjust nutritional program as needed.
- Watch for fall armyworms in pastures and hay fields.
- Prepare to stockpile tall fescue and bermudagrass pastures for winter grazing.
- Watch dallisgrass pastures for ergot contamination.
- Plant and fertilize cool-season forages in prepared seedbeds.
Winter Calving Herd
- Wean calves based on market and pasture conditions, and deworm at weaning.
- Vaccinate for respiratory and other diseases based on veterinary advice.
- Train calves to eat from a bunk and drink from a water trough.
- Perform pregnancy checks on cows/heifers and cull on pregnancy status, soundness, health, and performance.
Spring Calving Herd
- Market bulls that will not be used again for breeding.
- Schedule pregnancy checks 45 to 60 days after the end of the breeding season.
- Observe cows and heifers for return to heat.
Fall Calving Herd
- Monitor bred heifers closely for calving.
- Maintain good calving records.
- Establish an ID system, and tag calves at birth.
- After calving, plan to move cow-calf pairs to clean pasture to minimize health risk.
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