Houston County Extension Office 716 Wells St., Crockett, TX 75835 (936) 544-7502 Monday

Cow / Calf Herd Health Calendar

Houston County Extension Office ~ 716 Wells St., ~ Crockett, TX 75835 ~ (936) 544-7502 ~ Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Breeding Program / Fertility Exam- Bulls Expose Heifers to Bulls Remove Bulls from Heifers Palpate Heifers / Cull Open
Trich Test Bulls 1 Bull to 25 Head Remove Bulls from Cows
Expose Cows to Bulls Palpate Cows/ Cull open
1 Bull to 25 head Evaluate Nutrition, pasture, etc.
Vaccination Program / Bulls Cows & Heifers Prior to Spring Breeding Calves Cows & Heifers Prior to Fall Breeding Wean Heifers
Vibrio-L 5 (2 X Dose) Vibrio-Lepto 5 IBR, BVD, Pi3, BRSV (Booster in 3 weeks) Vibrio-Lepto 5 Brucellosis Vac
IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV IBR, BVD, Pi13m, BRSV All Clostridials-8 Way IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV
Haemophilous Somnus Haemophilous Somnus Haemophilous Somnus All Clostridials-8 Way All Clostridials-8 Way
All Coltridials-8 Way All Clostridials-8 Way E Coli (Spring bred cattle) Haemophious Somnus
Pinkeye Pinkeye
Pastruella E Coli (fall bred cattle)
Parasite Program / Herd: 1) Ivomec Plus, Eprinex, Ivomec Deworm Calves 2 mo and up: 1) Ivomec 1) Ivomec
2) Cydectin 2) Cydectin 2) Cydectin
3) Valbazen 3) Valbazen 3) Valbezan
Treat for lice as needed Treat for lice as needed
Start Horn Fly Control: 1) Fly Tags Remove Fly Tags
2) Treat with dust, spray, pour on
Calf Management / Observe Heifers 3X/Day for calving Medicine On-Hand Dehorn Bulls Individual Weights of Calves at Weaning
Assist 1-2 hours after water breaks 1) Colostrum Castrate Record Dams Production
Observe Cows 2X/Day for calving 2) Polyserum Tetanus
Assist 30 min after water breaks 3) Fluid Feeder Deworm & Vaccinate
Observe Colostrum intake w/in 6 hours of birth Implant Steers Heifer-45 days old
Colostrum Dose: 2 QTS. Every 6-8 hours in 1st 24 hours
Replacement Heifer Management / Heifers supplement to gain 1-1.5#/Day Breed heifers 30 days prior to cow herd Palpate Wean Heifers Retain 10-20% more heifers than needed
By 14 mo of age heifer should weigh 75% of Breed heifers for 60 days Sell open heifers Brucellosis Vacc Weigh
mature weight Use low birth weight bulls NOTE: Retainment of early breeding heifers IBR, BVD, PI3, Dehorn, remove extra teats
Deworm & Vaccinate as described above will increase the overall reproduction performance for your herd MLG-8 Way, Deworm Brand, tattoo, ear tag
Mineral Supplement / Contact Trace Minerals A&M Recommendations Contact Mineral High Magnesium for oat pastures
For Spring/Summer %12 CA, 12 P, 0 K, 6 MG, 30 Salt, 3 S, .3 FE, .3 MN, .6 ZN, .15 C, U .007 I, .0035 SE, .00 CO For Fall/Winter
Allow 24 oz /Head/Day Allow 24 oz /Head/Day
Protein/ Vitamin Supplement / Requirements- 80 Days Post Calving Requirements-125 Days Pregnant & Lactating Contact Protein for winter Reqirements-110 Days Mid gestation Requirements-50 Days Pre-Calving Tons (LBS/Day) 13.3 11.5 Ton (LB/DAY) 9.5 11.2
NE (Mcal/Day) 13.5 12.2 NE (Mcal/Day) 9.2 10.3
Protein (LB/Day) 2.3 1.9 Protein (LB/Day) 1.4 1.6
Calcium (gram/Day) 33.0 27.0 Calcium (Grams/Day) 17.0 25.0
Phosphorus (Grams/Day) 25.0 22.0 Phosphorus (Grams/Day) 17.0 20.0
Vitamin A (I.U./Day) 39,000.00 36,000.00 Vitamin A (I.U./Day) 39,000.00 36,000.00
Pasture Forage / Spray Herbicide Apply Fertilizer to pasture Prepare and Arrange Hay Inventory Drag Manure & Fire Ants Plant Winter Pasture
Soil Test (every 2-3 years) Allow 750-1000#/Head/Month Control Brush
Drag Manure & Fire Ants Analyze Hay and Forage
Business Management / Develop Master Plan Use Available Resources Marketing
Establish Yearly Goals 1) CountyExtension Service 1) Local Auction
Prepare Budget 2) Natural Resource Conservation Service 2) Direct Sale
Plan improvements for herd, pasture, working pens, etc. 3) Farm Service Agency 3) Retained Ownership
4) Local Veterinarian 4) Contract