Beef Herd Health Management Calendar
Floron C. Faries, Jr. - Extension Veterinarian Emeritis, RIP Buddy (09/11/2018)
Wayne H. Thompson - Extension Program Specialist, Retired		 Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Contents

Post-Calving

 Go to Period 6. BreedingGo to Period 8. Post-Calving (calves 6 to 8 months of age)

Nursing calves

 (4 to 6 months of age)
  1. Physical Exams
    (behavior, growth)
  2. Nutritional evaluations
    (milk, grass, feed intake)
  3. Vaccinate
    (2nd 5-way Lepto, 2nd 7-way Clostridia, Heifer Brucellosis)     - minimum vaccines
  4. Strategic worm control evaluations
  5. Strategic fly control evaluations

Cows
  1. Physical Exams
    (body condition, udder, feet, teeth, eyes)
  2. Nutritional evaluations
    (protein, energy, minerals, soil test results)
  3. Strategic worm control evaluations
  4. Strategic fly control evaluations
  5. Pregnancy detection
    (palpation, ultrasound)
  6. Culling evaluations
    (based on physical, pregnancy, calves)