Herd Health Program

Our Program

Production and efficiencies are very important on our farm. We have a short, intensive breeding program. All females are AI bred for efficiencies and calculated matings. We try to get 95% of the cows exposed in the first cycle with a 70- 75% conception rate. Correct, accurate nutrition, high quality semen, and time invested in heat detection and inseminating are the keys to achieving this target. Once the cows go through the 28 day AI program, the herd bulls go to work. Since most of the cows have conceived already, the herd bulls are ultimately clean up bulls. The mature bulls easily travel throughout the last 32 days of the breeding program. All females are pregnancy checked early in the summer and culls and opens are taken out.

We maintain a high and rigorous herd health regime as outlined below. This enables us to have a successful breeding program and ensures potential buyer the high health standards of these sale cattle.

Calf Herd Health Protocol

Birth – Inforce 3, Selenium/Vit A, Toltrazuril, PMH once 3 weeks of age – Pyramind 5 + Presponse SQ

Early processing (pasture time) – Covexin 8, Ivermectin

Weaning – Express 5/Somnugen, Covexin 8, Ivermectin

Cow Herd Health Protocol

Pre-Breeding – Express FP 10

Pre-Calving – Scour Bos 9, Covexin 8, Ivermectin, Bred Heifers Scour Bos 9 and boosted with Scour Bos 4 All vitamins and minerals fed through a TMR

Bull Herd Health Protocol

Prebreeding – Express 10 FP, Covexin 8 Off season – Ivomectin

All vitamins and minerals fed through a TMR