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\u00a0This post is a collaboration with\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Beef.
\nIt\u2019s What\u2019s for Dinner<\/span><\/i><\/a>. on behalf of
\nthe Beef Checkoff. I received compensation, but all opinions are my own.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sustainability is such a complex idea! Everyone
\naround seems to be talking about sustainability. Ranchers and farmers are
\nfocused on being sustainable\u2014and that means taking care of the land, cattle,
\nand people, and it also means being profitable. Right now, on the ranch, our
\nfocus is taking care of the cattle. There are so many jobs that need to be accomplished,
\nbut the most important is to focus on animal care.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Most ranches in America are family owned and
\noperated, so the animal care team is often the husband and wife who own the
\nranch, their kids and possibly their parents or siblings.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Another key member of the team is the local
\nveterinarian. On our ranch, it is vital that the local veterinarian, Dr.
\nKathryn Miller, is familiar with our cowherd. She comes out to the ranch when
\nwe are vaccinating cattle, checking for pregnancy, or just needing a bit of
\nadvice on a cow\u2019s health! But most importantly, Dr. Miller helps us plan our
\nherd health program.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s a
\nherd health program?\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

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A herd health program is a very precise plan coordinated to keep our cattle feeling good and not sick! With Dr. Miller’s help, we decide exactly what our cattle need at exactly what time of the year. This includes what dates to plan to be calving, when to vaccinate the calves and cows as well as what vaccines they need, and even when and how to wean the calves for the lowest amount of stress on them. Then we get the veterinarian scheduled on our calendar to have her help us assess them throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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Today, we are checking the cows for pregnancy and Dr. Miller
\nbrings her portable ultrasound machine\u2014she can tell if the cow is pregnant,
\nproject when it will be born, look for twins and if we take extra time, she
\ncould tell the calf\u2019s gender! We usually are just happy with knowing the cow is
\nhealthy and pregnant and the calf\u2019s due date! When you have 285 heifers (those
\nare young cows who are pregnant with their first calf) to check, we focus only
\non the cattle to get the job done quickly and efficiently!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The first job when we want to check the cows is to gather
\nthem up into a pen so we can walk them through an alleyway one at a time and
\ncatch each one so the veterinarian can use the ultrasound machine to check them
\neach. Our cattle are calm and trust us, because we have always worked calmly
\nwith them, not raising our voices or waving our arms to scare them. They know
\nthat we are not to be afraid of, so they are safer to walk around and pose no
\ndanger to us or to each other. This is called \u201cLow Stress Cattle Handling\u201d and
\ncattle ranchers actually can attend a training to learn about low stress
\ntactics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This year, we had great luck with our pregnancy
\nexams, despite hot weather. Dr. Miller said we should be expecting 266 calves
\nfrom these heifers starting in January! That means the rest of our team (a.k.a.
\nthe family) can start preparing for calving season when we will have hundreds
\nof baby calves running around on the ranch! Looks like it will be a busy spring!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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