{"id":3785,"date":"2021-10-08T11:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:25:30","slug":"beef-management-calendar-for-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/2021\/10\/beef-management-calendar-for-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef Management Calendar for October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>General<\/em><\/strong><br>Quality of bermudagrass and bahia declines rapidly from now to frost. Growers need to watch body condition of their cattle because supplemental &nbsp;feed may be needed.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu\/content\/dam\/caes-subsite\/forages\/docs\/faqs\/042FAQ-stockpilebermuda.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu\/content\/dam\/caes-subsite\/forages\/docs\/faqs\/042FAQ-stockpilebermuda.pdf\">Stockpiling forages<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu\/Ga_Cat_Arc\/2015\/GCA1506.pdf\">St<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forageteam\/2018\/09\/stockpiling-bermuda-bahia-for-winter-grazing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forageteam\/2018\/09\/stockpiling-bermuda-bahia-for-winter-grazing\/\">ockpiling bermudagrass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Finish planting winter grazing in prepared seed beds and begin over seeding winter annuals into pastures.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/2016\/10\/time-the-start-thinking-about-over-seeding-your-pastures\/\">Time to Start Thinking About Overseeding Your Pastures<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/2014\/10\/tips-on-overseeding-pastures-and-hayfields\/\">Tips on Overseeding Pastures and Hayfields&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Cattle producers need watch feed conditions closely when grazing cotton stalks and other crop residue. Cows will eat the best of the crop residues quickly. If you would like to see more information on grazing cotton stalks and residue then go to the link below.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c5314b7406ec484e5681477af\/files\/9961b491-7cde-44f1-a6c4-1c9a17a6bd9a\/Grazing_Cotton_Stalk_Residue.pdf\">https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c5314b7406ec484e5681477af\/files\/9961b491-7cde-44f1-a6c4-1c9a17a6bd9a\/Grazing_Cotton_Stalk_Residue.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Remove cattle from sorghum crops after a light frost due to the danger of prussic acid poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Continue to monitor supplemental feed prices. Corn and by-product feeds like cottonseed are usually cheaper in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Spring Calving (Based off January to March calving Dates)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finish weaning late calves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Heifers need to weigh about \u2154 of their mature weight at breeding time in March. They usually need to gain about 1.5 lbs per day after weaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Watch the body condition of bred heifers. Separate them from the cows and provide supplemental feed as quality of fall grazing declines.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/caes2.caes.uga.edu\/commodities\/fieldcrops\/forages\/events\/GS09\/notebookitems\/11%20Grazing%20Herd%20Management%20Issues%20for%20beef%20cattle\/Body%20Condition%20Scoring%20Beef%20Cows.pdf\">Bo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/publications\/detail.html?number=B1308&amp;title=Body%20Condition%20Scoring%20Beef%20Cows\">dy condition scoring cattle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Identify thin cows and supplement them at a rate where they will reach moderate body condition at calving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Fall Calving<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong><em>(Based off October to December calving Dates)<\/em><\/strong><br>Cows due to calve should be put into clean pastures and checked frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Tag calves at birth. Record birth date, tag number and cow ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Castrate, dehorn and implant bull calves at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Bulls will be turned in with heifers in December and cows in January. It is time to evaluate bulls, trim feet, line up a breeding soundness exam or decide on buying a new bull.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/publications\/files\/pdf\/C%201062_1.PDF\">Herd Bull Management: Pre Breeding&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Check with your veterinarian about suggested pre-calving and pre-breeding vaccinations for cows.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aces.edu\/blog\/topics\/beef\/vaccinations-for-the-beef-cattle-herd\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.aces.edu\/blog\/topics\/beef\/vaccinations-for-the-beef-cattle-herd\/\">Vaccinations for the Beef Herd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Source: UGA Beef Management Calendar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GeneralQuality of bermudagrass and bahia declines rapidly from now to frost. Growers need to watch body condition of their cattle because supplemental &nbsp;feed may be needed.Stockpiling foragesStockpiling bermudagrass \u2022 Finish planting winter grazing in prepared seed beds and begin over seeding winter annuals into pastures.Time to Start Thinking About Overseeding Your PasturesTips on Overseeding Pastures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beef-cattle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3785"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3801,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3785\/revisions\/3801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/colquittag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}