05/15/2024
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CRUNCH TIME!
At 90 days out, you don't have time to waste with a cattle project. The last few months are crunch time for cattle exhibitors!
🟣 Temperature Control: At this point it's critical to have your cattle into the barn and either under fans or in a cooler, minimizing their time in the direct sunlight and exposure to heat.
🟣 It's important to really start working on hair and hide to make sure it is healthy, hydrated and free of any external parasites. Refer back to our previous post regarding a daily routine if you need help understanding this process.
🟣 Evaluate their hoof shape and size, do they need to be worked on? Now is a good time to make corrections and then hoof care is easy maintenance after corrections are made.
🟣 Make sure cattle are current on all of their de-worming, both internal and external parasites!
🟣 Nutritional changes typically take 45-60 days to see a change in cattle. So now is a good time to identify which supplements your calf could benefit from and begin adding them to their diet. Here are a couple to consider that all cattle could benefit from:
- Total Care: this is a great time to start Total Care in order to promote skin and hair quality, improve appetite and help with their feet and tendon health.
- Struttin': Long days in the barn tend to cut down on exercise and movement for these cattle, so it's a great time to add Struttin' as a preventative to any joint and movement issues.
🟣 Tying your calves up for longer periods of time over the next 90 days will help them develop the stamina needed to be a show calf. And you should be trying to perfect your showmanship skills over the next 90 days!
If 90 days seems like a long time until show day to you, you're not thinking in the right mindset. Set yourself up for success by doing the work NOW, and reap the benefits LATER.