Cattle producers should monitor the body condition of their bred cows sooner rather than later. “Body condition scoring cows has to be chief on your mind,” said Dan Larson, beef consultant, Great Plains Livestock Consulting. “At some point we are going to have some winter and will put environmental stress on those cows.” At calving, cows should have a body condition score of six. If bred cows need to put on weight, Larson says it is easier to make changes in the second trimester than the third. Now is also the time to analyze pregnancy rates and plan for adjustments in nutrition or management practices if issues are seen. Click here for the full interview with Dan Larson.
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