Winter Calving Management School

 

November 21, 2018



With calving season just around the corner, farmers and ranchers are spending every ounce of daylight to prepare feed, hay, shelter(s) and many other minute details to ensure their cows have the best possibility for a safe, stress-free birth come winter.

In a joint partnership between Kingman, Barber, Kiowa, Stafford, Pratt and Reno extension councils, one of six statewide winter calving management schools will be offered at the Kingman Expo Center, located at 121 South Main, in Kingman, Kansas, on Thursday, Dec. 13.

Attendees will have the pleasure of hearing from Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, Extension beef veterinarian, on what it takes to prepare not only your cows and heifers, but yourself for potentially stressful situations during calving. Often, ranchers ask themselves “When should I intervene?” or “How am I supposed to help her [cow] if the calf presents itself abnormally?”

Dr. Tarpoff will spend time discussing the multiple calf presentations, how to safely intervene and deliver, as well as developing a system for a lifetime of health and performance for the calf. Dr. Tarpoff will also provide an in-depth, hands on look at different calving situations you may come across and how to handle those with a life-sized demonstration cow and calf that mocks real calving situations for your educational benefit.

This program is for all cattle producers (regardless the size of their herd), extension professionals, animal science students, veterinarians and all interested individuals in the area. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. in the North Room of the Kingman Expo Center with the program scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Enjoy lunch before diving into the hands-on practical methods of calving.

Registration fee is required. Please RSVP to the Barber County Extension Office by Nov. 30 620-886-3971 or email [email protected]

 

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