Animal Project Management Tips

BEEF

• Provide fresh clean water at all times
• Provide good quality forage
• Worm and Vaccinate your steer early in the feeding program
• Allow 10-12 hours between feedings
• Make feed ration changes gradually
• Provide free choice salt
• Keep feed fresh in a covered container
• Clean out feed bunks before each feeding
• Exercise your steer regularly
• Feed according to directions of feed tag

LAMBS & GOATS

• Provide fresh clean water at all times
• Provide good quality forage
• Worm your Lamb/Goat early in the feeding program
• Vaccinate for Enterotoxemia
• Hand feed twice daily
• Develop an “Average Daily Gain” objective and weigh regularly
• Feed in pairs or groups if possible
• Make feed ration changes gradually
• Keep feed fresh in a covered container
• Clean out feed bunks before each feeding
• Exercise your Lamb/Goat regularly
• Use Lamb Starter w/Bovatec to aid in the prevention of Coccidiosis

SWINE

• Provide fresh clean water at all times
• Worm your Pig early in the feeding program
• Develop an “Average Daily Gain” objective and weigh regularly
• Hand feed the last 30 days to control weight
• Make feed ration changes gradually
• Clean out feed pan before each feeding
• Exercise your Pig regularly
• Maintain a clean pen