Behind the Scenes: Calving Tips with the BRC Team

About this episode

Rachel and Brandon discuss BRC's Brahman calving strategy and practical management tips.

In this episode of Over the Hump Podcast, Rachel and Brandon share BRC’s Brahman calving strategy—favoring March–May and early fall (Sept–Nov) for optimal weather and forage, while avoiding February and limiting summer calving. They note some January calves are planned for show and sale timing despite winter risk, with records showing most births in March, very few in January, and none in February. Summer calves mainly result from ET/AI resets to keep cows productive and maintain cash flow. They also outline practical calving management: a simple, well-prepped barn; moving cows close and monitoring without crowding; when to assist or call a vet; immediate cow-calf reunions; cautious inducing; and first-48-hour care like cleanliness, navel treatment, tagging, weighing, and calving scores.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachel, Brandon

Topics covered

• calving strategy
• Brahman cattle
• animal husbandry
• farm management
• calving tips

Keywords

• calving
• Brahman
• forage
• ET/AI
• animal care
• cow-calf reunion
• calving management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BRC

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