One Year Plan On Site (Less than 150 miles from 54110) – Complete Calf Program

Overview

Program spread over one-year time frame

• Initial Visit Questionnaire

• Monthly farm visit (12 visits total)

• Monthly sanitation audit

• Auditing colostrum management 

• Analysis of calf barn functions and protocols

• Calculating cost per pound of gain and cost per calf per day

• Recapping last month’s goals and creating next month’s goals

Maternity Pen

• All protocols

• Written (Spanish and English)

• Printed

• Laminated

• Posted

• Employee training

• Demonstrations

• Establish checkpoints for protocol follow through

• Quarterly meetings

• Effective and efficient workflow

• Colostrum Management 

• Monthly plate counts

• Monthly quality checks

• 4 Q’s analysis and plan

• sQueaky clean

• Quality

• Quantity

• Quickly

• Taking blood samples to check for passive transfer

• Cleaning and Sanitation

• Cost Analysis of maternity program

• Organization and management of records

• Organization of equipment and tools

• Pen flow and size analysis

Calf Barn

• All protocols

• Written (Spanish and English)

• Printed

• Laminated

• Posted

• Employee training

• Demonstrations

• Establish checkpoints for protocol follow through

• Quarterly meetings

• Effective and efficient workflow

• Serum Total Proteins (12/month)

• Milk Program

• Solids

• Plate Count

• Quality (nutrient analysis)

• Cost

• Grain Program

• Management

• Records

• Cost

• Cleaning and Sanitation

• Disease ID & working with vet to create treatment plans and vaccination protocols

• Treatment follow through and record keeping

• Ventilation

• Audit of current system

• Pen Rotations/Management

• Efficiency Analysis

• Cost Analysis for entire calf program

• Troubleshooting, have someone “on call” at all times.