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Sounds ...thank you all for your input I appreciate it

If they have not had their reproductive shots when would I need to give those? Now or after they calve

Thanks for the responses everyone.  We got the angus pair when they where weaned and owner said they where up to date on there vaccines so we have only been pouring and worming but will talk to vet about that . Also the charolais one we got as a yearling and she was also up to date but will ask...

Yes they have been poured and wormed

So just got done visiting with my vet and this is what he recommended let me know what you guys think. For the heifers he said scour guard 4kc now then again in about 4 weeks. For the calves he said nothing at birth and inforce 3 and alpha 7 at 3-4 weeks old

Yes going to visit with my vet tomorrow and see what he says. He's not the best at answering questions like this that's why I wanted to start doing my own research.  I appreciate everyone's comments

Yeah all this just gets confusing especially for a newbie like myself . I have heard some people say you can't vaccine newborn calves and some say you need to right when they are born

Hey there checking in from iowa. We are new to the cattle world and about a year and a half ago we got our first pair of black angus heifers then a little later on we decided to get ourself a charolais Heifer.  They where all ai last June and July and will start to calve mid March. Question is...