May 2005

Craigowmill Farm Diary
May 2005

May 1	5 yeld cows put to Brogach
May 2	Prids inserted in 10 black HL heifers
May 7	Perth Sale Una Bhuidhe was female Champion, selling for 1400 Gns Uisdean Geal 2 sold for 550 Gns
May 9	All yearling X heifers put out to grass Loch field at Craigowmill sprayed for ragwort
May 10	2 YO heifers moved to Craigowmill Hill
May 11	AI heifers injected with prostaglandin
May 13	Prids removed
May 15/16	Heifers AI to Dubois le Coq ("The Rooster"), Canadian registered black HL Bull
May 15-30	Last few calves born, total was just over 150 which is OK given the weather conditions
May 26	All SHOX cows Dectomaxed
May 30	All HL cows at Warroch Dectomaxed All SHOX calves dehorned (luckily 40 out of 54 were polled) 6 HL bull calves retained entire, rest dehorned and castrated by vet

Craigowmill Farm Diary May 2005