Livestock visit guides for herds and pastures
A herd visit is a place visit with cow numbers, so PropelMapper keeps each one on the barn, pen or pasture it came from; these pages cover what to check and write down for dairy and beef cattle.
By species
- Beef cattleWhat to record on a beef pasture walk and a feedlot pen check: forage, water and fence, stocking rate, body condition and bunk scores, with sources.
- Dairy cattleWhat a dairy herd visit checks pen by pen: body condition, SCC and mastitis, locomotion, heat and the feed bunk, with the extension scales behind each.
Who walks the herd
A dairy or a ranch gets more visitors than most farms, and every visitor leaves with something to write up. The vet has a herd check, the nutritionist a ration discussion, the feed rep a promise to follow up on. When those people work on one PropelMapper team, every visit lands on the same barn or pasture, and the owner’s contact page lists all of them.
- DairiesVets, nutritionists, milk-quality and hoof-care visits, kept by barn.
- Beef and ranchPasture walks, water and fence, and the stocking call.
- Veterinarians and nutritionistsThe report you send the producer after a herd visit.
Example account: Northwind Dairy Health
Calculators and forms
Start with one barn or one pasture
Add it in your 45 free days, record your next visit, and read the draft report before you send it.