Many of Georgia’s beef cattle producers calve seasonally, with babies born at the start of the year or toward the end of it. Dairy farmers calve year-round, and a growing number of year-round beef producers are considering a transition to seasonal calving. No matter when your calves hit the ground, the Custom Livestock Solutions large animal veterinary team wants you to be both prepared and successful — and reduce the risk of emergencies.

The groundhogs may have predicted six more weeks of winter weather for 2026, but no matter when those warmer temperatures do settle in to stay, there’s no doubt a rise in mosquito population will soon follow. That’s a leading reason why the equine veterinarians at Custom Livestock Solutions think this is the ideal time of year to vaccinate horses, donkeys, and ponies against mosquito-borne diseases.

Part of keeping show cattle in tip-top shape includes making sure they’re moving fluidly, without pain or stiffness. Though medications to address this exist, some show barns are turning to a less conventional method of show calf maintenance — veterinary spinal manipulation, commonly referred to in human medicine as chiropractics.