While the animal is immobilized in the squeeze chute, a few hairs are taken from the tails of some of the male and female calves to determine their DNA characteristics, confirming their lineage. The new born calves are soon separated from their mothers for weaning. The young males are sent to a secondary pen for a few days to later join the other males in the finishing pastures and pens. The young females are sent to a temporary pen to resume weaning. At the end of this period, they are sent to breeding farms, sent to fall auctions, or sent to join the mature females in the winter pasture.

Maintenance of the pastures makes for an easier control of parasites. The rotation of the grazing pastures assures optimal feeding of the bison. When the bison are transferred into a new grazing ground, the pasture harrow can then be used on the whole surface of the liberated ground to limit the proliferation of flies and parasites in animal droppings.