CUTS & SCRAPES – HEALTH
HOW TO TREAT CUTS & SCRAPES Animals can get injuries in the strangest places. Often, those places are the hardest to keep clean. This can be scary because infections can…
HOW TO TREAT CUTS & SCRAPES Animals can get injuries in the strangest places. Often, those places are the hardest to keep clean. This can be scary because infections can…
URINARY CALCULIThe Signs and Symptoms Urinary Calculi is a blockage in the urinary track in male goats and sheep. It is primarily found in market wethers fed a high grain…
PARASITE CONTROL – INTERNAL PARASITES IN GOATS & SHEEPWhy We Worm Goats & Sheep Worms are parasites that deprive the goat or lamb of nutrients and cause poor growth rates…
MEDICINE CABINET FOR GOATS & SHEEP Medicine Cabinet Items to Have on Hand. WOUND TREATMENT: Betadine Solution Spray Bottle Cotton facial pads Blood Coagulate Powder Topical Antibiotic Spray or Ointment…
PEN TEMPERATURESHow to Prepare Your Pen for Temperatures Changes Keeping your livestock project comfortable in all temperatures will help weight gain and overall health and wellbeing. It’s important to be…
BEDDING 101Wood, Pellets & Hay Oh My! There are many benefits for adding a bedding material in your livestock pen. Bedding serves as a cushion from the hard ground or…
HAY NEEDS FOR GOATS & SHEEPTHE STORY OF A RUMINANT Market goats & sheep need high quality hay to complement their grain ration. A diet of grain alone can potentially…
SWINE SHOWMANSHIP TRAININGTIPS & TECHNIQUES FOR CALMING A HIGH STRUNG OR NERVOUS PIG In the horse and dog world, it’s said, if your animal is spun up & nervous, that…
UNDERSTANDING NORMAL BEHAVIOR OF PIGS Pigs are by nature, very clean and hygienic animals, but that’s not what history and name calling would suggest! So the next time you’re called…
HOW TO TREAT A SUNBURNED PIG Pigs and sun don’t go together…but you’d be hard pressed to convince a pig otherwise! They love to be warm and toasty! But the…