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HOW TO GIVE INJECTIONS Raising livestock is different from owning dogs, cats & horses. It’s different because much of their care is administered by you. With market animals, to make…
HOW TO GIVE INJECTIONS Raising livestock is different from owning dogs, cats & horses. It’s different because much of their care is administered by you. With market animals, to make…
HOW TO TREAT AN ABSCESS This article is intended to help you understand what an abscess looks like and how to take proper aftercare to ensure a speedy recovery! …
HOW TO TAKE A TEMPERATUREWhen Should You Take a Temperature? When you suspect that your animal may be sick or not feeling well, it’s always a good idea to take…
HOW TO TAKE A PULSE OR MEASURE A HEART RATE When you suspect that your animal may be sick or not feeling well and they appear to be breathing fast…
UNDERSTANDING GUM COLOR WARNINGSWhy is Gum Color Important to Evaluate on a Sick Animal? Have you ever wondered what normal gum color is for your Dog, Goat, Lamb, Pig or…
HOW TO IDENTIFY & TREAT DRY HACKING COUGHS Goats, Sheep & Swine can all develop dry hacking coughs. The coughs can stem from the environment or from a bacteria/virus. Either…
HOW TO IDENTIFY DOWNED PASTERNSHow to detect & avoid downed pasterns when selecting a project So what is “Downed Pasterns?” and why should you concern yourself with it? The pastern…
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…
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…