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EAZI-BREED CIDR Sheep Inserts

U.S. sheep producers now have access to an approved reproductive management tool, EAZI-BREED CIDR Sheep Inserts from Pfizer Animal Health.


EAZI-Breed CIDR Sheep Inserts

Choosing an open animal shelter

A livestock shelter can be as basic as four poles and a roof, simply to keep the rain off the animals and provide some shade.


Caroline Freese with goats

Livestock comfort at the fair

Fair time is always the hottest week of the year, it seems. Here are some tips for keeping your show animals cool and comfortable.


Leland Thiesen of Windom, Minnesota

Animal bedding material

We use a variety of materials as bedding for our sheep and goats, including corn stalks, oat straw, and grass hay. During the winter, it's especially important to have a good layer of bedding for your animals.


Caroline Freese with goats

ATV feeder attachment

After he suffered an injury while feeding his livestock, Randy Stull invented a handy feeder that attaches right to the back of an ATV.


Stull feeder ATV attachment

Rare breeds of livestock

There is a whole realm of business known as the "alternative livestock industry," and it's becoming an exciting venture for acreage owners.


highland cattle

Tips on buying good hay

When you're buying hay, it's important to find out exactly what's inside those bales.


Warren Freese feeding sheep in winter

National Animal Identification System

If you own livestock of any kind, you should consider enrolling in the government's voluntary National Animal Identification System. It can this help stop the spread of disease.


Polled Hereford cow and calf

Livestock liability issues

Raising animals can be a lot of fun, but understanding livestock laws is essential if you want to avoid issues with legal liability. Livestock laws require that you maintain your animals in a way to avoid causing property damage or personal injury.


Daisy and Dandelion

Winterizing livestock

Animals are more tolerant to cold and wind than people, but it's still important to make sure they're well cared for when the weather becomes severe.


Livestock waterers

Reducing manure bacteria

If you have livestock and poultry, you have manure. And you have to be responsible in handling it, regardless of the size of your property, so nobody gets sick.


Chicken manure collection

Livestock waterers

Water - keep it cool, keep it clean, keep it thawed, and keep it coming for your horses and livestock.


Livestock waterers

 
 
 


 

 
 
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