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Straight Talk: January 2014

The last several weeks I have traveled to Billings, Montana and Mandan, North Dakota, garden spots in the winter, similar to Minnesota. The meetings were interesting and successful and well attended. In Montana, I was able to meet some young Hutterite friends. I have Hutterite friends in South Dakota but they do...

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Pneumonia: Sheep & Goat News January 2014

In other posts, I have touched on respiratory conditions and drug use, but have not gone after it specifically. If you think OPP is a factor, then review my posts on that subject but it is not an economic factor in commercial sheep production. That being said let's go to...

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Sheep & Goat News - vol. 33, Issue 9, November 2013

Colostrum and the amount of milk needed to sustain life I can’t over emphasize the need for colostrums, not only to provide immunity, but also the amount to be fed to meet energy requirements in the first 24 hours after birth. David Mellor, a veterinary physiologist with Massey University in...

This entry was posted in Sheep & Goat on November 1, 2013 by admin.

Sheep & Goat News - Vol. 33, Issue 8, October 2013

Foot Rot in Sheep My first thought is this is the most dreaded disease in the industry bar none. Whenever I purchase sheep, they have their feet trimmed and bathed in formaldehyde and isolated for 30 days from the rest of flock, feet examined and bathed again before introduction. The...

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Veterinary Voices September 2013

A day in the life of: Bond Good morning from Special Agent M2, call name “Bond”. I am a six year old black lab, I have competed in AKC Field Trials and AKC Hunt Tests. I am a titled Master Hunter, but the best thing in life is actually HUNTING...

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Sheep & Goat News - Vol. 33, Issue 6, August 2013

Fly Control Fly season is well underway and the pesky creatures can be a nuisance and cause irritation and can lead to fly strike if left untreated. Any sheep or goat producer can attest to the amazing ability of these creatures to quickly multiply and harass livestock. Most of us...

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Sheep & Goat News - Vol. 33, Issue 5, June 2013

Straight Talk Last month the sheep industry lost the most forward thinking and successful innovators that I have encountered in my fifty plus practice years in the industry. I had been in practice six years before Dion Van Well was born. What a difference one person can make. I had...

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Cattle Call June 2013

Pipestone Cattle News June 2013: Fall Special Long Range Merial has lauched a new sustained release dewormer called LongRange. The product is a sustained release eprinomectin dewormer which effectively controls internal parasites for 100 to 120 days depending on the parasite. This essentially can keep cattle parasite free for the entire grazing...

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Sheep & Goat News- Vol. 33, Issue 4, May 2013

Weaning Time Successful weaning of your lamb crop requires planning that starts several weeks ahead of the expected wean date. We recommend lambs be weaned at 60-70 days of age. The lambs should be well adjusted to eating creep and drinking water by this age. The creep ration should be...

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Sheep & Goat News - Vol. 33, Issue 3, April 2013

Acidosis in lambs Acidosis is a term that is used to describe grain overload. Sheep are ruminants which means they are designed to utilize roughage. The bacteria that live in the rumen are very capable of converting roughage into useable energy. Modern lamb production has producers feeding more concentrates such...

This entry was posted in Sheep & Goat on April 1, 2013 by admin.

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