Why is your dog so itchy? The real reasons dogs scratch, what to check with your vet, and how omega fatty acids support healthy dog skin and coat.
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You buy sale-barn calves and about ten days in they break with shipping fever. Here is why treatment is a losing race, and how to get ahead of it.
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When a calf scours, dehydration is what kills him. Here is how to support a scouring calf, what the home remedies get right, and where a drench fits.
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By; Doc and the team at True North Technologies It is nine o’clock at night. The feed you mixed at chore time is still sitting in the feeder. Your show animal just won’t eat. The show is three weeks out, and the animal you have poured months into just quit on you. So you have…
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Is your animal acting like a toddler refusing to eat their broccoli? If you have ever poured a new supplement into your show animal’s feeder only to watch them sort around it, you are not alone. Picky eaters are one of the most common frustrations for show families, and it can feel like all that…
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Your pigs are home. Start a TrueGlo product the day they step off the trailer, put TruePurple with Provilli or Triple R in the water for the first three days, then vaccinate on days 3, 7 and 28. If your pigs came from more than one farm, an online sale or a live sale, ignore…
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How often to deworm a show pig: a veterinarian’s arrival protocol with ivermectin and fenbendazole, then every six weeks through the feeding period.
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No matter what name you use cracked back / dippity pig this syndrome is a common problem in show pigs. It is something we get asked about almost daily. WHAT IS IT: Pigs that develop painful bloody sores on the back, hind end weakness, and fever. It tends to be sudden onset so your pig may be fine…
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We all need to grow and nurture winning hair. That’s why it’s important to understand at least have a working knowledge of the science. The “Hair Cycle” One of the things people talk about all the time but don’t seem to understand is the hair cycle. There are actually 4 parts of a normal hair…
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Dexamethasone, Banamine, and More One of the frequent things I get asked is what medications show pig families should have in their show pig medicine cabinet. Administering medications to food animals is serious business and proper care should be taken to use the right product at the right time the right way. Make sure that…
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