Dark orange yolks and omega-3 eggs from your backyard chickens: what yolk color really means, why the flax trick hits a wall, and how to get both.
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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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Preparing Your Pigs Begin by supporting immunity. On arrival feed TrueGlo to stimulate appetite and gut health. Use TruePurple electrolyte and Provilli or Triple R esterified fatty acids for three days to ease stress and support hydration. Vaccination Schedule Day 3: Administer 3Flex Mycoflex, Circ0flex and BI PRRS vaccines to protect against mycoplasma, circovirus and…
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Read on for the whole story! Why should You Care: I’m a veterinarian working with show pig exhibitors for 30 plus years. One valuable lesson I’ve learned is that winning show pigs are healthy show pigs. When it comes to their health, nothing can undermine that more than parasites. Internal and external can wreak havoc…
Read MoreNo Matter what name you use cracked back / dippity pig this syndrome is a common problem in show pigs. It is dsomething 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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