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Urinary Calculi in Show Wethers: Why It Happens, How to Prevent It, and What to Do the Night He Cannot Urinate

It is late, and your wether will not settle. He gets up, he stretches out,...
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Ringworm in Show Cattle: Why It Hits in Winter and What Actually Works

The calves are home. The clippers are put away for a few weeks, the hoods...
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Your Club Lamb or Show Goat Does Not Need Deworming on a Schedule. Here Is What He Does Need.

Your lamb came home a few weeks ago, or your goat did. Somebody at the...
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Club Lamb Fungus: What It Is, How It Spreads, and What Actually Works

You found it at evening chores. A crusty, raised spot up on the neck where...
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Dark Orange Yolks and Omega-3 Eggs: What Really Makes a Better Backyard Egg

There is a small, real satisfaction in cracking an egg from your own backyard chickens...
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Why Is My Dog So Itchy? What Actually Helps a Dog That Won’t Stop Scratching

If your dog will not stop scratching, you already know the sound. The jingle of...
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When You Feed Bought Calves, the Wreck Is Coming. Get Ahead of It.

You back a load of sale-barn calves off the trailer, and for a week they...
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When a Calf Scours, the Clock Is Dehydration

It is a cold, wet morning in the calving lot, and you find him hunched...
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Why Your Show Animal Won’t Eat, and Why the Tricks Aren’t Working

By; Doc and the team at True North Technologies It is nine o'clock at night....
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How to Tackle Picky Eating Show Animals

Is your animal acting like a toddler refusing to eat their broccoli? If you have...