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Get Your Spring Chicks Off To A Good Start
Click here to view as a pdf: Get Your Spring Chicks Off To A Good Start By Julie Wadzinski, B.S. Across the country, more and more people are discovering the joys of maintaining their own backyard chicken flock. For many backyard flock owners, knowing where their meat and eggs come from, coupled with the security…
Are You and Your Cows Ready for Summer
Click here to view as a pdf: Are You And Your Cows Ready For Summer By Teresa Marker, B.S. It is hard to believe summer is just around the corner. Spring is a great time to prepare your animals for the challenges of summer. Below are some tips and strategies that will help your…
Ask the Vet and Ask the Nutritionist
Click here to view as a pdf: Ask the Vet and Ask the Nutritionist By Lorrie Meister, CVT “Sometimes our calves break out with scours for what appears to be no reason. Our Vet has ruled out pathogens and viruses. What could be causing this?” ~A concerned calf raiser in Minnesota~ While pathogens are some…
Managing Dairy Cow Foot Health With Nutrition
Click here to view as a pdf: Managing Dairy Cow Foot Health With Nutrition By Dr. John Popp, PhD. A cow with poor foot health eats less, produces less milk and is less profitable. Throughout the course of the year, as many as half of the cows on a farm can experience some form…
Are You Building a New Calf Barn?
Click here to view as a pdf: Are You Building A New Calf Barn By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. Spring is an excellent time to plan your upcoming construction projects. Across the United States, more and more farms are investing in new calf raising facilities. Some of the more common calf barn designs incorporate naturally…
Introducing The Family Flock® Line Of Poultry Feed
Click here to view as a pdf: Introducing The Family Flock Line Of Poultry Feed By Dan Leiterman In an effort to be more self-sufficient and provide quality nutrition, many families today are raising their own poultry flocks. The Family Flock® line of poultry feeds have been specifically formulated to an elevated standard that supports…
Paladin™ : Your Knight In The Battle For Feed Efficiency
Click here to view as a pdf: Paladin Your Knight In The Battle For Feed Efficiency By Julie Wadzinski, B.S. From King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table to Charlemagne’s Paladin Knights, defending the vulnerable and weak was one of the Knights’ many duties. In modern times, Crystal Creek’s® Paladin™ line of swine nutrition protects…
Managing Winter Dysentery In The Dairy Herd
Click here to view as a pdf: Managing Winter Dysentery In The Dairy Herd By Teresa Marker, B.S. The winter season is upon us! One of the most common health challenges facing dairy herds as the colder temperature sets in is Winter Dysentery. This article will explain the disease, describe the telltale signs to watch…
Preventing Scours Is Cheaper Than Treating Them
Click here to view as a pdf: Preventing Scours Is Cheaper Than Treating Them By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. Calf scours have been around as long as we have had domesticated cattle and yet they continue to plague the dairy industry. When it comes to getting serious about preventing calf scours, there are four main…