I have Boer goats, which means that my goats are among the breeds most likely to contract sore mouths. As a result, I take extra precautions with my goats, especially since we also raise 4H goats that could contaminate my herd with sore mouth if I wasn’t careful. What is Sore Mouth Disease (Orf)? Sore […]
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Before I moved to the country, I didn’t know much about donkeys. Now, I have space and many neighbors with donkeys. As I have looked into donkeys, I’ve wondered how much space they need. It’s important to provide animals with adequate space, so they have good health and happy life. Here’s what I found
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Donkeys are often viewed by many to be both stubborn and aggressive, but their unique characteristics and charm might make them tempting to have on a small farm. I wanted to find out the biggest challenges of owning a donkey, so I surveyed over 200 donkey owners. I asked them the most difficult aspect
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When I purchase new goats for my herd, I am always anxious to ensure that the new goats are free from CL and that my herd remained healthy and strong. That’s because CL spreads easily, is difficult to control, and almost always results in a financial loss. What is CL in goats? CL, or Caseous
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Of all the diseases that goats can get, two of them are the scariest, are very common, and incredibly hard to treat or prevent. Tetanus and overeating diseases in goats can cause your animals incredible pain and progress rapidly once symptoms occur. Although you can mostly prevent overeating disease, goats that get into other feed
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In the four years that I’ve been raising chickens, I’ve had several periods where my chickens stop laying eggs. Each time, another issue has been the cause. I’ve talked to dozens of other chicken owners, and everyone I’ve talked to has expressed the same experience: At some point, their chickens stop laying. If you
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If you’ve ever offered a cow a handful of hay, you’ve probably seen the cow stretch its neck toward you and reach with its tongue to pull that tasty hay into its mouth—a mouth with no top teeth! So, why don’t cows have top teeth? I recently had a friend ask me this question
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Horse show jumping has been a trendy equestrian sport since the early 1900s. Dressage dates back more than 2,000 years. Showjumping often includes many Warmblood breeds, as well as Thoroughbred and Arabian breeds of horses. Showjumping quickly rose to popularity as a spectator sport thanks in part to its first appearance at the Olympic
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Colic is a worry for many horse owners. When my horse got colic, I was terrified. That’s because colic can be fatal. Plus, I could tell that my horse was in pain and uncomfortable. And, I worried about the other issues that colic can cause. You may relate horse colic to human colic, but colic
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When it comes to successful cattle breeding programs, understanding a bull’s ability to breed multiple cows can be one of the first steps in deciding what strategies to employ for setting up your cow and bull breeding fields. Each bull is unique, and its specific strengths and weaknesses should always be taken into account before
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