When it comes to breeding season every little bit of nutrition helps. That is why BioZyme®, makers of DuraFerm®, created the DuraFerm® Goat Concept•Aid® Protein Tub. This 50-pound tub offers the same nutritional value that many have come to expect in the DuraFerm® Goat Concept•Aid® loose mineral with the benefit of 20% added protein, ideal at breeding season. The DuraFerm® Goat Concept•Aid® Protein Tub offers a convenient […]
DuraFerm® Sheep Concept•Aid® HEAT®
When Mother Nature turns up the heat, it can cause havoc on your ewes’ reproductive systems. That’s why BioZyme® makers DuraFerm® Sheep Concept•Aid® have created a formula with HEAT® designed for when temperatures get hotter than 70-degrees. DuraFerm Sheep Concept•Aid HEAT is a highly fortified, free-choice vitamin and mineral supplement for sheep specifically designed to help prevent heat stress during temperatures […]
DuraFerm® Goat Concept•Aid®
More kids usually mean one thing – more mouths to feed. But when you’re talking more kids out of a productive goat herd, that means more goats to sell at marketing with more profit potential. If you’re looking for a way to increase your conception rates and get more kids on the ground while keeping your herd healthy, look […]
Prepare for Lambing Time Success
Lambing time is approaching, and that can only mean one thing. It’s time to get your barn clean, set up and organized, and make sure you have your lambing kit stocked and ready. Hopefully, you’ve already prepared your ewes from a nutritional standpoint, so they are ready to deliver vigorous, healthy lambs. As the ewes are […]
Passion for Show Goats Drives one Producer to Continue Learning
With a passion for agriculture and people, Alan Wrasman, continues to learn something new every day to make his operation more efficient and successful for his family and his customers. Although he grew up raising and showing cattle and hogs in Ohio, more than 12 years ago he decided to venture into the goat business and started raising Boer goats. Today, Wrasman Family Show Goats, […]
Preparing for a Successful Lambing Season
Lambing season is perhaps the most anticipated time on any sheep operation. You’ve prepared your matings, got the ewes bred and waited for the next crop of potential show lambs, replacement ewes and sire prospects to hit the ground. However, during those approximately five months of gestation, you have plenty of time to prepare your flock for a […]
Keeping the Flock Healthy through Summer’s Heat
Summer heat has penetrated all parts of the country. For livestock and especially your flock, that means unwanted heat stress during this critical time of year. High temperatures combined with excessive humidity play a critical role in heat stress on your sheep, something that impacts growth, performance and reproduction. Heat stress will affect the flock […]
Year-round Health Programs Starts with Nutrition
Focusing on your health doesn’t happen just once a year, and it shouldn’t happen sporadically for your flock either. To maintain a healthy flock, make sure you keep your ewes, rams and lambs on a quality vitamin and mineral program, 365 days a year. “It’s important to focus on health and performance from the inside, out,” said Sam […]
Mineral Program Adds Dollars Over Challenges for Future Generations
Challenges are everywhere. Try raising livestock in mass on the plains of West Texas. Predators are looking for their next meaty meal. Annual rain fall is sparce. For sixth generation rancher Ryan Bean, Ozona, Texas, he’s following his passion and working to provide a way of life for the seventh generation, his son and daughter, should […]
Take a Chance When One More Lamb Matters
When you raise livestock, you take a risk every day. But sometimes when you take an extra chance, that chance will pay off in rewards, including a confidence boost. That’s the case for Long Livestock, Vernal, Utah. Jeff and Nikki Long, along with daughter Kallie, own the operation that includes about 50 club lamb mamas, […]
