Finding the best mineral for sheep is about more than filling a feeder with the same salt and mineral every few days. A properly balanced sheep mineral supports reproduction, immune function, digestion, hoof integrity, and overall flock performance throughout every season. Forage quality changes throughout the year, and many pastures lack the consistent vitamin and trace mineral levels sheep […]
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Heat and Insect Control for Sheep and Goats: Protecting Performance When Conditions Turn Tough
Heat and Insect Control for Sheep and Goats If you own livestock, you’ve got insects. Furthermore, if the livestock are sheep or goats, flies, ticks and other pests can lead to economic losses and physical harm and discomfort to your animals. This time of year, warm weather should signal opportunity—lush forage, active growth, and animals reaching their potential. But as temperatures climb and insect populations […]
Spring Stress Management for Sheep and Goats: Tackling Heat, Forage & Seasonal Challenges
Spring is a season of renewal for livestock operations, but it also introduces a range of management challenges. Temperatures rise, pastures begin to green up, and production cycles shift. With these changes, sheep and goats face several environmental and nutritional stressors. Heat fluctuations, sudden forage changes, increased parasite pressure, and the demands of reproduction can all impact animal health and […]
Prepare for a Successful Sheep Breeding Season
Sheep Breeding Season For most sheep producers, their goals are to lamb out healthy, high-performing lambs – preferably two per ewe. Healthy lambs start with one pivotal time of year, the sheep breeding season. The success of this period determines next year’s lamb crop, the flock’s genetic progress, and ultimately, profitability. A well-prepared sheep breeding […]
A Guide to Breeding Sheep
We typically think of springtime as a time of birth and growth. Farmers are in the fields, flowers are blooming, and sheep producers are planning their next genetic matings. Changes in technology and evolving demand for lambs throughout the year have led more producers to summertime breeding. So now is the time to start planning […]
A Guide to Mastitis in Sheep
Mastitis – just the name sounds awful, and it is. Mastitis in sheep is an inflammatory infection of the udder, primarily affecting lactating ewes. It can significantly impact milk production, lamb survival and growth and overall flock health. We expect a lot from a lactating ewe, and we don’t want to see her feel bad […]
A Guide: What Do Sheep Eat?
Sheep are interesting critters. From the outside, they don’t appear that complex – wooly, somewhat loveable and even picturesque as they dot the countryside grazing. However, as they are grazing, their inside is working to meet their nutritional needs. Sheep are herbivorous ruminants, meaning their diet consists primarily of plant material, and they have a specialized […]
Preparation is Vital for a Successful Lambing Season
Lambing season is perhaps one of the most anticipated times for any sheep producer, both beginner and experienced. After carefully making mating decisions, breeding the ewes and waiting through gestation, healthy, newborn lambs hit the ground. Lambing season is definitely a time of excitement! At BioZyme®, the makers of DuraFerm®, we specialize in vitamin and mineral supplements […]
Reproduction Options for Your Ewes
When managing your ewe flock, understanding the breeding options available can help optimize genetic gain, improve flock productivity, and adapt to market needs. Three primary methods of breeding your ewes include natural service, artificial insemination (A.I.) and embryo transfer (E.T.). At DuraFerm®, we create nutritional supplements for sheep and goats that support optimal digestion and […]
What do Sheep Eat?
Sheep are clever eaters. We like to call them nature’s first “foodies.” But what do sheep eat? We’re here to explore not only what sheep eat but also what they need to thrive while producing meat, wool, and milk. How Sheep Eat First of all, sheep are ruminants, meaning they have a complex stomach with […]