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 […]
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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 […]
When is Lambing Season?
Have you ever experienced the sound of a newborn lamb crying for its mom? Have you seen those long, spindly legs attempting to take their first steps, standing to suckle their mother’s milk? The smell of wool, straw and newborn lambs is a scent that will stick in your mind for a lifetime if you […]
How to Prepare for First Time Goat Kidding
There’s nothing cuter than a baby goat jumping around, leaping onto its mama. That is unless it’s an entire pen of goat kids jumping and playing together. Before you get those baby goats to the point of playing you first have to get them born safely and healthfully and started in the right direction. At […]
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 […]
The Benefits of a Protein Tub for Sheep
Protein Tub for Sheep Protein is known as the building block for cells. As you work to build your quality sheep flock, you want to be sure that the health and nutrition of that flock are top priorities. If they are, you need to offer adequate protein to your ewes when they need it most. When […]
Sheep AI Offers Options
Sheep AI One little lamb, two little lambs, three little lambs…all with the same outstanding sire. Counting sheep can be a lot more fun when using the advanced reproductive technologies available to you. Artificial insemination (AI) is becoming more prevalent within the industry as a way to propagate genetics from proven sires from across the […]
How to Prepare Nutritionally for Sheep Gestation
Sheep Gestation Sheep breeding season is exciting no doubt. The advancement of reproductive technologies like artificial insemination (A.I.) and sheep embryo transfer (E.T.) protocols is becoming more readily available. Combine that with the number of sensational new sires to choose from, and advancing your flock’s genetic potential is more efficient than ever. However, there is […]
Feeding for Success: Mineral Program Maximizes Reproductive Potential
As a producer making an investment in future progeny, don’t you want to know that your ewes or does are getting the best nutrition to reach their highest reproductive potential? The investment into advanced reproductive technologies isn’t small, so have your females in the best shape possible with a nutritional supplement from the DuraFerm® line. DuraFerm is a […]
Tips for Winter Management of Sheep and Goats
The cold weather is enough to stress out all species of man and beast. But for sheep and goats, and especially those that lamb and kid in the cold winter months, extra management steps need to be taken to eliminate the stress on the flocks and herds. Although most sheep and goats will have thick coats of […]
