Common Causes of Poor Body Condition and Performance
The first step in determining why your horse is not eating well, losing weight or failing to thrive is to examine his nutritional program. Your Purina...
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How To Tell When Your Dog Is Dehydrated
There are several different reasons dogs lose water from their body. A few ways this can happen is through panting, urinating, and evaporation through the feet...
Plants that are Poisonous to Horses
There are literally hundreds of plants that are either outright, or potentially, toxic to horses. There are several factors that contribute to toxicity. First,...
Deworming Your Cattle
When your cattle herd has problems with tape worms, it can wreak havoc with their digestion systems. Knowing what to do about it can save you a lot of problems...
How to Use Complete Feeds to Stretch Your Hay Supply
Fiery blazes, drought, and poor growing conditions have made hay difficult to find and expensive to buy in many locations throughout the nation. These...
The Language of Wag: What Your Dog is Really Saying
The classic telltale sign of the emotional state of man’s best friend is the position and movement of the tail. Wagging infers happiness or excitement, while...
Effectively Creep Feeding Your Foals
Creep feeding foals is one of the best ways to help with the weaning process away from dependence on the mare. Here’s what it is and how it is done...
Spring Pet Care Tips
The seasons are changing quickly this year, which may leave us unprepared to contend with all the things that come with warm weather, especially if you're a...
Causes and Prevention of Coccidiosis in your Flock
One of the challenges you face as a bird owner is the threat of a common, and potentially devastating, disease called coccidiosis. But once you understand what...
The Best and Safest Ways to Feed a Horse
Understanding the basic dietary needs of your equine friend is an essential part of ownership. Horses are foragers, meaning they graze. Meeting this natural...
Doggy Danger: Beware of these Holiday Plants
The Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday trifecta is traditionally characterized by festive and sometimes flamboyant displays of decorations. While many of...
Year 'Round Supplementation Improves Pasture Utilization
It’s been a challenge raising registered Angus cattle through the last 13 years of drought on the Bradley 3 Ranch in the Texas Panhandle. “We’ve changed a lot...
Treats Your Horses Will Love
Although making homemade horse treats may not be practical all the time, it is nice to treat your horse to something special once in a while. Here are some...
Healthy Does for Healthy Kids
The birth of healthy kids starts with healthy does. It goes without saying that breeding a doe that is in top condition will give you the best odds for...
How to Adjust Horses to the Changing Seasons
Changing seasons can bring about potential problems for horses and their owners. Pasture quality changes with every season, but the changes from summer to fall...
How Nutrition Affects Hoof Growth
Hoof quality is affected by several factors including genetics, environment and nutrition. Some horses inherit weak hooves and that can’t be changed, but...
Autumn Cow Calf Management Tips
Here are some general cow-calf management reminders for the fall season. This information has been adapted from the “Beef Cow Herd Calendar”1 developed by the...
Beware of Quick Fixes When Fighting High Feed Costs
While feed costs may present 50 to 70 percent of your beef cattle production expenses, cost isn’t all you need to consider in these times of volatile feed...
The Importance of Feed over Forage in Horse Diets
Horses evolved over millions of years as grazers, roaming around selecting the best forages they could find. While they did eat seeds growing on those plants,...
Feedlot Management Tips for Challenging Economic Times
During times of high input costs and uncertain markets, it is particularly important to frequently monitor production as you feed your cattle and to keep good...
How to Preserve Nutrients in Hay
Proper storage of hay between harvest and feeding is critical for preserving nutrients and assuring that you'll have high quality hay to feed your cattle...