livestock-health
Essential Minerals for Pig Nutrition
July 31, 2025 · Countryside Contributor · Pigs
Providing healthy minerals is essential in pig nutrition. Learn why minerals are important, types of swine minerals and vitamins, and how to ensure your soil is suitable for pasture-raised pigs.
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Can Animals Feel Pain? Pain Recognition in Livestock
Can animals feel pain like humans? Learn about pain recognition in livestock and animal pain signs to ensure proper care and management.
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Cider Vinegar to Treat White Muscle Disease
March 13, 2019 · Countryside Contributor · Sheep
The summer of 2002 was the first time I encountered White Muscle Disease in our flock of purebred Icelandic sheep. It affected two ewes I had purchased bred in late winter. We were hit had in early June here in Michigan with severely hot and humid weather.
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17 Epsom Salt Uses From Body to Barnyard
February 13, 2019 · Rhonda Crank · Self-Reliance
Most everyone knows about Epsom salt for the bath to ease sore muscles, but there are many Epsom salt uses on the homestead you may not know about.
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