milk production
Raising Domestic Yaks
At 18 months, Oreo is just a baby, but 300 pounds of baby yak looking for attention can be pretty overwhelming at first introduction!
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Belfair Miniature Cattle: A Small, All-Around Breed
Belfair cattle were developed for the small acreage farmer who wants a small family milk cow that also produces a good beef calf for the locker.
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Cherishing the Natural Beauty of Icelandic Sheep
We were ready to give up on the sheep business altogether when we discovered Icelandic sheep.
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A Free Choice Salt Lick is Vital for Livestock Health
If you have livestock on your homestead, then I’m sure you’re aware of the need they all have for salt and minerals.
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How to Tube Feed a Calf
Add to Favorites By Heather Smith Thomas – There are times you must get fluid into a newborn calf that needs colostrum or a sick calf that needs fluid and …
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Dairy Sheep – Consider Icelandic Sheep
What struck me right away when my first Icelandic sheep lambed were the similarities that these sheep had with dairy goats. I had a commercial goat dairy in years past and these ewe lamb mothers had udders that would be respectable for a good milking dairy goat.
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Choosing Dairy Cow Breeds for Your Farm
Dairy cow breeds are numerous. How do we know the right breed for our farm or family situation?
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Foot and Mouth Disease: What You Need to Know
Add to Favorites By John Hibma, Connecticut – Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious, viral disease that infects cloven-hoofed animals. All ruminants, including cows, meat and dairy goats, sheep, …
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Holistic Management On A Pasture Dairy
Add to Favorites By Heather Smith Thomas Ron Holter is the fifth generation on a dairy farm near Jefferson, Maryland, in Middletown Valley. “The land was originally purchased in 1889 by my great-great-granddad,” he …
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Managing the Scourge of Scours
Add to Favorites Byline Dr. Kevin Hill, Merck Animal Health Getting calves off to a good start in the first few weeks of life can have a major impact on …
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How Bot Fly Larvae Affect Livestock and Farm Income
Add to Favorites Bot fly larvae are a disruptive, destructive threat to your livestock and not something you or the animals want to deal with during the summer months. The bot …
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My Top 13 on the Food Additives List to Avoid
Add to Favorites When we began our journey of using food for health many years ago, I was shocked as I learned about the food additives list for processed and …
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Milk Replacer vs. Ewe’s Milk
It’s time to look ahead to lambing season. Should you feed milk replacer or ewe’s milk to the lamb crop? Research from Cornell University provides insight to this query.
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Minerals to Prevent and Treat Sheep Illnesses
You don’t usually think about sheep illnesses when you look at a flock of sheep. Sheep need minerals to prevent and treat illnesses.
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Breeding Top Dairy Sheep for America
Add to Favorites By Alan Harman – A generations-long trek from the romantic sun-baked mountains of northern Greece to the New World has led to a pioneering American dairy sheep …
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