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Livestock Feed selection

Livestock Feed selection – Evaluation of Feed Ingredients

The achievement of proper nutrition with the aid of animal by-products has, for centuries, enriched the human diet. It is, therefore, essential to perpetuate this critical role of animal by-products […]

What is Rotational Grazing and what is Adaptive multi-paddock grazing ?

What is Rotational Grazing and what is Adaptive multi-paddock grazing ?

What is Rotational Grazing and what is Adaptive multi-paddock grazing ? Livestock farmers need to take measures against deforestation and complete flora destruction that may result from overgrazing. Hence, they […]

Livestock and GAP

Livestock and GAP

If your farming activity involves livestock, some crucial things to have in mind are: Strictly follow the local regulations about the type of animal species you are allowed to raise, […]

Taking Care of Goats

Taking Care of Goats

Goats Care, Health and Well-Being Unfortunately, goats often suffer from various worms and parasites. It is good to deworm our goats often (get advice from your vet). In special shops […]

Housing Goats Basics

Housing Goats – Building the Goat Farm

How to house Goats We start by building our goat establishment well before we welcome our animals. As it happens in nearly all livestock activity, we need a shelter area, […]

Q&As on Sheep

Q&As on Sheep

Are sheep carnivores? No, sheep are herbivores What is the normal body temperature of sheep? The normal rectal temperature for sheep is 100.9–103.8 °F (38.3–39.9 °C). At what age can […]

Can I make money from managing sheep?

Is Sheep Farming profitable?

Can someone get profit from Raising Sheep? Of course sheep farming can be profitable, but on a medium to large scale. Hundreds of thousands of people across the world make […]

Sheep Waste Management

Sheep Manure Production and Waste Management

Keeping our farm clean is the key to raise healthy and thriving sheep. We must daily remove their waste and the bedding from the shelter, because they attract flies and […]

Sheep Care Health and Well Being

Sheep Care Basics

Sheep Care, Health & Well Being Unfortunately, sheep often suffer from internal parasites as well as other diseases. Sheep farmers deworm their sheep often (get advice from your local licensed […]

Feeding Sheep Basics

How to feed Sheep

What do Sheep eat – Feeding Sheep Basics – Dairy and Meat Sheep Nutrition Sheep are grazers. They prefer to eat short, tender pasture very close to the field surface. […]