This is particularly the case when they weigh almost as much as you and are not particularly inclined to stay still. Most sheep fall into this category. But regardless of how many sheep you run, at ...

Lameness cuts productivity and increases costs in sheep flocks, but early treatment can significantly reduce the impact, writes Laura Green, Jasmeet Kaler, University of Warwick, and Rose Grogono ...

Foot rot in sheep can be one of the most costly and frustrating issues a shepherd has to deal with. Foot rot is a contagious and infectious organism that is passed from animal t animal through the ...

FOOT problems in sheep can be crippling in more ways than one. Sheep suffer and so does the flock owner’s profits. And lameness can affect the animal’s breeding performance – and that’s an important ...

CHARLES SCHWAB BUILDING. WHILE TRIMMING ANIMAL HOOVES IS A SPECIAL JOB AND IF YOU LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, THERE’S LIKELY NOT A VET NEARBY TO DO IT. ONE LOCAL COUPLE IS CHANGING THAT, THOUGH. THEY TRAVEL ...

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