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Summer brings longer days and abundant grazing opportunities, but it also creates one of the biggest seasonal challenges for producers: heat stress in sheep. While sheep are often considered hardy animals, prolonged exposure to high temperatures and humidity can negatively impact growth, reproduction, feed intake, and overall flock performance. 

Finding the best mineral for sheep is about more than filling a feeder with the same salt and mineral every few days. A properly balanced sheep mineral supports reproduction, immune function, digestion, hoof integrity, and overall flock performance throughout every season.

If you own livestock, you’ve got insects. Furthermore, if the livestock are sheep or goats, flies, ticks and other pests can lead to economic losses and physical harm and discomfort to your animals. This time of year, warm weather should signal opportunity—lush forage, active growth, and animals reaching their potential. But as temperatures climb and insect populations surge, that opportunity can quickly turn into a management challenge. For producers, heat and insect control for sheep and goats becomes essential to maintaining health, performance, and profitability.

Spring is a season of renewal for livestock operations, but it also introduces a range of management challenges. Temperatures rise, pastures begin to green up, and production cycles shift. With these changes, sheep and goats face several environmental and nutritional stressors.

BioZyme® creates targeted nutritional supplements for sheep and goats. DuraFerm  supports digestion and nutrition for maximized performance.

Why are goat mineral requirements during kidding season so important? We want every kid to hit the ground running with health and vigor.

While lambing season officially begins the day the first ewe goes into labor, the truth is simpler and more demanding. Lamb survival is determined long before the first lamb is born.

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