Winter and spring are exciting times of the year for livestock exhibitors across the country. It’s time to break out the new show prospects and hit the road to jackpot shows. Don’t let those hours of hard work and days of preparation at home all be for nothing. The combination of hauling, changes in environment […]
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Give the Judge Something to Talk About: Keep your Livestock Show Ring Ready
Second Part in a Series: BioZyme Products Help You #PreptoWin Have you ever heard the judge say your heifer needs more rib shape? Perhaps you’ve heard a judge comment that your barrow is too flat out of the backside of his blade. In other words, your animal needs to fill up, which means they need […]
3 Tips to Starting Cattle Projects on the Feed
The crisp feeling in the air, calendars flipped to September and kids back in school are good indicators of shopping for your next show calf projects. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first calf or not, each project starts with anticipation of a new show season and a set of new goals and shows to […]
Tips for Summer Lamb & Goat Care
Summertime means show time for many lamb and goat exhibitors. However, keeping your lambs and goats fresh, feeling and looking their best can be challenging, especially during the hottest parts of the year. With some persistence and consistency to your schedule, you can ease the challenges and keep your small ruminants feeling great and show […]
The Importance of Reading a Feed Tag
Walk into any feed room in any barn, and what do you see? Rows of neatly stacked bags that look very similar. It doesn’t matter what species you are feeding; the differential is in the brand. One brand might be purple and black, another green and white and another tan and orange; but bag after bag will […]
How to Hold Over Animals the Low-Stress Way
Summer shows may be coming to a slow down, but in another 60 to 90 days fall shows will be ramping up. Just 45 to 60 more days winter majors start. Have you thought about holding over one of your animals that wasn’t quite dialed in this summer for one of those fall or winter shows? […]