In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Farms.com has compiled some useful resources for our community of users in Canada and the United States. Below you will find links to industry-related news articles, resources for agricultural and food industry employers and employees, government updates by state […]

LEARN ABOUT SORE MOUTH IN GOATS ore mouth is a pox virus that lives indefinitely in the soil, and affects most sheep and goat operations at some point. Dr. Reid Redden is a state sheep and goat specialist with Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension. He says […]

Proper animal nutrition means giving the animals the proper amount of all nutrients necessary for optimum production. This involves knowledge of the nutrients themselves, factors that affect the requirements of animals, and the feeds used to deliver those nutrients. Cost is always a consideration for […]

Taking liver biopsies from breeding ewes is helping Welsh sheep farmers to establish the mineral status of their flocks and fine-tune rations. Testing tissue samples from the livers of live ewes can be costly and is not commonly used in UK flocks. The technique is […]

Trace elements are minerals such as copper, selenium, cobalt, iodine, manganese and zinc that are essential for life. Optimal flock performance depends on them being supplied correctly. But how do you start figuring out your flock’s mineral status? Dr Fiona Lovatt explains how to negotiate […]