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December 5, 2022 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Raising Quality Beef To Receive the Greatest Return on Your Investment

If you are looking to raise cattle that can provide high-quality beef for your customers, we have some tips (and livestock equipment) that can give you food for thought. For the best return on your investment, you want your cows to be healthy and happy so they can produce the tastiest beef and milk possible. Here are some tips to help your cows thrive:

1-Quality nutrition: To avoid malnutrition, make sure your soil and feed provide the minerals and proteins your herd needs. Adding salt mixes via mouth or injection can make up for a deficiency. Separating the heifers from the older cows, particularly in the winter can help provide much-needed extra nutrients for your growing heifers.

2-Vaccine protection: A regular vaccine schedule helps prevent diseases while also lessening the need for antibiotics that could be passed on to the meat.

-Pasture feeding: Giving your cows access to pastures for silage and hay helps them produce the most natural and best-tasting beef.

-Legume hay: This hay that is grown for your herd and then cut is essential for their best health. Grown correctly, this hay comes with an ample supply of protein for your cows, having higher concentrations of protein than regular grass hay. Alfalfa is great legume hay and while it is pricier than feeding your cows strictly on pastures, it’s well worth it if you are wanting to supply the best beef for your customers.

NOTE: When it comes to hay, avoid feeding your beef cattle alfalfa that is dairy quality. Its richness is more than your beef cattle require and is one of the costlier options for hay.

At D-S Livestock Equipment located in Frostburg, Maryland, we are pleased to be one of the only providers of hot-dipped galvanized livestock equipment. What does this mean for you? There is no paint and no rust, while also being priced affordably. This means you will be purchasing high-quality equipment, cost-effectively. Whether your cattle operation is in the U.S. or across the world, we can help. Check out our products or call 800-949-9997 for assistance. We also offer financing to help you get the equipment you need now rather than later!
September 2, 2022 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

If You Are Starting Your Own Cattle Operation, We Offer Top-Quality Equipment for Your Needs!

If you are beginning a cattle operation, you will want to learn how to safely do so. These large creatures can be dangerous if they aren’t handled properly. Here are some tips to help.

Choosing Your Cattle Breed

If you are a beginner at raising cattle, you will need to determine which breed will be best for your operation. Here is a brief description of some of the most common cattle.

Holstein: These rather large cows come in around 1,500 pounds when mature. Commonly used as dairy cows, they potentially produce over 17,000 pounds of milk and more than 600 pounds of butterfat each year.

Jersey: These big-eyed beauties produce milk high in butterfat while weighing in around 1,000 pounds. While small compared to their Holstein counterparts, they are happy grazers that thrive even in the heat.

Guernsey: Coming in at about 1,200 pounds when mature, this breed supplies you with high-butterfat milk even though they tend to consume less feed than some of their bigger cousins.

Handling Tips

-Don’t try to handle agitated cattle, if possible, wait for about half an hour for them to calm down. They can be safely handled when they feel calm and secure.

-Your cattle’s eyes are on the sides of their head so they cannot see behind them. Don’t spook them by approaching them suddenly or yelling at them, as they just might accidentally swing around and trample what’s in their path.

-Maintain cattle-friendly facilities that will keep your cattle safely locked up with gates and pins closed, and we can help with that!

Water for Hydration

Whatever breed you end up choosing, make sure they get the amount of water they need to continue eating enough, staying hydrated and maintaining optimal body function. The amount depends on their production cycle and age. In the summer, cows and bulls can require up to 20 gallons of water a day while a lactating cow easily consumes more. Cattle grazing on lush grass requires less water, while cattle munching on dry feed (or hay) will need more. It is recommended that your cattle have access to a constant source of clean water.

If you are in the market for cattle handling equipment, chances are we have it! Feel free to check out our catalog. Give us a call at 800-949-9997 or email us with your questions!
October 21, 2021 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

As Winter Looms Ahead, Now Is a Good Time To Prepare Your Lambs and Goats for the Winter Lambing and Kidding Season

With fall in full swing, winter is right behind it bringing with it the chilly winter weather. For owners of livestock such as goats and sheep, now is the time to plan ahead and prepare for lambing and kidding season. This is important for your animal’s safety and your own operation’s production goals.

Making sure your livestock maintains productive breeding so mating and birthing can continue on schedule means making sure your animals have easy access to nutritious feed so they can be healthy. For lambing/kidding season (typically September and October) means giving birth five months down the road. Providing the necessary feed to your animals gives the lambs and kids the nutrients they need to ensure survival. Access to good feed lessens potential health problems to ensure they not only survive but thrive. Lambs and goats require the proper facilities to support winter kidding:

  • Good feed
  • Fresh hay
  • Pens with dry
  • Access to animal health care and vaccinations

With the right equipment, you’ll be able to oversee your animals’ health, including checking your does regularly, providing vaccines, seeing that they aren’t plagued by lice or worms and are safely sustained throughout the winter weather. Warm facilities and access to feed help keep them warm by boosting their metabolism for optimal body heat.

Our D-S Livestock and Equipment facility offers you handling equipment to help you care for your livestock and ensure optimal productivity. Our inventory and storage allow us to ship your equipment wherever you are located. For your convenience, we also offer in-house financing. We also offer hot-dipped galvanized sheep and goat handling equipment including feeders, lambing creeping and kidding creeping equipment, loading and hauling equipment, weighing equipment and so much more.

If you are currently in the market for updating your livestock handling equipment, we welcome you to check out our D-S Livestock Equipment operation in Frostburg, MD. To speak to a representative, you can call 800-949-9997 today or request a catalog online.
March 24, 2021 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Spring Is a Great Time To Get Your Kidding and Lambing Equipment

When it comes to running a sheep operation, people can lamb on pasture in the spring, or earlier if you lamb in a barn, often depending on your livestock situation. Some operations have several lambing seasons in a given year, especially if their market demands support it.

Whether your operation involves sheep or goats, DS-Livestock and Equipment are here for your livestock needs so you can successfully maintain your production goals. You want to be able to utilize the best times to mate your livestock and for them to reproduce in good health. Supplying your animals with the nutritious feed their metabolism needs to survive and thrive is key to your operation’s success.

Our high-quality, hot-dipped galvanized sheep and goat handling equipment are both reliable and affordable. We have been helping livestock operations maintain their facilities with quality products. We offer your animals equipment to hold their feed, clean water, fresh hay and dry pens with bedding and access to necessary health care. You’ll need access to your animal’s hoofs, administer vaccines and check for lice and worms especially as the weather warms.

Our team at D-S Livestock and Equipment here in Frostburg, Maryland invites you to check out all of our livestock handling equipment so you can maximize your production and revenue. Keeping your livestock investment healthy and thriving helps to ensure your bottom line. No matter where your operation is located, here in the United States or on another continent, we can ship your equipment around the world while also offering in-house financing, per your needs, including the following:

-Feeders
-Handling systems and their components
-Lambing and kidding creeping
-Loading and hauling equipment
-Open bar panels and doors
-Show equipment
-Solid panels and doors
-Weighing equipment
-Work tables and stations

For more information, we invite you to reach out to our team at 800-949-9997 today. We are happy to send you a catalog showing all of our sheep, goat and cattle livestock handling equipment, in Frostburg, MD. We look forward to meeting all of your livestock handling equipment needs for the years to come!
December 4, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Keep Your Cattle, Goats or Sheep in Their Best Health During This Winter Season With Our Quality Feeder Stations

The harsh winter season is almost here, bringing with it snow, ice and frequent freeze-thaw cycles that can impact your cattle, goat or sheep livestock operation. The challenge comes when you confine your livestock in smaller more sheltered environments until the weather warms up again.

If you are a farmer restricting your animal’s feed to more confined areas, this can impact the vegetation and soil erosion, as well as raising the concentration of manure in certain areas of your operation, potentially polluting the surface and groundwater with phosphorus and nitrogen. The good news is, winter feeding stations are created to allow your animals to feed while you safely contain their manure.

At D-S Livestock Equipment located in Frostburg, Maryland, we have been providing high-quality livestock equipment around the world including quality feeders, loading and hauling equipment, open-air panels and doors, show equipment, work tables and stations.

Our Handling Equipment Is Hot-Dipped & Galvanized 

We are one of the only suppliers of hot-dipped galvanized livestock equipment around, helping our customers with their needs without worrying about paint or rust. We ship out products with a fast turnaround service at competitive market prices. Our team is also just one phone call away to answer your questions and concerns.

High-Quality Feeder Stations

Supplying your cattle, sheep or goat operation with quality feeders lessens their stress during harsh winter weather conditions and gives them the nutrition they need in the months to come. Whether you need feeders for one or more animals, we have you covered. Check out our Outside Creeper Feeder that prevents rain from getting onto the feed, and our 4-foot and 8-foot adjustable grain feeders that are ideal for small lambs and kids as well as adult sheep and goats.

In-House Financing

If you need financing, we are here to help with our in-house, no-obligation credit line so you can buy your equipment with a financing package that is suited just for you.

Whether you need handling equipment shipped to the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Africa, Japan or somewhere else in the world, we can help. Reach out to our facility in Frostburg, Maryland, to order your equipment by calling 800-949-9997 today!
October 20, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

It’s Time To Get Your Lambs and Goats Ready for the Winter Lambing and Kidding Season

Winter season is around the corner and farmers who work with goats and sheep need to make sure that lambing and kidding season progresses properly to reach anticipated production goals. Successful breeding means taking advantage of the best times to mate and give birth so that the animals have access to the nutrition they need to thrive.

Lambing/kidding season includes the months of September/October where they will give birth five months later. At this stage, your animals need to have the necessary support to ensure the survival of the lambs and kids. This includes preventing the animals’ exposure to health problems and access to optimal feed.

If you are a commercial producer, having the right kind of facilities to support winter kidding is essential. Providing proper feed, clean water, hay that is fresh and pens that are dry with bedding and providing needed health care. Checking the does once a month or more before kidding means checking hoofs, providing vaccines and making sure there are no lice and worms. And finally, making sure the does and kids are protected from the harsh winter weather effects, depending on your climate.

You’ll likely need to provide extra care for these animals during the winter to protect them from the cold and keep them warm. Sufficient feed will stoke their metabolism for needed body heat. Your successful livestock operation depends on your animal’s thriving under your care.

At D-S Livestock and Equipment, we have all the handling equipment you may need to care for your animals and keep them healthy for maximum productivity. We ship around the world and offer in-house financing as needed. We offer high-quality, hot-dipped galvanized sheep and goat handling equipment:

  • Feeders
  • Lambing Creeping & Kidding Creeping
  • Loading & Hauling
  • Open Bar Panels & Doors
  • Solid Panels & Doors
  • Handling Systems
  • Handling Systems Components
  • Show Equipment
  • Weighing
  • Work Tables & Stations

If you need sheep, goat or cattle livestock handling equipment, give our D-S Livestock Equipment operation in Frostburg, MD a call at 800-949-9997 or request a catalog.
December 2, 2016 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Keep your Winter Herd Comfortable

Winter is finally gripping most of the country in its cold grasp, which means it’s time to get serious about ensuring your cattle herd makes it through the winter comfortably. Whether you’re new to cattle or this is your 20th year on the range, we have a few tips that we believe will help you.

Watering is just as important

Even in the winter, with the abundance of snow and ice, having enough water at a decent temperature (we recommend 37 degrees Fahrenheit and up) is critical. Cattle can’t just eat snow and ice all day, as they have the same problem humans do when consuming that much frozen water – it lowers core body temperature.

Enough roughage

A great way to keep your herd warm is to ensure there’s enough roughage, in addition to whatever winter diet you have them on, to help warm them up. Hay is great because the digestion process of it causes more body heat, keeping your herd warm and lowering any heating costs you may incur if you’re housing your herd in a barn.

It also gives your herd more energy, meaning their meat stays firmer and healthier until slaughtering time.

Keep them dry

It’s also critical to keep your herd dry. Wet animals get cold as easily as wet humans, and if they stay wet and cold too long you can risk losing the animal.

In light of that, we recommend double-checking all housing structures to ensure there are no leaks, so your herd stays dry all winter long.
If you have any other questions regarding your herd’s winter health, call us today at [phone] for more information.
October 5, 2016 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Winterize your Ranch

The whole country is getting a bit colder, which means it’s time to start getting things ready to winterize your ranch. Here at [practice_name] we have the expertise and products to help you do just that.

Let’s take a few minutes to look at some tips that’ll help your winterization go more smoothly.

Get your feed ready

The most important thing when winterizing your ranch is ensuring that all your feed is ready. If you grow your own hay, make sure it’s out of the fields and in the barn. You’ll also want to remember not to keep your feed too close to your stock, and have a clear path to delivering it to your stock even if a winter storm dumps five feet of snow on the ground.

Prep for Calving

If you calve during the winter, you don’t want to be searching for calving supplies when it’s freezing. Make sure all your calving supplies are in line for when your cows start to calve.

Winterizing your ranch takes a lot of work, and these are just two tips that’ll help you make sure you’re ready for what’s shaping up to be a long, cold winter. If you need to any other advice about ranch winterization, please call us today at [phone] to see what we can do to help.
April 12, 2016 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Your Healthy Herd

Whether you have one cow or two hundred, you want to keep them healthy and happy. By doing so, you can enjoy high quality milk and meat when the time comes-but what can you do to keep your herd healthy?

The first thing you need to worry about is nutrition. Remember, you will not get quality goods from you cattle if you don’t care for their nutrition. If you’re worried about malnutrition, we recommend testing your soil and feed to see exactly what minerals and proteins your herd is getting. If you find a deficiency, adding salt mixes—either orally or by injection—will help. Also, separate your heifers from older cows, especially during the winter. Because heifers are still growing, they need the extra nutrition doing so can provide.

Also, please establish and follow a regular schedule for vaccines. Many think that producing natural, organic meat means avoiding vaccines, but this is inaccurate. In fact, vaccines help to eliminate a need for antibiotics which, some claim, could taint the meat. Also, vaccines can help stave off diseases that could damage your herd.

If you have any other question please give [practice_name] a call at [phone]. We’ll be glad to answer any questions you have.
March 31, 2016 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

How to Keep Your Herd Healthy

Whether you have one cow or two hundred, you want to keep them healthy and happy. By doing so, you can enjoy high quality milk and meat when the time comes–but what can you do to keep your herd healthy?

The first thing you need to worry about is nutrition. Remember, you will not get quality goods from your cattle if you don’t care for their nutrition. If you’re worried about malnutrition, we recommend testing your soil and feed to see exactly what minerals and proteins your herd is getting. If you find a deficiency, adding salt mixes—either orally or by injection—will help. Also, separate your heifers from older cows, especially during the winter. Because heifers are still growing, they need the extra nutrition doing so can provide.

Also, please establish and follow a regular schedule for vaccines. Many think that producing natural, organic meat means avoiding vaccines, but this is inaccurate. In fact, vaccines help to eliminate a need for antibiotics which, some claim, could taint the meat. Also, vaccines can help stave off diseases that could damage your herd.

If you have any other question, please give [practice_name] a call at [phone]. We’ll be glad to answer any questions you have.

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