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September 3, 2023 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Embracing September: A Harvest of Innovation in Livestock Handling Equipment

As the warm embrace of summer starts to dwindle, the arrival of September heralds not only the transition to fall but is also a time of renewed focus on livestock management and handling for the chillier months ahead. When it comes to agriculture, this month brings with it a unique blend of changing seasons and cutting-edge innovations in livestock handling equipment so your operation can continue running smoothly.

September marks a pivotal juncture for farmers and ranchers, as you prepare to harvest crops and ensure the well-being of your livestock before the colder months set in. Livestock handling becomes an art as much as a science, and the tools at hand are essential for seamless operations. Having the right tools and equipment effectively helps minimize stress on both animals and handlers.

One cannot overlook the crucial role technology plays in modern agriculture. Advanced solutions like automated sorting systems that reduce human intervention and stress on livestock during sorting processes are revolutionizing. Cutting-edge equipment employs RFID technology, allowing for efficient tracking and identification of individual animals, ensuring personalized care for farm animals.

Ingenious designs also take center stage, with equipment designed to mimic natural environments. Circular pens, modeled after natural herd formations, foster a sense of security among livestock, easing their transition through various stages of handling. These setups not only minimize stress but also enhance efficiency.

With fall around the corner, farmers, ranchers and agricultural enthusiasts are presented with an opportune moment to explore the latest trends in livestock handling equipment. By embracing the best of both worlds, the agricultural community can ensure the well-being of their livestock, streamline operations, and pave the way for a bountiful harvest and a sustainable future. At D-S Livestock Equipment, we offer livestock equipment for cattle, sheep and goats in Frostburg, Maryland:

SHEEP
GOATS
CATTLE

Call us today to learn more!
November 3, 2022 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Getting Your Goats, Sheep and Cattle Ready for the Colder Winter Weather

If you are new to livestock handling equipment, you will want to know about the basic essentials that will help you make your livestock operation run smoothly and efficiently. Our team here at D-S Livestock Equipment, is ready to give you a run-down of the basic equipment you will need to be successful and protect your livestock investment.

Livestock Feeder

Sheep, goats and cattle need to be fed well and consistently so they can thrive, especially in the colder winter months. While there are a variety of feeders available on the market, bale feeders, hay baskets, troughs, etc., we can recommend a combination feeder, so you can feed your animals both hay and grain with just one item of equipment. And whether you are dealing with rain or snow, our feeders help protect your animals from the harsh elements.

-Handling Systems: There are various handling systems ranging from basic to complex, so choosing the right one for your needs is important. Our equipment has parts that can let you sort, deworm, inspect or tag your animal without harming them (or you).

-Livestock Weighing Equipment: Weighing helps you monitor your animal’s health so you can calculate the correct medication dosage, and food rations, as well as monitor their weight gains.

-Livestock Work Tables: A work table and station options can make your job easier when you need to handle, flip or keep your animal motionless.

Winter Protection Tips

There are a few other items that can help protect your animals. If you have newborn calves dealing with winter weather, you can look for specially designed hats to keep their ears warm, while goats and lambs can be warmed with a fleece or sweater on the chilliest nights. Extra bedding can help insulate your animals from the freezing ground. And of course, this time of year extra food can raise their body temperatures.

Whatever your needs may be, our DF-Livestock team in Frostburg, MD, has the equipment to help you keep your animals safe and your business function more smoothly. We invite you to give us a call at [phone] if you have any questions! We are here to support your operation!
January 24, 2022 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

We Offer Livestock Products at Affordable Prices With Weekly Specials and 90-Day Financing!

At DS Livestock Handling Equipment we offer sheep, goat and cattle industry sales to help your operation run more smoothly while getting the equipment you need. This is our online website, where you can browse and purchase a wide variety of livestock handling equipment whether your operation involves sheep, goats, or cattle.

We stock feeders, show equipment, open bar or solid panels and doors, loading and hauling equipment, and more! Our goal is to make sure you can access the handling equipment you need. Our commitment to you is to offer you fast, high-quality products and services at affordable prices! Thanks to our onsite inventory stock, we can get your shipment out right away so you get what you need as quickly as possible.

Our team has more than 30 years of experience in the livestock equipment industry which means we can answer your questions quickly so you get exactly what you are looking for.

Every week we go the extra mile by offering weekly Specials and New Products you can browse. At the time this blog is being written, we are offering the following specials:

ALUMINUM CLUTCH WINCH STAND

  • All aluminum construction except hand winch, stainless steel bolts and quality Italian plastic chain restraint.
  • Includes adjustable adult size headrest.
  • Table Top Size: 20″ X 50″ / Table Top Height: 5″ to 22″ / Weight: 50 lb (22.7 kg)
  • $695.00

ALUMINUM SHOW WETHER FOLDUP

  • FITTING STAND
  • Includes stainless steel bolts, with quality Italian plastic chain restraint.
  • Table Top Size: 18″ X 42″ / Fixed Height: Front 24″. Rear 20″ / Weight: 22 lb (10 kg)
  • $275.00

ALUMINUM FOLDUP FITTING STAND

  • AS20-50
  • AS20-50.jpg
  • ALUMINUM FOLDUP FITTING STAND
  • Includes stainless steel bolts, with quality Italian plastic chain restraint.
  • Stand includes adjustable adult size headrest. All four legs are adjustable.
  • Table Top Size: 20″ X 50″ Table top height adjustable from 18” to 26”. / Weight: 33 lb (15 kg)
  • $375.00

ALUMINUM WETHER HEADREST

  • The AWHP can be used on AS1104 and AS20-50 stands, which have adult size headrests. 
  • Includes quality Italian plastic chain restraint. 
  • Weight: 2lbs.
  • Weight: 2 lb (0.9 kg)
  • $55.00

And finally, for those who need it, we also offer financing with no immediate payments so you can buy now and pay later (90 days): 90 Day Financing.
November 10, 2021 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Winter Feeding Stations Help Maintain Your Cattle, Sheep and Goat’s Healthy Weight for Optimal Health

With winter’s lower temperatures you will likely need to maintain higher nutrient requirements for your livestock operation. As the temps plummet your animals will require more calories just to keep themselves warm and maintain their body weight (or grow it). Cattle, sheep and goats can graze in pastures to get their energy from digesting complex carbohydrates in the grass, but if it is nearly gone, you’ll want to supplement their feed.

Winter feeding stations are an excellent way to supplement their grazing while they continue to feed on pastures during those wet and cold winter months getting their essential vitamins and minerals. They’ll also need protein which feeding stations can provide. Offering your animals protein from pellets or high-quality alfalfa hay can give them what they need to stay healthy and strong while helping their bodies stay warm in the season’s cold temperatures.

Winter feeding stations also mean you don’t have to worry about vegetation and soil erosion or the increase in the concentration of manure in certain areas that would pollute soil surface and groundwater with phosphorus and nitrogen. Our D-S Livestock Equipment, located in Frostburg, Maryland, has an established history of supplying high-quality livestock equipment all over the world.

We offer quality feeders, loading and hauling equipment, open-air panels and doors, show equipment, work tables and stations. Additionally, we take your equipment to the next level by ensuring it is also hot-dipped and galvanized (which is not common in our industry). This means we take the worry out of your equipment so it doesn’t rust or require painting.

Our feeders reduce your animal’s stress during harsh winter weather conditions to meet their nutritional requirements. We offer Outside Creeper Feeders that keep rain and sleet off their feed, while our 4-foot and 8-foot adjustable grain feeders give young and old sheep and goats the feed they need to thrive in the cold. Contact our facility in Frostburg, Maryland, to learn more or to order equipment. Call 800-949-9997 today!
April 27, 2021 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

We Have the Show Circuit Equipment Your Livestock Need To Feel Their Best

When it comes to supplying livestock equipment to clients who are in the cattle, sheep or goat industry, our team at D-S Livestock Equipment has you covered! We provide quality livestock handling equipment such as livestock feeders, loading, hauling and show equipment. With a great inventory of livestock equipment in stock at our Frostburg, MD location, we can give you the fast turnaround time you need at prices you can get behind! We even offer convenient financing options to make your purchases easier.

Showing Your Livestock

We have livestock equipment that can assist you when showing your animals with equipment for sheep, cattle and goats. These allow you to showcase your breeder qualities when coming together with other industry professionals. Our sturdy, reliable handling equipment will allow your livestock to feel calmer by keeping their stress levels to a minimum thanks to the handling equipment best suited for their needs. Stressed animals are anxious animals, and you want them to feel comfortable and calm when showing them on the show circuit. Calmer animals during transport also ensure that they won’t accidentally injure themselves. With the proper equipment, you can help them feel calm for their presentation and help you feel more confident showing them in the process.

You may appreciate our fold-up stands which easily support your animal in the height and size you need. Our hay baskets can feed your animals when stationary or transported as they travel. D.S. Livestock equipment supplies a variety of feeder options for your animals:

Convenient Feeder Options

  • Single and double feeders for grain and hay
  • Grain feeders that are adjustable
  • Bale feeders, poly feeders, six-sided feeders
  • Feeders for fencelines
  • Troughs for grain
  • A one-sided self-feeder complete with a lid
  • A two-sided self-feeder

Our hot-dipped galvanized livestock equipment is a standout in the industry so you don’t have to worry about rust or painting. We are excited to support your animals on the show circuit and are pleased to give you the quality equipment your budget can maintain. Please give our experienced team a call at 800-949-9997 if you have any questions. Your animals deserve the best care you can provide!
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!
November 10, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Using the Right Livestock Handling Equipment Can Help Your Animals Get To Their Winter Location Safely and Comfortably

With winter on its way you are likely getting your livestock ready for the shift in weather, and if you live somewhere there are harsh winds and freezes, you’ll be moving your animals to be sheltered on winter grounds. The northern latitudes in particular make it hard on animals that are outdoor in the elements.

Making sure your livestock have indoor shelter, buffering the winds and the drops in temperature will help ensure that they are minimally stressed, which can improve their overall health and consequently, productivity. Minimizing their stress as you relocate them helps them feel and act their best. The health and strength of your animals are crucial when they are migrating. This means having the sorting, loading and hauling equipment you need and will ensure a healthy bottom line by protecting your animal’s health.

Since 1982, our D-S Livestock Equipment facility located in Frostburg, Marland, not only understands the potential dangers in the shifting seasonal weather but has helped our customers around the globe receive the livestock handling equipment they require. Protecting goat, sheep and cattle operations is our specialty. We provide a quick turnaround time to ensure timely delivery in both the U.S. and international markets, thanks in large part to our vast inventory.

Loading Ramps: Our LR96 portable loading ramp moves groups of sheep and goats. With 10-inch wheels, these ramps keep your animals balanced and comfortable while transporting them into their livestock trailer. Complete with five height settings, the ramp can be adjusted to keep a nervous goat or lamb from turning around and getting hurt.

Truck Boxes: If you are moving small groups of livestock our truck boxes are great. They come in three sizes – the TR36, TR46 and TR48 with a 24-inch wide door that latches with a spring load. Their bars are tightly spaced so that a smaller animal can’t get their heads or limbs stuck. The bars are easily and quickly installed in the truck box, and when that is done, they are easily disassembled to be placed in storage after loading and hauling your animals to their winter location.

Are you looking for quality loading and hauling equipment for this fall’s livestock operation transition? We can help! Just call 800-949-9997 or request a catalog. Our D-S Livestock Handling Equipment team is ready to provide your livestock operation with the vital, quality equipment you need!
September 15, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

If You Have a Livestock Operation, Investing in a Good Quality Cattle Chute Can Make the Job so Much Easier for You and Your Animal!

Cattle chutes are important to providing safety for both the handler and the cattle and should have enough footing so your cows don’t slip and fall as they make their way through the chute. These should also be user friendly, easily facilitating the kind of processing your operators will be performing, whether you are sorting, transporting, grooming or providing needed veterinary care.

At D-S Livestock Handling Equipment in Frostburg, Maryland, we are proud to provide a generous variety of livestock handling equipment for sheep, goat and cattle operations, including cattle chutes. One of the best features of our livestock handling equipment is that it doesn’t need paint and doesn’t rust, thanks to our hot dipped and galvanized finishing process.

When you shop our livestock handling equipment, you can be sure that you are receiving high-quality products to serve your animal’s needs while also being cost-effective. We pride ourselves in offering our customers the highest possible quality craftsmanship at competitive prices that can be shipped around the world.

D-S Livestock Handling Cattle Chutes

The MC78
This chute option is not only hot-dipped and galvanized but lets you groom your animal thanks to a grooming chute with a GB 1-2 attachment. Stronger than regular grooming chutes, this version has a solid construction that lets you groom your animal’s neck and also allows injections while keeping the cattle securely contained.

The MC84
This hot dipped and galvanized version is durable and can serve you reliably for decades. Its appearance is professional and sturdy with its heavy-duty construction complete with square tubing and solid-sheet side doors. This chute’s features keep the cattle’s legs inside for more even footing while minimizing the animal’s side vision.

The MC90
This is the heaviest and sturdiest option we offer our customers. The floor is non-slip to give your animal a solid, steady footing while also limiting the animal’s side vision and containing its legs securely.

No matter how you are using your cattle chute in your day-to-day operations, our quality chutes have what it takes to make your job easier! We are happy to answer your questions or send you our catalog. Please call 800-949-9997 for assistance. We’re happy to help you with your livestock handling equipment needs!
July 27, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

With the Help of Our Turn O’Matic Workstation, Trimming Your Livestock’s Hooves Is Easier Than Ever

Running a livestock operation means caring for the goats and sheep in your keep, including trimming their hooves. D-S Livestock Equipment is pleased to offer work tables and workstations that can help make your day-to-day tasks run more smoothly. We have been shipping livestock equipment around the globe for years now. We have a reputation for affordable livestock equipment without sacrificing quality. We maintain a large inventory so that our turnaround time after your order is timely.

Turn O’Matic workstation:

Trimming your livestock’s hooves means keeping the animals as well as their handlers safe by preventing injury to either one. The right equipment can help keep your animal calm and reduce stress for both the animal and the handler trying to do their job. Our Turn O’Matic workstation, the TM5000 can do just that. It’s a high-quality work station that allows your handler to load the animal safely into the chute enclosure and squeeze them gently until they are secure. The lift feature turns them onto their side after lifting them up and the drop-away door offers easy access to trimming their hooves.

The TM5000 holds sheep or goats with horns that weigh up to 310 lbs while the TM5000-2G safely holds up to 400 lbs. After trimming the animal’s hooves, the handler can rotate the floor back into place, and rotate the unit down so the animal can be easily released.

If you are in the market for quality handling equipment, whether you run a goat, sheep, or cattle operation, D-S Livestock Handling equipment is ready to ship your products quickly anywhere in the U.S. or out of the country. Give us a call at 800-949-9997 to speak to talk to a friendly representative in Frostburg, Maryland. We are here to help make your job easier!
February 25, 2020 BY
IN Livestock Equipment News

Weighing Your Sheep and Goat Accurately and With Minimal Stress for Healthier Stock

This time of year when we’re heading into spring and sheep or goats may soon be giving birth, it’s important to be able to weigh your animals regularly and accurately. You will want to make sure your livestock are getting what they need to develop as they should, especially since healthy livestock helps you get the best return on your investment.

At D-S Livestock Equipment in Frostburg, Maryland, our team offers the quality livestock handling equipment you need to keep your operations running smoothly. Our scales incur minimal stress to your animals so they are healthier and happier when it comes time to check on their health.

Weighing can be what tips you off if something’s going on with the herd so treatment can be implemented quickly. It’s important for you to know if an animal experiences sudden weight loss. If there’s a problem, they’ll need to be checked by your veterinarian to make sure there’s no threat of disease that could impact the rest of the animals.

Weighing also allows you to make sure your animals are gaining weight correctly and how fast they are gaining. Proper feed schedules with the necessary dietary nutrients they need, along with prompt medical treatment can be especially helpful when you are breeding your livestock. Our D-S Livestock Equipment offers top quality weighing equipment that supports your livestock operation.

Check out our weighing equipment for goats and sheep.

If you have questions about our weight scales, we welcome you to call us at 800-949-9997 and talk to one of our knowledgeable representatives. We look forward to giving you the top-quality products and services you need at fair prices. Our large inventory also means you’ll get your equipment faster. We are proud to help you get the equipment you need to run your operation smoothly!

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