- 01 Walk the animals every day before you reach for medicine Most losses were visible yesterday. Appetite, water, movement, and isolation tell you more than a late bottle.
- 02 Quarantine arrivals; do not walk disease into the main group One new animal can infect the herd. Isolate arrivals and sick stock, and keep shared buckets and tools from moving dirt.
- 03 Some signs are not a wait-and-see Down, severe bloat, laboured breathing, or a stuck birth need a veterinarian now. Delay is often the difference.
- 04 Dry, clean, and ventilated beats a warm damp shed Crowding, ammonia, and wet bedding create foot, lung, and skin disease. Warmth without airflow is not health.
- 05 Parasites live in the paddock, not only in the bottle Overcrowding, wet ground, and no rotation recreate worms after every dose. Test and manage the environment.
- 06 A health log is cheaper than reconstructing last month Write births, illness, treatments, deaths, and vaccine dates the same day. First-aid steadies; it does not guess the disease.