Archive for the ‘News & Updates’ Category
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
How to Adjust Gain in Show Pigs: Weighing your market hog can be a tense experience, especially when you start counting down the days until the show. Does the hog...
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Friday, August 27th, 2021
Forage makes up between 50 and 90 percent or more of a horse’s diet. Much of the forage part of the diet comes in the form of hay. Because it’s...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
Fat is important for performance horses. The use of fat in the equine diet has a long history. A very old book, Horse Secrets by A.S. Alexander, published in 1913, points out...
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Friday, August 20th, 2021
How to keep horses cool in hot weather? As summer drags on, heat can become a serious problem for many horses. Sweating is the primary way horses cool themselves. Experts...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
Concern for performance horses and muscle recovery may be the difference between a win and a loss. In various disciplines speed, strength, collection and stamina all play into the difference...
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
Managing feeding programs on the road for show horses is a necessary skill. The show season is in full swing. Subsequently, horses are subjected to the stress of going down...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
It's time to save during Tax Free Weekend at Arcola Feed! Join us August 6-7, 20201 and save on select purchases that qualify as tax-free. These include jeans, boots, shoes,...
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
Join Arcola Feed and Purina Animal Nutrition for a Virtual Show Broiler Meeting on August 3, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Purina Ambassador Keith Staggs with United Animal Health will discuss...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
Read these important tips to maintain ideal body condition in performance horses. The outside appearance of a horse can be an indicator of overall health and wellbeing on the inside....
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
We all know summer brings heat. It also brings important considerations when storing poultry and any other pet or livestock feed. We think about summer feed storage and keeping feed...
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