Livestock

If you need anything for pigs, goats, sheep or cattle you’ve come to the right place! Here at Morrison's Feed Bag we strive to provide a variety of necessities to help keep your four-legged friends healthy and happy. We offer CD&T vaccines for sheep and goats, nursing bottles for calves, Atgard Swine wormer, collars and show halters for cattle, teat dip and mastitis treatment for dairies, and even licorice flavored treats for good goats!

For certified organic dairymen we offer products from Crystal Creek to treat your cattle. Products we currently stock are Aloe Juice, Calf Shield, Aspire, Udder Fancy, Dairy Veterinary Ointment, Lini-Rub, Super Boost, Cow Quench and Crystal Pellets. We are not limited to these products and are happy to special order for customers. Please call for prices and availability at 802-748-0010.

We are fully stocked with fencing to keep your critters out of the neighbor's flower garden. Throughout the summer months we have a huge supply of locally cut cedar posts in addition to T-posts and fiberglass posts for rotational grazing systems. We carry both barbed wire and galvanized electric wire to go with our variety Parmak and Patriot fencers.

If you are a new owner and are just looking to learn more, come on in and check our great selection of Storey Guide books on livestock handling, breeding, care and even butchering methods. For children we offer fun farmyard game and sticker books. Don't forget about our bulletin boards at the front of the store where customers display a variety of animals and agricultural items for sale and trade.

Our staff is experienced, trained and happy to assist customers in finding the best solution for livestock aliments. In fact, Carolyn grew up with dairy cattle and other various farm animals and has a degree in Agriculture Business with a focus on Animal Science. If you have goats or would like more information about keeping these critters, she is the one to talk to!

Livestock Questions

There are so many kinds of dewormer medications on the market, how do I know which to use on my animals?
Unfortunately, many of the drugs available today are not effective due to the parasites' resistance to these drugs. The best thing to do is collect fecal samples and have your vet investigate to learn what kind of parasites your animals actually have. Drugs such as fenbendazoles and ivermectins are working less and less effectively all the time and alternatives need to be sought out.

Personally, I find prevention is the best route to take and only treat animals that absolutely need it. Sound management practices such as keeping feed up off the ground, avoiding over crowding, and rotationally grazing will help prevent infestations of parasites.

Some producers will use DE (Diatomaceous Earth) as a feed additive to help reduce the number of internal parasites. To my knowldedge there's no proof that this is an effective method.
I have a small herd of beef cattle and recently several have come down lame. When we inspected, there were small wart-like formations under the dew claws. What should I do?
Most likely your cattle are suffering from hairy heel warts. With multiple animal infections a foot bath treatment is most effective. Hoof Plex is a product containing ionized copper which kills bacteria that can cause hoof rot, hairy heel warts and many other hoof complications. It is also safe to use on all other hooved animals. For isolated infections this product also comes in a spray bottle to spot-treat.