Preparing a Winter Emergency Kit for Livestock
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Collapse ▲As the air becomes crisp and cool, we are reminded that cold and wet winter weather is around the corner. Are you prepared? Is your livestock prepared? Below is a suggested checklist for a winter livestock emergency kit. This kit is designed to be utilized in the event of a livestock emergency. The items in the kit should pertain to the particular species of livestock in your operation. Items suggested below can be utilized by a wide variety of livestock. Specialized items will be specified as to which animal they are intended for. This kit should be stored in a safe but easily accessible location near your barn or feeding area. The contents suggested below will need to be in a temperature-regulated environment to avoid spoilage or damage.
CHECKLIST
- Medium/large clear plastic container with locking lid (for holding all supplies)
- Small plastic container with locking lid (for small items i.e., needles and syringes)
- Towels
- Wash clothes
- Clean non-used bucket
- Milk jug (filled with clean drinkable water)
- Pedialyte (clear, non-flavored)
- Hot hands (large and small)
- Heating pad or blanket (used only under supervision)
- Small /medium tarp
- Gloves (insulated waterproof and rubber)
- Large oral syringe
- Various sized syringes and needles
- Oral-gastric feeding tubes (size and type depend on the animal)
- Nutri-Drench or other nutrient-rich oral liquid (goats & sheep)
- Fortified B-complex (goats, sheep, and cattle)
- Electrolytes (species-specific)
- Milk replacer (species-specific)
- Bottle and nipple (size depending on the animal)
- Change of clothes
Please contact Michelle South, Area Extension Agent, Agriculture-Livestock, North Carolina Cooperative Extension-Avery County Extension Center at 828-733-8270 for more information.
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Livestock in winter conditions.