Maintain tire feeders regularly to keep cattle from swallowing wire.

A first-aid kit is essential on the farm.

Most cases of anthrax in northern Great Plains livestock occur in July and August.

Have a plan to address heat stress in cattle.

Watch out for green or blue-green scum in livestock water supplies, lakes and other recreational waterways.

Get livestock and pets vaccinated against rabies.

Ingesting 25 to 300 beetles is enough to kill an average-size adult horse.

Prevention is the best way to protect livestock from hypothermia and frostbite.

Don’t wait for flooding to move livestock and hay.

NDSU’s Equine Center will provide horses with emergency shelter from flooding.