Custom Livestock Solutions has long been known for its reproductive services on the cattle side, but as the practice and its clientele grows, so does CLS vets’ commitment to providing breeding and gestational care for other species. In 2025, the team began offering vasectomies for sheep and goats, a procedure that aims to help commercial small ruminant farms establish breeding programs to fill end-consumer demand for meat, fiber, milk, and even beauty products.

Both Iron Pin Ranch and CLS turn 10 this year, and both the Harvins and Strickland say they’ve learned a lot from one another in this first decade together.

The groundhogs may have predicted six more weeks of winter weather for 2026, but no matter when those warmer temperatures do settle in to stay, there’s no doubt a rise in mosquito population will soon follow. That’s a leading reason why the equine veterinarians at Custom Livestock Solutions think this is the ideal time of year to vaccinate horses, donkeys, and ponies against mosquito-borne diseases.