What does the farmher do when there's a livestock emergency on the farm? She should be able to reach into her organized box of meds and supplies to efficiently treat the animal. However, that's not always the case because you don't know what you don't know. Experience wins in these situations, but if you haven't come across every situation that can possibly happen, you don't know how to be prepared. Find a good vet and a good mentor for each part of your farm. A cow mentor, a sheep mentor, a chicken mentor, and so on.