Livestock

We conduct research and disseminate information through Extension programs to assist Florida's livestock industry to achieve efficient production.

A series of animal health manuals written by veterinarians for dairy producers, cattle ranchers and horse owners.

Covering a variety of health and management issues for small ruminants.

Canadian livestock health and biosecurity information, newsletter subscription.

Auburn University Department of Animal Science's list of on-line resources regarding health, reproduction and management of small ruminants.

Features animal movement regulations for each US state and national animal import and export regulations for many countries.

Common insect and mite pests of livestock and pets in Kansas sorted according to type of animal affected.

Short biography of John Rockefeller Prentice, a pioneer of artificial insemination in farm animals as a means of improving the genetic pool.

Includes farm related information such as finance, management, and farm decision making under risk through education and research.

A joint state-federal-industry effort to improve the United States' ability to deal successfully with animal health emergencies, ranging from flood and drought to introductions of deadly foreign animal diseases. Also looks at bioterrorism, emerging diseases, and diseases that pose a threat to production and international trade. Part of USAHA. US.

Working to control livestock diseases in the United States. News, directory of member organizations, and links.

US laboratory for foreign animal diseases. Mission, research, news, safety, environment and history. New York.

Normal values for horses, cows, pigs and sheep.

Normal physiological signs and symptoms. Including blood count for horses, cows, pigs and sheep.

Publications in electronic format, PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

International research centre working to improve the health of farm animals worldwide. Located in the United Kingdom.

This NebGuide explains the pros and cons of vaccination, the different types of vaccines used in animals and vaccine selection, and why vaccines sometimes fail to work.

This is the web site for the state Board of Animal Health.

Provides information for exhibitors at shows and fairs on what measures they need to take to prevent the spread of disease among animals and people.

Article outlining how how certain activities increase the chances that livestock will be exposed to contagious diseases and advises on biosecurity.

This article explains why antibiotics are used in animal health and the reasons for concern on their misuse. It also gives guidelines, drawn up by American Veterinary Medical Association, on using them appropriately.

This article gives guidance on the risks to humans of animal medications and the need to exercise caution while working with them.

Article arguing that a global early warning system would help control the current upsurge in epizootic emergencies.

NAWPS is dedicated to protecting your Whitetail herd from infectious insects such as the Biting Midge. We provide information on deadly infections such as EHD and BT and how to prevent them.

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Animal agriculture is an important industry in Minnesota. ... A - Z Animals & Livestock Publications. Commercial Feed Program (Pet Food) ...[2008/07/21]

Encyclopedia of individual breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine, and ... Breeds of Livestock resource presented by the Department of Animal Science at ...[2007/09/27]

Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally) to a ... Animal > Livestock ... Livestock are domesticated animal s intentionally reared in an ...[2008/06/18]

... and types of livestock. 2 Purpose of animal rearing. 3 Farming ... 7 Origins of livestock. 8 Animal welfare and surmised rights. 9 Environmental impact ...[2008/11/29]

Descriptors: animal welfare, euthanasia of livestock, firearms, guidelines. ... Descriptors: euthanasia methods, livestock, animal welfare. Rollin, B.E. (2004) ...[2008/11/02]

Livestock refers to domesticated animals, that may be kept or raised in pens, ... countries the legal definition of livestock is any animal that has value to a ...[2008/10/30]

Rare Breeds of Livestock & Animal Genetics Data Banks ... Livestock Research and Development Program, Department of Large Animal Clinical ...[2008/11/20]

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