Livestock : Livestock Resources

Livestock Resources

General

The Best of the Ranch Dog Trainer (0966719808) Stonehedge Publications 417-257-7376 Book
Country Folks Lee Publications, Inc. $35.00 www.leepub.com (518) 673-3237 weekly newspaper
Draft Animal Information from Rural Heritage 281 Dean Ridge Lane Gainesboro, TN 38562-5039. 931-268-0655 Fax: 931-268-5884 http://www.ruralheritage.com
Fences for Pasture and Garden (088266753X) Damerow, Gail. Storey Books $16.95 Book
Livestock Behaviour, Design of Facilities and Humane Slaughter by Dr. Temple Grandin http://www.grandin.com/
Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook (0893630637) NRAES #18 $8.00 Book
Manure Management in Minnesota by University of Minnesota Extensioon Service found online at http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC3553.html
Post-Frame Building Handbook (0935817824) Carson and Dougherty NRAES #1 $7.00 Book
Shelter and Shade (0963246046) Mortimer and Mortimer. Green Park Press $20.00
1-800-748-9808 Book
Small-Scale Livestock Farming (1580171621) Ekarius, Carol. Storey Books $18.95 Book
The Stockman's Handbook (119920813428955) Ensminger and Ensminger. Interstate Publishers, Inc $75.95 Book

Some Informational Catalogs (no endorsement intended or implied)

Agway www.agway.com
American Livestock Supply 800-309-8947 www.americanlivestocksupply.com
Caprine Supply (goats) 800-646-7736 www.caprinesupply.com
Hoegger Supply Company 800-221-4628 www.hoeggergoatsupply.com
Hunter Nutrition 765-589-8568 www.sheepfeed.com
Kencove (fencing) 724-459-8991 www.kencove.com
RAMMfence (horse) 800-416-1883 www.rammfence.com
Sydell (sheep and goats) 800-842-1369 http://www.sydell.com

Beef

Beef Resource Handbook Ohio State University Extension $12.00 614-292-1607 Book
Cattle Ailments (10852362501) Straiton, Eddie. Farming Press Books $39.95 Book
Cornell Beef Program http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/beef/beef.html

Basic Cattle Handling Practices To Help Reduce Stress by NC Cooperatve Extension
Castration: Not cutting will Cut Profits by NC Cooperative Extension
Fly Control for the Beef Herd by NC Cooperative Extension
Found online at NC Cooperative Extension Animal Husbandry http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/eahmain.html

North Dakota Beef Quality Insurance Program has an online manual for Beef Producers at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/bqa/bqapage.htm Information on herd health issues and injections
Working Facilities for Small Beef Herds by University of Georgia Extension Service http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/b1016-w.html

Goats

Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association http://www.esmgpa.org/
General Health Care of Sheep and Goats University of Maryland Maryland Cooperative Extension found online at http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/generalhealthcare.html
The Goat Health Handbook Winrock International, ISBN 1-57360-001-6, 2
Goat Medicine (0812114787) by Dr. Mary Smith and Dr. David Sherman, Lea and Febiger
Raising Goats for Milk and Meat: A Heifer Project International Course by Rosalee Sinn
Meat Goats by Sara Emond available from 1-800-292-5697 http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Meat Goat Home Study Course by Penn State Extension http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Goat%20Lessons.htm
ATTRA Goat Resources: http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/goatoverview.html or 1-800-346-9140
Storey's Guide to Raising Goats (1580172598) Belanger, Jerome. Storey Books $18.95 Book

Horses

Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage (0882665960) Hill, Cherry. Gardenway Publishing $18.95 Book
Starting and Running Your Own Horse Business (0882669605) McDonald, Mary . Storey Books $19.95 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Horses (1580171273) Thomas, Heather Smith. Storey Publishing $19.95 Book
The Working Horse Manual (0852364016) Zruner, Diana. Farming Press $39.95 Book

Llamas

Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas (1580173284) Birutta, Gale. Storey Books $18.95 Book

Pork

Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers by Sustainable Agriculture Network (802) 656-0484 online at http://www.sare.org/publications/hogs/index.htm
Practical Outdoor Pig Production (0852362498) Thornton, Keith. Farming Press $34.95 Video
Small Scale Pig Raising (0882661361)Van Loon, Dirk Gardenway Publishing Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs (1580173268) Birutta, Gale Storey Books $18.95 Book
Swine Resource Handbook Ohio State University Extension $12.00 614-292-1607 Book

Poultry

Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture by Sustainable Agriculture Network (802) 656-0484
online at http://www.sare.org/publications/poultry/index.htm
Chicken Tractor (0962464864) Lee and Foreman. Good Earth Publications $19.95 Book
Day Range Poultry (0962464872) Lee and Foreman Good Earth Publications $22.00 Book
Free Range Poultry (0852363680) Thear, Katie. Farming Press $38.95 Book
Pastured Poultry for Profits (0963810901) Salatin, Joel. Polyface, Inc. $35.00 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens (158017325X) Damerow, Gail. Storey Books $18.95 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks (15017258X) Holderread, Dave. Storey Books $18.95 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry (1580172636) Mercia, Leonard. Storey Books $18.95 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys (158017261X) Mercia, Leonard. Storey Books $18.95 Book

Sheep

Cornell Sheep Program http://www.sheep.cornell.edu and http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.org/
General Health Care of Sheep and Goats University of Maryland Maryland Cooperative Extension found online at http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/generalhealthcare.html
Sheep Facts by North Carolina State Extension http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/4hyouth/sheep/sheepfacts.htm
Sheep Home Study Course from Penn State Extension
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/Agriculture/Lessons/Lessonspage.htm
Sheep Pocket Guide by North Dakota State University Extension Service http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/ansci/sheep/as989-1.htm
Sheep Production Handbook by American Sheep Industry Association 9785 Maroon Circle
Suite 360, Centennial, CO 80112, 303-771-3500 Fax: (303) 771-8200 http://www.sheepusa.org/
Sheep Resource Handbook Ohio State University Extension $12.00 614-292-1607 Book
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep (1580172628) Simmons and Ekarius. Storey Books $18.95 Book

Starting a Sheep Enterprise by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Feeding and Managing Market Lambs and Replacement Ewes by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Foot Rot Control by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
These and additional fact sheets found online at http://osuextra.okstate.edu/topical/animals/sheep.shtml

Turning Wool into a Cottage Industry (0882666851) Simmons, Paula. Storey Publishing $14.95 Book