Livestock

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Breeds of Livestock Website

The Department of Animal Science at OSU provides one of the premiere sites globally that offers information on breeds of livestock throughout the world.

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Introduction to Beekeeping

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Using Poultry Litter as Fertilizer

Poultry litter fertilizer requirements and management practices for the use in crop production.

Composting Fertilizing And Mulching Gardening And Lawn Care Livestock Manure And Litter Management

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Alum-Treated Poultry Litter as a Fertilizer Source

Using alum-treated poultry litter for fertilizer and its benefits.

Fertilization Livestock Manure And Litter Management Poultry Soil

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Dual Purpose Wheat: Improving Grazing Management Using a Smartphone App

Management practices and steps to using a smartphone app for dual purpose wheat.

Beef Cattle Crops Forage Grains And Oilseeds Livestock Pastures And Forage Stocker Cattle Wheat

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Marketing Cull Beef Cows: Does Body Condition Score Matter?

The impact of BCS at culling time and differences in net returns from marketing cull cows at fall culling versus retaining cull cows for delayed marketing.

Beef Cattle Livestock

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Chute Side Vaccine Cooler

Instructions on how to construct a chute side vaccine cooler to make for an effective and timely process when vaccinating cattle.

Beef Cattle Equipment And Structures For Farms And Ranches Equipment For Farms And Ranches Livestock Health And Disease Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Management Livestock

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Animal Health and Welfare are Vital to Beef Sustainability

An explanation of the relationship of animal health and welfare to the environmental impact, economic viability and beef sustainability.

Beef Cattle Food Products Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Management Livestock Quality Assurance Livestock Sustainability And Environmental Concerns

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Spider Syndrome

An explanation of why researchers feel certain that spider syndrome is caused by a simple, autosomal, recessive gene.