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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Direct to Consumer Meat

Introduction to Beekeeping

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Rations for Horses: Nutrients, Feedstuffs and Safety

The factors that influence a nutritional basis for decision making in feed selection for horses.

Horses Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock

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Recordkeeping for Horse Breeding Activities

A guide to creating efficient maternal records through the breeding process and efficient paternal records for accurate evaluations of breeding horses.

Budgets And Recordkeeping Business Planning And Management Farm And Ranch Finances Horses Livestock Genetics And Reproduction Livestock Reproduction Livestock

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Managing Shrink and Weighing Conditions in Beef Cattle

How to manage weight loss in cattle due to gathering, sorting, weaning, hauling and unusual conditions.

Beef Cattle Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock

Fact Sheet

A Breeding Program for a Fall Lambing Program

Benefits of utilizing a fall lambing program and the steps that must be taken to run an efficient and profitable system.

Livestock Genetics And Reproduction Livestock Reproduction Livestock Sheep

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Nutrition and Management Considerations for Preconditioning Home Raised Beef Calves

The necessary steps and recommendations in transitioning from pre to post-weaning and the diet required in preconditioning cattle.