Nutrition

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Cooking for Kids

OSU's Department of Nutritional Sciences partnered with the Oklahoma State Department of education, Child Nutrition to create Cooking for Kids which provides training for child nutrition professionals and helps schools prepare and serve healthy lunches on a budget. Cooking for Kids offers training in areas such as low-to-no-cost culinary skills, healthy lunches on a budget, less plate waste, and student buy-in plans.

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Nutritional Considerations For Broodmares

By Kris Hiney. Learn about the nutritional considerations for broodmares.

Horses Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock

Fact Sheet

Body Condition of Horses

A template of body condition score in horses, how to accurately assess it and how to evaluate the animals' health based on the body condition score.

Horses Livestock Health And Disease Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock

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Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle

This circular describes dry matter intake, protein, and energy needs of various classes of beef cattle.

Beef Cattle Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock

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Minerals for Horses: Calcium and Phosphorus

By Kris Hiney. Learn about the most commonly talked about minerals that are often deficient in equine nutrition, Ca and P.

Hay Horses Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock Pastures And Forage Pastures

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Common Ticks of Oklahoma and Tick-Borne Diseases

By Jonathan A. Cammack, Bruce H. Noden, Justin L. Talley. Learn about the ticks that are native and/or common to Oklahoma and the various diseases they may carry.

Crops Health Nutrition And Wellness Insects Pests And Diseases Lawn And Garden Insects Pests And Diseases

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Nutritive Value of Feeds

By Paul Beck, David Lalman and Alexi Moehlenpah. To ensure their animal's diets are balanced nutritionally, producers must know available feed nutrient composition, physical and digestive characteristics and the animal's nutrient requirements.

Beef Cattle Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock Pastures And Forage Silage

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Coping with Restructuring or Sale of the Family Farm

By Rodney Jones, Courtney Bir and Brent Ladd. Learn why families grieve when they lose part or all of their farm and positive ways to cope with the change.

Disease Management Farm And Ranch Finances Health Nutrition And Wellness Mental Health Natural Disaster Recovery Restructuring And Sales Weather And Disaster Preparedness

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Body Condition Scoring of Cows

By David Lalman and Daniel Stein. Learn about body condition scoring of beef cows.

Beef Cattle Livestock Health And Disease Livestock Health Disease And Nutrition Livestock Nutrition Livestock