Web Resources: Small-Scale Livestock

Selling Eggs, Meat, and Poultry in North Carolina: What Farmers Need to Know

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Organic Livestock Production and Marketing - Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Animal Production and Marketing Publications - North Carolina State University

Animal Husbandry Extension - North Carolina State University

Dairy Extension - North Carolina State University

Swine Husbandry Extension - North Carolina State University

Horse Husbandry Extension - North Carolina State University

Poultry Extension - North Carolina State University

Department of Animal Science - North Carolina State University

Forage Crops - North Carolina State University

Poultry Production

Resource List for Pastured Poultry Production - North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center

List of Small-Flock Poultry Extension Publications from Land-grant Universities - North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture - USDA Sustainable Agriculture Network

Diagnosing Poultry Illnesses Flow Chart - APPPA

Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview - ATTRA

Alternative Poultry Production Systems and Outdoor Access - ATTRA

Poultry Genetics for Pastured Production - ATTRA

Pastured Poultry: A Heifer Project International Case Study Booklet - ATTRA

Small-scale Poultry Processing - ATTRA

Sustainable Egg Production - ATTRA

Range Poultry Housing - ATTRA

Poultry: Equipment for Alternative Production - ATTRA

Arsenic in Poultry Litter: Organic Regulations - ATTRA

Pastured Turkeys on the Farming Systems Research Unit - Center for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina State University

Raising Standard Turkeys for the Holiday Market - American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Growing Your Range Poultry Business: An Entrepreneur's Toolbox - ATTRA

Label Rouge: Pasture-Based Poultry Production in France - ATTRA

Poultry Enterprise Budget - University of Wisconsin

Large-scale Pastured Poultry Farming in the U.S. - University of Wisconsin

Frequently Asked Questions about Poultry - Kansas State University

Poultry Resource Manual - Iowa State University

Consumer Preferences for Organic Free-range Chicken - Kansas State University

Processing Farm-raised Poultry - Kansas State University

American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA)

Beef Production

An Introduction to Organic Beef Production - Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food

Sustainable Beef Production - ATTRA

Beef Farm Sustainability Checksheet - ATTRA

Alternative Beef Marketing - ATTRA

Dairy Production

Profitable Dairy Options - Sustainable Agriculture Network

The Small Dairy Resource Book - Sustainable Agriculture Network

Grass-Based and Seasonal Dairying - ATTRA

Dairy Sheep - ATTRA

Dairy Beef - ATTRA

Dairy Farm Sustainability Checksheet - ATTRA

Raising Dairy Heifers on Pasture - ATTRA

Value-Added Dairy Options - ATTRA

Pork Production

Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers - Sustainable Agriculture Network

Sustainable Hog Production Overview - ATTRA

Hooped Shelters For Hogs - ATTRA

Considerations in Organic Hog Production - ATTRA

Goat Production

Meat Goat Production in North Carolina - North Carolina State University

Breeds of Goats for Meat Goat Production and Production Traits - North Carolina State University

Sustainable Goat Production: Overview - ATTRA

Sustainable Goat Production: Meat Goats - ATTRA

Meat Goat Production and Budgeting - Ohio State University

Other Livestock

Sustainable Sheep Production - ATTRA

Llama and Alpaca Farming - ATTRA

Forage Production

Forage Crops - North Carolina State University

Intensive Grazing - Texas A&M University

Nutrient Cycling in Pastures - ATTRA

Rotational Grazing - ATTRA

Assessing the Pasture Soil Resource - ATTRA

Matching Livestock and Forage Resources in Controlled Grazing - ATTRA

Introduction to Paddock Design and Fencing for Controlled Grazing - ATTRA

Multispecies Grazing - ATTRA

Grassfarmer.com - American Farmland Trust

EatWild.com

The Stockman Grass Farmer

Miscellaneous

Independent Farmers' Directory of Slaughter Facilities in North Carolina and Slaughter Facility Profiles - North Carolina Cooperative Extension

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

Alternative Meat Marketing - ATTRA

Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers - ATTRA

Integrated Parasite Management for Livestock - ATTRA

Sustainable Ranching Research and Education Project - University of California

Livestock Fencing Options - University of California

Low Stress Livestock Handling - University of California

Using the Claim "Certified Organic" on Meat and Poultry Product Labeling - USDA

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