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Livestock
General Information
Beef
General Information
Beef Marketing and Economics
- Accuracy and Application of Real-Time Ultrasonic Evaluation of Carcass Merit in Live Animals
- Beef Cattle Marketing in North Carolina
- Beef Herd Records: What Should You Know About Your Herd?
- BSE / Ruminant Feed Restrictions (PDF)
- Coping with Drought: Evaluating the Economics of Livestock Producers’ Options (PDF)
- Economic Impact of the Beef Cattle Industry to North Carolina
- Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale Schedule and Summaries
- Livestock Owner’s Certificate (Continuing) (PDF)
- Market/Dealer’s Certificate (PDF)
Beef Management
- Antibiotics for Treatment of Cattle Respiratory Disease
- Basic Cattle Handling Practices
- Beef Herd Records: What Should You Know About Your Herd?
- Castration: Not Cutting Will Cut Profits
- Do I Have Enough Winter Feed?
- The Economics of Winter Stocker Production; 1993 vs 1996
- Fly Control for the Beef Herd
- How to Calculate Dry Ingredients for a Footbath
- Management Practices for More Profit
- Permanent Cattle Identification
- A Preliminary Survey of North Carolina Slaughterhouse Bulls for Tritrichomonas foetus
- Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina (PDF)
Beef Nutrition
- Ruminant Nutrition Publications NCSU Extension Animal Husbandry Program
- Alternative Feeding Programs for Developing Replacement Heifers
- Corn Stalks and Drought-Damaged Corn Hay as Emergency Feed for Beef Cattle (PDF)
- Cornstalks for Thought: Utilization of Corn Residue Grazing as a Major Feed Source for Beef Cattle in North Carolina
- Forage Production and Utilization is the Key to Profitable Beef Production
- Managing Beef Cattle on Forage
- Mineral Levels in Winter Forages for Beef Cattle
- Nitrate Management in Beef Cattle (PDF)
- Nutrition for Developing Replacement Heifers
- Potential for Gossypol Toxicity When Feeding Whole Cottonseed
Beef Genetics & Herd Improvement
- NC Beef Cattle Improvement Program
- Inheritance of Polledness, Horns and Scurs in Beef Cattle
- Seventh Edition of Guidelines for Uniform Beef Improvement Programs Available
- Colors in Beef Cattle
- Effect of Selection for Marbling On Other Traits
- American Angus Registrations
Beef Reproduction
- Bulls Versus Heifers . . . Are Proportions Really Due To Chance?
- Fluorescent Lights No Problem for Breeding
- Sex-Sorted Semen; Still Several Steps Short of Sensational
Beef Contests and Awards
- Beef Showmanship
- Beef Exhibitors Project Guide (5-6 Years of Age)
- Beef Exhibitors Project Guide (7-8 Years of Age)
- Danish Standards for Market Steers
Dairy
Dairy Marketing and Economics
- eXtension’s Dairy Cattle Resources (website)
Dairy Marketing and Economics
- Milk Check Money (PDF)
Dairy Management
Dairy Waste Management
- Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
- Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina (PDF)
- Components of a Complete Manure Management Plan
- Livestock Waste Sampling, Analysis, and Calculation of Land Application Rates
- Use of Dairy manure as Fertilizer
- Dairy Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF)
- Use of On-Farm Records for Modifying a Certified Animal Waste Plan (PDF)
- Management of Dairy Wastewater
- Design and Specifications for Permanent Wastewater Irrigation Systems for Controlled Grazing
- Methane Fuel Gas from Livestock Wastes
- Manure Liquid-Solids Separation
- Disposal of Antibiotic-Contaminated Milk
Dairy Youth Topics
Goats
Goat Marketing and Economics
Goat Management
- Managing Body Condition: A Key to Successful Management
- Meat Goats in Land and Forage Management
- Meat Goat Production in North Carolina
- Use of Goats as Biological Agents for the Control of Unwanted Vegetation
Goat Health
- Controlling Sore Mouth in Goats
(PDF) - Gastrointestinal Parasite Management of Meat Goats
- Meat Goat Facts
- Meat Goats – Health Requirements
- Meat Goat Vaccination Program
- Winter Management Tip for Internal Parasite Control in Meat Goats
Goat Nutrition
- Forage Needs for Meat Goats and Sheep
- Matching Forages to the Nutrient Needs of Meat Goats (PDF)
- Nutrition of Meat Goats
- Winter Annual Forages: Grazing Experiment Progress Report
Goat Reproduction
- Breeding and Kidding Management in the Meat Goat Herd
- Evaluation and Preparation of the Meat Goat Breeding Herd
- Heat Detection in Meat Goats
- How to Prepare Goats for the Breeding Season
Goat Contests and Awards
- Meat Goat Exhibitors Project Guide (5-6 Years of Age)
- Meat Goat Exhibitors Project Guide (7-8 Years of Age)
- Meat Goat Showmanship
Horses
General Information
Horse Management
- Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
- Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina (PDF)
Horse Nutrition
- Cold Weather Feeding for Horses (PDF version)
- High Fat Diet for Horses (PDF version)
- Stretching Your Horse’s Hay Supply During Drought
Poultry
General Information
Poultry Management
- Drinking Water Quality for Poultry
- Hot Weather Management of Poultry
- Importance of Proper Blackout Housing
- Induced Molting as a Management Tool
- Induced Molting of Commercial Layers
- Light Intensity Measurements in Poultry Houses
- Poultry Budgets
- Small Poultry Flocks (PDF)
- The North Carolina Poultry Industry
Poultry Waste Management
- Components of a Complete Manure Management Plan
- Composting Poultry Mortality
- Cost Comparison of Composting and Incineration as Methods for Mortality Disposal
- Field Tests for the Nutrient Value of Manure
- Formulating a Mortality Compost Recipe
- Guidelines for Feeding Broiler Litter to Beef Cattle
- Management Tips for Temporary Storage of Boiler and Turkey Litter
- Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: High Rise, Deep Pit
- Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: Undercage Flush
- Poultry Manure as a Fertilizer Source
- Proper Disposal of Dead Poultry
- Worksheet to Determine the Size of Poultry Mortality Composter
Poultry Processing and Food Safety
Hatching Management
- Contamination of Hatching Eggs
- Essentials of a Hatching Egg Quality Assurance Program
- Specific Gravity Determination for Hatching Eggs
- Spray Sanitizing Hatching Eggs
- The Importance of Traying Eggs with the Large End Up
Ratite Information
Sheep
Sheep Health
Sheep Contests and Awards
- Danish Standards for Market Lambs
- MarketLamb Showmanship
- Sheep Exhibitors Project Guide (5-6 Years of Age)
- Sheep Exhibitors Project Guide (7-8 Years of Age)
- Sheep Facts
Swine
General Resources
Swine Management
- Alternative Methods for the Disposal of Swine Carcasses (PDF)
- Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
- Swine Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF version)
- Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina (PDF)
Swine Contests and Awards
- Swine Website for 4-H Youth
- Livestock and Dairy Production
- PorkCookery
- Showing Swine
- Swine Exhibitors Project Guide (5-6 Years of Age)
- Swine Exhibitors Project Guide (7-8 Years of Age)
Waste Management in Animal Operations
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General Resources
- Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
- Components of a Complete Manure Management Plan
- Crystalline (Salt) Formation in Wastewater Recycling Systems
- Design and Specifications for Permanent Wastewater Irrigation Systems for Controlled Grazing
- Field Calibration Procedures for Solid and Semi Solid Animal Waste Application Equipment – Weight Area Method (PDF)
- Field Calibration Procedures for Solid and Semi Solid Animal Waste Application Equipment – Load-area Method (PDF)
- Field Tests for the Nutrient Value of Manure
- Greene County Animal Mortality Collection Ramp
- Information Needed for Cost Share on Irrigation Dry Hydrants in Waste Management Systems
- Irrigation System Characteristics and Costs
- Lagoon Design and Management for Livestock Waste Treatment and Storage
- Livestock Waste Sampling, Analysis, and Calculation of Land Application Rates
- Manure Liquid – Solids Separation
- Methane Fuel Gas from Livestock Wastes
- Nutrient Removal by Crops in North Carolina (PDF)
- Use of On-Farm Records for Modifying a Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (PDF)
- Waste Analysis (PDF)
- Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
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Dairy
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Poultry
- Composting Poultry Mortality in North Carolina
- Formulating a Mortality Compost Recipe
- Guidelines for Feeding Broiler Litter to Beef Cattle
- Management Tips for Temporary Storage of Broiler and Turkey Litter
- Poultry Layer Production Facility Manure Management: Undercage Flush-Lagoon Management
- Poultry Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF version)
- Worksheet to Determine Size of Poultry Mortality Composter
- Composting Poultry Mortality in North Carolina
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Swine
- Design Criteria for Swine Waste Flushing Systems
- Effects of Manure Management Practices on Air Quality and Animal Performance in Swine Production Buildings
- Managing Pastures Receiving Swine Wastes
- Swine Manure as a Fertilizer Source (PDF version)
- Swine Manure Solids Concrete Settling Basin Design
- Swine Manure Solids Earthen Settling Basin Design
