Other Meat Production Animals


MSU Resources


MSUE Educational Materials on Livestock Materials for sale from MSU Extension.

Stray Voltage Research Reports Sponsored by Michigan Ag Electric Council, full text of these bulletins on stray voltage and its affects.

Michigan Agricultural Equipment Exposition MSU Ag Engineering, Ag Experiment Station, MSU Extension, Ag Industry, sponsor this annual summer event.

Great Lakes Grazing Conference Sponsored by Multiple states and Canada, this conference if focused on grazing and how to implement it.

Ag Health and Safety Documents Sponsored by MSU and the Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biologic Safety. Links and full text on many Haz Mat items.

NASD: Safety Documents Written by MSU specialists, this is a listing of safety fact sheets housed in the National Ag Safety Database.

Michigan State University Experiment Station Listing of all stations around the state, projects being researched currently, and status of special projects.

Michigan County Extension pages A list to help you find your county office, with listing of staff, phone and fax numbers, web page, etc.

Value Added Agriculture From MSU Extension full text information on value added agriculture and how to participate. Includes links, etc.

Department of Ag Engineering Safety News MSU Ag Engineering puts out this monthly ag safety news.

Veterinary Extension - BioSecurity Site Sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine, full text on many kinds of biosecurity issues from MSU and others.


Resources at Other Sites


Center for Bison Studies Montana State University at Bozeman, research information on the management, reports, meetings, etc.

Deer Management and Research Stephen F. Austen State University, Institute for White Tail Deer Management. Promo for video/books on management of deer

Breeds of Animals Good listing of breeds of animals, hosted by Oklahoma State University.

Other Exotic Breeds Good link for other exotic breed info. Includes full text pubs from many sites. Sponsored by Oklahoma State University

CAB Animal Science International organization supporting ag, nat. sci, health.

AMS Livestock Report Prices and trends for livestock from various cities around the country. From the Ag Marketing Service.

Plants Toxic to Animals From the Vet Med Library at University of Illinois, this has a searchable or browseable list by common or scientific name

Poultry Science Extension and Outreach Publications From Texas A&M Extension, this has full text on production of several exotic poultry breeds, emu, ostrich, etc.

International Meat & Poultry HACCP Alliance Information on HACCP programs and meeting, updates on hot topics in the news regarding food handling issues.

Livestock Systems Minnesota Extension full text bulletins.

Center for Farm Financial Management University of Minnesota and U Minn Extension sponsor this site with information on computer farm management systems.

Cornell Poisonous Plants Page Connections to several visual and text databases of plants poisonous to animals and humans, along with background info.

Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan Information on the TB issue here in Michigan. Produced by the Michigan Department of Agriculture.

Draft Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations A draft of the proposed regulations for Animal Feeding, including management of manure, water issues, etc.

Agriculture Outlook Yearbook 1960-1991 From the USDA Economics and Statistics Sytem, full datasets for past years.

Livestock, Dairy and Poultry From the USDA Economics and Statistics System, lists of complete datasets on livestock, dairy and poultry issues.

Livestock Insects From Purdue, full text and visuals of common pests.

The Green Book Full text information on the FDA Center for Vet Medicine Green Book, the Approved Animal Drug List.

Ag Alternatives - Ratites From Penn State Extension, full text articles on topics of alternative ag.

Ag Alternatives - Other Livestock From Penn State Extension, full text articles on topics of alternative ag.

Livestock Section - Other Species Hosted by Oklahoma State, links to many exotic species sites

Food and Rural Development - Llama/Alpaca From the Alberta Department of Agriculture, full text and links to information on producing, processing, marketing.

Food and Rural Development - Ratites/Ostrich From the Alberta Department of Agriculture, full text and links to information on producing, processing, marketing.

Animal Issues in Agriculture Full text documents, Adobe format.

Wild Things From Texas A&M University, full text on many fish, wildlife and management issues.

Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Ag, information on programs regarding groundwater for farm,family, community..

Ag Alternatives - Livestock From Penn State Extension, full text articles on topics of alternative ag.

Animals/Livestock Rutgers University Extension, full text in Adobe Acrobat.

Livestock Systems - Rabbits Minnesota Extension full text bulletins.


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