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Animal Agriculture 

 

Manageing the Forage Shortage, Webpage dedicated to supplementing cattle when forages are in short supply

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

Home Processing of Meat -  Lots of great information for the Do-it-yourself meat processor

BOAH - Board of Animal Health

                BOAH Animal Health Advisory Dec 10,2010

Premise ID - State website dealing with Premise ID

Horses - Information dealing with horses and horse care

Chickens - Some great publication and information about raising chickens

Cattle - Information on feeding and caring for both dairy and beef cattle

Goats - This page has some great info about goat care and marketing

Sheep - Some information on feeding and caring for your sheep

Swine - Information about swine and swine related issues

Organic, Sustainable and Non-Traditional Animals and Animal Care - Everything else not in the above links will be found here.  Lots of great organic animal agriculture information.

Consumer Guide to Buying Whole Animals Beef and Pork - Useful if you are wanting to buy a large portion of an animal for home consumption

BOAH Carcass Dispoal Laws - Information about what to do with and animal that has died

 

 

Purdue Extension suggests the following links for information regarding Animal Agriculture:

Animal Sciences Extension Website - The Extension homepage for the Department of Animals Sciences.  Provides additional links to information of general interest across species including the Animal Sciences Extension calendar, contact information for campus specialists, youth activities, and the Purdue Animal Sciences Research and Education Center.

Purdue CAFO Website – Purdue website to address environmental, public health, social, and economic issues surrounding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's) and their impacts.

Purdue Food Animal Education Network Website – Purdue website to inform the general public about issues pertaining to modern animal agriculture.

Purdue Organic and Alternative Livestock Production Systems WebsitePurdue website to address issues related to organic and alternative livestock production systems.

Feeding Biofuel co-products to Livestock – Purdue website featuring Extension publications related to feeding of distiller’s grains to livestock.

Purdue Animal Manure Solutions – Purdue website featuring Extension publications, regulations, and national curriculum about the management of animal manure on livestock and poultry farms.

Computer Programs from Purdue Animal Sciences – Purdue website providing access to nutrition and manure management computer programs.  Programs include the Manure Management Planner, a Windows-based computer program to create manure management plans for crop and animal feeding operations.

Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine – Purdue gateway to information, faculty, and resources in the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Indiana Board of Animal Health – Indiana state agency providing leadership on animal health, animal product food safety and inspection, care of animals in disasters, animal care, and emerging animal and zoonotic diseases.

Species Information - Links and other resources for livestock, horse, poultry, swine, small ruminants and aquaculture production.

Farm Safety Information

The Agrability Project was created to assist people with disabilities employed in agriculture. This site provides a wealth of information to assist farmers and ranchers with disabilities.