Animal Health
- Working Beef Cattle ─ COVID-19 GUIDANCE During the COVID-19 pandemic, producer groups who come together to work beef cattle can protect themselves and others from spreading the virus by changing their practices. No one wants one of their ranching memories (see…
- Livestock Pests Study Guide Livestock Pests Study Guide
- Management Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress Management Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress
- Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock This publication provides information on prussic acid poisoning (also known as cyanide poisoning), a metabolic condition in livestock that producers in the Pacific Northwest may not see very often,Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock
- Dehorn Calves with Paste / Descornar Terneras con Pasta Dehorn Calves with Paste / Descornar Terneras con Pasta
- Cattle Vaccine Handling and Management Guidelines Cattle Vaccine Handling and Management Guidelines
- Survey to Assess Parasite and Fly Control Methods Utilized by Washington Beef Cattle Producers Survey to Assess Parasite and Fly Control Methods Utilized by Washington Beef Cattle Producers (PDF)
- Weaning on Pasture for Low-Stress Beef Production Weaning beef calves on pasture offers cow-calf producers a cost effective method to enhance health and performance during the weaning period.
- The Threat of Foreign Animal Diseases and The Need for Agriculture Biosecurity Foreign animal diseases are not only a serious threat to American livestock and agriculture, but also to our nation’s economy and security. A wide variety of devastating plant and animal pathogens exist outside of the U.S. Many of these agents could be accidentally or intentionally transported inside the U.S borders. The transportation of livestock and…
- Selenium: Essential for Livestock Health Tragically, the first time some livestock producers hear the term “White Muscle Disease” is during the necropsy of one of their animals. What causes this serious disease and more importantly, how can it be prevented? Cause of White Muscle Disease White Muscle Disease (WMD) is caused by a deficiency of either of two important nutritional…
Carcass/Performance
- Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal. Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.
- WSU Livestock Carcass Grade & Cutability Calculator Download Now Available on both Android and iOS WSU Livestock Carcass Grade & Cutability Calculator is a simple way to calculate carcass yield grade, dressing percentages, and cutability of beef, pork and lamb carcasses. Individuals can estimate yield grade or cutability from live animal data from cattle, pigs and lambs, in addition to calculating the…
Resource Links (Animal Health)
- WSU Department of Animal Sciences
- Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Brand Department
- Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Animal Resources
- WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital
- WSU Veterinary Medicine Extension
Resource Links (Quality Assurance)
Resource Links (Carcass/Performance)
Nutrition
- Supplementing Cattle on Drought Affected Pastures and Ranges Supplementing Cattle on Drought Affected Pastures and Ranges
- Feeding Beef Cattle II: Fetal Programming–Rethinking Cow/Calf Feeding Programs Feeding Beef Cattle II: Fetal Programming–Rethinking Cow/Calf Feeding Programs
- Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag
- Feeding Beef Cattle I: The Realities of Low-Quality Forages Feeding Beef Cattle I: The Realities of Low-Quality Forages
- Can Cow Nutrition Affect Performance, Quality & Palatability of Its Calf? Can Cow Nutrition Affect Performance, Quality & Palatability of Its Calf? (PDF)
Reproduction
- Bull Fertility Evaluating bulls for breeding soundness is probably one of the most neglected management practices in cow-calf operations. Fertility is unquestionably one of the most important traits in bulls, because a cow-calf producer derives their primary income from the number of calves born into the herd each year. Bull fertility can be a major limiting factor…
General
- Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal. Consumers: Want to Buy an Animal and Have it Butchered for Home Use?: Things Consumers Should Consider Prior to Purchasing An Animal.
- Understanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety Understanding Low-Stress Cattle Handling Techniques to Improve Animal Performance and Human Safety
- Fencing Considerations For Livestock Owners Fencing is an integral part of a livestock or equine operation. It is very important for the safety and welfare of animals and producers. Should it fail…
- Practical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts Practical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts
- Price Indices for Estimating Cattle Prices in the Pacific Northwest Price Indices for Estimating Cattle Prices in the Pacific Northwest
- Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag
- Low-Stress Cattle Handling Video Low-Stress Cattle Handling Video
- Drought Cattle Management It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the problem of drought – when the soil doesn’t receive rain, or otherwise get wetted, plants can’t grow. When plants can’t grow, cattle can’t graze. Cattlemen who, on Western average, spend upwards of 50% of their operation budget on supplemental feed are acutely aware that any reduction…
- Do You Have Lousy Animals? As we enter the colder, darker, damper time of year, we will be re-visited by a pest from the past: lice. An annual problem, lice can affect animal health and farm profitability. Here is a short primer on this parasite. Species Specificity Lice are generally quite species specific (Table 1). This means poultry lice won’t spread…