{"id":145,"date":"2014-01-07T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2024-07-25T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:44:55","slug":"animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/agriculture\/animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/ag.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tInterim County Director<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>253-798-3296\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beef<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/books\/030904295X\/html\/\">Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Office of International Affairs (OIA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msuextension.org\/ruralliving\/Dream\/PDF\/cattle_few_acres.pdf\">Raising beef cattle on a few acres (pdf)<\/a>. Sept., 1999. Dale ZoBell, Craig Burrell, and Clell Bagley, Utah State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Supplementing Cattle on Drought Affected Pastures and Ranges (pdf). March 2003, James R. Males, John Unruh, Bill McReynolds, Washington State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weaning on Pasture for Low-Stress Beef Production (pdf). October 30,2003, Dr. Jim Gerrish, Grazing Land Consultant, Washington State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alternative Beef Marketing, May 2000, Richard Earles and Anne Fanatico, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oregon Country Beef, 2001, Doc &amp; Connie Hatfield, growers and marketers of sustainable grown beef from eastern Oregon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swine Manure Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Expanding Swine Production in Eastern Washington. December 1997. Thomas Platt. Washington State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swine Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Kansas Swine Nutrition Guide (pdf). October 1997. Robert Goodband, Mike Tokach, Steve Dritz, and Jim Nelssen. General Swine Nutrition requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swine Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Agricultural Alternatives \u2013 Swine Production (pdf)\u00a0Penn State. Information to design a production system that will compliment your resources and lifestyle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/books\/030904295X\/html\/\">Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future<\/a> (1991) The National Academies Press, Office of International Affairs (OIA); you can print this book one page at a time, or purchase an electronic copy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/publications\/hogs.htm\">Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers<\/a>. Alternative small scale hog production is described including deep-straw bedding, hoop structures, and pasturing. The bulletin also describes animal health, marketing options, and manure management. 16 pages pdf. 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