Skagit County beef herd grazing in alder forest

Animal Sciences

General Livestock Links:

New information from the Livestock Nutrient Management Program:

AFO/CAFO 2005 Brochure(PDF) 
Water Quality Risk Assessment Tool
(PDF)

Livestock Nutrient Management Partnership includes:

  • Your local Conservation District
  • Natural Resource Conservation Service
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • WA Association of Conservation Districts
  • Washington Cattlemen’s Association
  • WA Department of Agriculture
  • WA Department of Ecology
  • Washington State University Extension

Large Animal Mortality Composting in WA State

Beef Links:

Poultry Links:

Chicken Tractor photos

sheep
cattle
chicks

Photo by Keith Weller, USDA/ARS