{"id":5571,"date":"2022-06-27T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/?page_id=5571"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:59:36","slug":"livestock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/agriculture\/livestock\/","title":{"rendered":"Livestock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Livestock Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A beginners Guide to Raising Animals for Meat: Washington State Department of Agriculture website for getting started raising animals for meat production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/departments\/animals-livestock-and-pets\/animal-husbandry\">Animal Husbandry | Washington State Department of Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livestock Heat Stress: Recognition, Response, and Prevention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livestock Management and Water Quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livestock Pests Study Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feed-ology: How to Read a Feed Tag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/\">WSU Animal Agriculture<\/a> of more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beef Cattle Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extension.uidaho.edu\/publishing\/pdf\/PNW\/PNW637.pdf\">Cattle Vaccine Handling and Management Guidelines (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeding Beef Cattle I: The Realities of Low-Quality Forages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeding Beef Cattle II: Fetal Programing\u2014Rethinking Cow\/Calf Feeding Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extension.uidaho.edu\/publishing\/pdf\/PNW\/PNW670.pdf\">Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cattle in the Pacific Northwest (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extension.uidaho.edu\/publishing\/pdf\/PNW\/PNW666.pdf\">Price Indices for Estimating Cattle Prices in the Pacific Northwest (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supplementing Cattle on Drought Affected Pastures and Ranges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/beef\/\">WSU Extension Beef Cattle<\/a> for more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dairy Cattle Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daily Calf Treatment for Diarrhea: Are The Drugs We Use Effective?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/dairy-cattle\/\">WSU Extension Dairy Cattle<\/a> for more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poultry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.uidaho.edu\/publishing\/pdf\/PNW\/PNW665.pdf\">Break-even Analysis of Small Scale Production of Pastured Organic Poultry (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/catalog\/files\/project\/pdf\/pnw658.pdf\">Feeding Meat-Type Chickens (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/other-species\/\">WSU Extension Other Species<\/a> for more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>West Nile Virus: Protecting Your Horses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/horses\/\">WSU Extension Horses<\/a> for more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Livestock Marketing Information Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU is a member of a national marketing data and analysis clearinghouse representing most land grant universities. We provide a bi-weekly newsletter on livestock marketing with local prices, national analysis, and useful news related to livestock markets. You can request to be added to this listserv by sending a blank email to <a href=\"mailto:SUBSCRIBE-LIVESTOCKMARKETS@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu\">subscribe-livestockmarkets@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu<\/a>. There are many publicly available resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lmic.info\/\">Livestock Marketing Information Center<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-border--add-top wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-before--default\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/agriculture\/\">Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/agriculture\/farmer-assistance-request-form\/\">Farmer Assistance Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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