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Livestock - Products Catalogue

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: Not Available
Last Reviewed: 5 August 2009

Table of Contents

  1. Animal Health and Welfare
  2. Feed Ingredients
  3. Livestock Housing
  4. Alternative Livestock
  5. Beef Cattle
  6. Dairy Cattle
  7. Horses
  8. Poultry
  9. Sheep and Goats
  10. Swine
  11. Veal
  12. Dead Stock and Disposal
  13. Learn More

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Animal Health and Welfare

Publication

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04-081

400/08

 

 

04-003

400/10

 

 

07-001

420/51

 

01-079

420/90

 

 

07-031

400/20

 

93-029

400

 

 

92-055

410/662

 

 

01-049

400/20

 

 

92-056

410/662

 

 

 

Feed Ingredients

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Average Nutrient Composition Analysis of Feed Ingredients in Ontario

03-103

400/68

 

 

Comparative Feed Values for Ruminants

03-005

400/68

 

 

Feed Processing and Manufacturing Terminology

08-039

400/50

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Nutrient Testing

03-007

400/68

 

 

Stockpiling Perennial Forages for Fall and Winter Grazing

99-009

131/53

 

 

 

Livestock Housing

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Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns

93-001

400/717

 

 

Biosecurity Fundamentals for Visitors to Livestock Facilities

04-003

400/10

 

 

Building Permit Requirements for Livestock Operations

07-063

720

 

 

Farm Fencing Systems

08-035

400/724

 

 

Livestock Bedding Alternatives

97-029

400

 

 

Rodent Control in Livestock and Poultry Facilities

07-009

400/680

 

 

Alternative Livestock

Publication

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Price

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Aleutian Disease in Mink

97-033

475/662

 

 

Chronic Wasting Disease Update

07-025

400/663

 

Farm Layout for Deer and Elk

99-017

400/20

 

 

Fencing for Deer and Elk

97-027

400

 

 

Recovering Escaped or Released Farmed Deer or Elk

06-077

400

 

 

 

Beef Cattle

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Cull Cow Body and Carcass Composition

05-075

424/73

 

 

Genetic Abnormalities in Beef Cattle

93-007

420/20

 

 

Reducing Cattle Shrink

05-063

425/20

 

Using Performance Records In Beef Production

0041E

420/30

 

 

 

Beef - Breeding and Reproduction

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Beef Bull Fertility

06-015

420/20

 

 

Breeds of Beef Cattle In Ontario

01-051

420/32

 

 

Castration of Calves

07-029

420/26

 

Crossbreeding Systems For Beef Production

01-011

420/20

 

 

Weaning Beef Calves

03-115

421/23

 

 

 

Beef - Feeding and Nutrition

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Coping with Hay Shortages in Beef Cow Wintering Rations

07-053

424/52

 

Creep Feeding Beef Calves

02-027

420/50

 

 

08-013

400/751

 

 

Managing Heat Stress in Fed Cattle

06-107

425/20

 

 

Pasture Grasses Identified

06-095

400/62

 

 

Typical Beef Feedlot and Background Diets

06-017

425/60

 

 

Variability of Nutrient Content in Feed Ingredients

04-005

400/60

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Dairy Cattle

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Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cattle

00-109

414/20

 

 

Dry Cow Therapy

03-009

410/662

 

 

Maximizing Conception Rate In Dairy Cows

84-048

410/30

 

 

Precision Dairy Management and the Future of Dairy Production in Ontario

07-065

410/20

 

Prevention of Downer Dairy Cows

93-123

414/14

 

 

Starting The Dairy Calf

81-048

411/51

 

 

Stray Voltage Problems With Dairy Cows

0155E

410/770

 

 

Using Body Condition Scoring in Dairy Herd Management

94-053

410/

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Yew Poisoning in Horses and Ruminants

07-055

460/666/400

 

 

Dairy Heifers

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Charting Heifer Growth

82-064

412/15

 

 

Considerations for Custom Raising Dairy Heifers

98-059

412

 

 

Growth Management of Dairy Heifers 

82-056

412/10

 

 

 

Dairy Cattle - Milking and Milk Quality

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10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Robotic Milking

01-045

410

 

 

Maintain Milk Quality by Decreasing Biofilm in the Pipeline

06-089

410

 

 

Mastitis Prevention: Environmental Control

90-104

410/662

 

 

Maximizing Conception Rate In Dairy Cows

84-048

410/30

 

 

Milk Urea Nitrogen Testing to Improve Protein Utilization in Dairy Cattle

03-117

414/54

 

 

Teat Condition Scoring

06-019

414/20

 

 

The Advantages of a Consistent Milking Routine

06-069

410

 

 

The Warning Signs of Mastitis - Analyzing a Combination of Factors to Decide When to Treat

06-049

414/662

 

 

 

Dairy Cattle - Feeding and Nutrition

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Dietary Phosphorus in Dairy Cattle

04-001

410/60

 

 

Feeding Dairy Cattle to Reduce Excess Nitrogen Output

03-055

410/60

 

 

08-013

400/751

 

 

Pasture Grasses Identified

06-095

400/62

 

 

Protein Supplements In Dairy Rations

84-025

410/64

 

 

Sub-Acute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) in Dairy Cows

03-031

414

 

 

Variability of Nutrient Content in Feed Ingredients

04-005

400/60

 

 

Water Quality for Dairy Cattle

03-085

410

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Horses

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Selecting Your Horse

07-033

460/11

 

Biosecurity for Horse Farms

00-091

460/667

 

 

Body Condition Scoring of Horses

98-101

460/28

 

Body Weight Estimation of Horses

98-093

460/28

 

 

Determining The Age Of Horses By Their Teeth

76-077

460/7

 

 

Equine Infectious Anemia (Swamp Fever)

89-114

460/663

 

 

Horse Management: Foot Care, Part 1

88-073

460/20

 

 

Horse Management: Foot Care, Part 2

88-074

460/20

 

 

Red Maple Leaf Poisoning of Horses

06-109

460/666

 

 

Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia of Foals

90-056

460/666

Website Only

 

Rodent Control in Horse Stables

07-011

400/680

 

Splints And Fractures Of The Splint Bone In Horses

89-093

460/663

 

 

Strangles in Horses

03-037

460

 

 

The Use of Insecticide-Impregnated Cattle Ear Tags on the Halters of Horses

06-071

460/20

 

Thinking Like a Horse Simplifies Training

06-097

460/07

 

 

Toxicity of Equisetum to Horses

07-037

460/666

 

Yew Poisoning in Horses and Ruminants

07-055

460/666/400

 

 

Horses - Human Safety

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Horse Safety - Saddling, Bridling & Riding Western

06-101

462

 

 

Human Health Concerns When Working With Medications Around Horses

00-063

460

 

 

Safety For Hunt Seat Riders

88-054

460/10

 

 

 

Horses - Housing and Feeding

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Evaluating Performance of Several Horse Beddings

06-105

460/10

 

Forage Substitutes for Horses

05-055

460/60

 

 

Horse Housing

05-045

460/720

 

 

07-045

743/460

 

 

Round-Bale Feeder for Horses

06-075

460/61

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Horses - Breeding and Reproduction

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Abortion in Horses

05-061

460/665

 

 

Horse Management: Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction in the Mare

88-060

460/10

 

 

Horse Management: Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction in the Stallion

88-061

460/10

 

 

 

Poultry

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Ascites in Meat-Type Chickens Caused by Right Heart Failure 

00-101

451-662

 

 

Basic Husbandry for Broilers

93-035

452

 

 

Basic Husbandry For Turkeys

93-039

453

 

 

Biosecurity Recommendations for Commercial Poultry Flocks in Ontario

05-077

450/10

 

 

Biosecurity Recommendations for Small Flock Poultry Owners

05-079

450/10

 

 

Heat Stress in Caged Layers

88-111

451/20

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

08-005

720/450

 

 

Sheep and Goats

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Avoiding Heat and Cold Stress in Transported Sheep

02-013

430/90

 

 

Economics Of Dairy Goats

94-067

435/816

 

 

Family Dogs Terrorize Sheep

02-029

430/20

 

 

Fencing Options in Predator Control

02-053

430/10

 

Hypothermia in Newborn Lambs

98-089

431/23

 

 

Improving Milk Quality with Udder Preparation for Goats

03-061

435/20

 

 

Lamb Carcass Bruising Caused by Grabbing Fleece

02-031

430/26

 

 

Lowering Stress in Transported Goats

05-029

435/10

 

Planning Your Sheep Handling Facility

02-057

430/20

 

Use Sheep Behaviour to Your Advantage

02-059

430/20

 

Using Performance Records for Sheep Selection

00-083

430/31

 

 

 

Sheep and Goats - Breeding and Reproduction

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Artificial Rearing of Lambs

99-019

431/23

 

 

Assisting the Ewe at Lambing

98-091

433/22

 

 

Breeding Options for a Commercial Sheep Flock

00-081

430/30

 

 

Care of the Newborn Lamb

98-087

431/23

 

 

Early Weaning of Lambs

99-021

431/23

 

 

Glossary of Sheep Breeding Terminology

00-079

430

 

 

Hypothermia in Newborn Lambs

98-089

431/23

 

 

Out of Season Breeding Alternatives for Sheep

08-065

430/35

 

 

Pregnancy Disorders (Metabolic) in Transition Ewes

03-017

433

 

 

Pregnancy Scanning: Management Tips

02-061

433/22

 

 

Sheep Handling and Treating

0704E

700

$10

 

 

Sheep and Goats - Feeding and Nutrition

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Diet Supplementation for Grazing and Outwintering Ewes

02-045

433/56

 

 

Feeding Systems for Sheep

03-013

430/50

 

Flushing the Ewe Flock: Is it Beneficial?

02-055

433/22

 

 

08-013

400/751

 

 

Market Lamb Nutrition

03-015

434

 

 

Protein Content in Modern Sheep Rations

03-019

430

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Swine

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Daily Swine Work Log

102

440/823

Web Only

 

Farrowing Management Of The Sow

88-084

440/22

 

 

Labour Efficiency In Swine Buildings

94-049

440/823

 

 

On-Farm AI For Swine

89-003

440/36

 

 

 

Swine - Feeding and Nutrition

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Controlling Fusarium Mycotoxicoses In Swine

90-066

440/60

 

 

Comparative Feed Values for Swine

03-003

400/68

 

 

Feeding and Managing Gilts And Sows

81-071

440/50

 

 

Feeding and Managing The Growing And Finishing Pig

88-077

440/50

 

 

Feeding And Managing The Herd Boar

89-089

440/20

 

 

Feeding and Managing The Weaned Pig

92-018

440/50

 

 

Nutritional Strategies to Decrease Nutrients in Swine Manure

04-035

440/51

 

 

Practical Diets for Pigs

01-013

440/50

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Pork Production

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An Overview of Organic Pork Production

07-027

440/10

 

Basic Production Records For Pork Producers

88-113

440/42

 

 

Porcine Stress Syndrome Gene and Pork Production

04-053

440/11

 

 

Pork Safety and Quality: Feed Withdrawal Prior to Slaughter

05-065

444/50

 

 

Pork Safety: Managing Toxoplasma in Swine

04-055

440/13

 

 

Rendement Napole Gene and Pork Quality

04-083

440/40

 

 

Selection Of Commercial Replacement Gilts

90-044

440/30

 

 

 

Veal

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Feeding Pre-Weaned Veal Calves During Winter Months: Understanding Calf Metabolism and Milk Replacers

05-081

415/60

 

 

Management of Grain-Fed Veal Calves

06-083

415/20

 

 

07-023

715/552

 

 

 

Dead Stock and Disposal

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Burial of Deadstock

09-029

729/400

 

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Composting of Livestock and Poultry Mortalities

09-031

729/400

 

 

Deadstock Disposal Options for On-Farm

09-025

729/400

 

 

Disposal Vessels for Farm Animals That Die On-Farm

09-027

729/400

 

 

Emergency Disposal of Deadstock On-Farm

09-023

729/400

 

116 KB

Incineration of Dead Farm Animals

09-019

729/400

 

160 KB

Proper Burial Techniques for Small Animals and Poultry Mortalities Under 25 kg

03-049

725/400

 

 

Windrow Composting of Poultry Carcasses

08-005

720/450

 

496 KB

 

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