Livestock

Cattle

• Unique breed, unique market
• Reducing Feed Costs
• Gelbvieh cattle farm
• Texas longhorns
• Dexter cattle: Short and sweet
• Cattle care
• Let them eat grass
• Hard-time tips for beef producers
• Calving season
• Make it miniature

Sheep

• Horns of plenty
• Herding sheep
• Raising Navajo-Churro sheep
• Katahdin hair sheep
• Raising sheep

Goats

• Boer goats
• Goat housing
• What does it cost to raise dairy goats
• Get into goats
• Rent-A-Goat program
• Raising dairy goats
• Raising angora goats
• Making goat's milk beauty products
• Making artisan goat cheese

Pigs

Pastures

• Reseeding a pasture
• Renting your acreage for animals
• Grazing management techniques

U.S. sheep producers now have access to an approved reproductive management tool, EAZI-BREED CIDR Sheep Inserts from Pfizer Animal Health.

A livestock shelter can be as basic as four poles and a roof, simply to keep the rain off the animals and provide some shade.

Fair time is always the hottest week of the year, it seems. Here are some tips for keeping your show animals cool and comfortable.

We use a variety of materials as bedding for our sheep and goats, including corn stalks, oat straw, and grass hay. During the winter, it's especially important to have a good layer of bedding for your animals.

After he suffered an injury while feeding his livestock, Randy Stull invented a handy feeder that attaches right to the back of an ATV.

There is a whole realm of business known as the "alternative livestock industry," and it's becoming an exciting venture for acreage owners.

When you're buying hay, it's important to find out exactly what's inside those bales.

If you own livestock of any kind, you should consider enrolling in the government's voluntary National Animal Identification System. It can this help stop the spread of disease.

Raising animals can be a lot of fun, but understanding livestock laws is essential if you want to avoid issues with legal liability. Livestock laws require that you maintain your animals in a way to avoid causing property damage or personal injury.

Animals are more tolerant to cold and wind than people, but it's still important to make sure they're well cared for when the weather becomes severe.

If you have livestock and poultry, you have manure. And you have to be responsible in handling it, regardless of the size of your property, so nobody gets sick.

Water - keep it cool, keep it clean, keep it thawed, and keep it coming for your horses and livestock.