Livestock - Products Catalogue

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

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture

04-081

400/08

 
 

Biosecurity Fundamentals for Visitors to Livestock Facilities

04-003

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Biosecurity: Health Protection and Sanitation Strategies for Cattle and General Guidelines for Other Livestock

09-079

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Castration of Calves

07-029

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Cold Stress in Cows

07-001

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Cold Stress on Trucked Cattle

01-079

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Dehorning of Calves

09-003

420/20

640 KB

 

Giving Medication to Animals by Injection

07-031

400/20

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Livestock Medicines Act

93-029

400

 
 

Use of Electric Prods on Cattle 

01-049

400/20

 
 

Feed Ingredients

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Average Nutrient Composition Analysis of Feed Ingredients in Ontario

03-103

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Comparative Feed Values for Ruminants

03-005

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Feed Processing and Manufacturing Terminology

08-039

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Nutrient Testing

03-007

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Stockpiling Perennial Forages for Fall and Winter Grazing

99-009

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Livestock Housing

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Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns

93-001

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Biosecurity Fundamentals for Visitors to Livestock Facilities

04-003

400/10

 
 

Building Permit Requirements for Livestock Operations

07-063

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Conservation Easements for Agricultural Land Use

11-027

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Farm Fencing Systems

08-035

400/724

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Livestock Bedding Alternatives

97-029

400

 
 

Rodent Control in Livestock and Poultry Facilities

10-077

400/680

327 KB

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Alternative Livestock

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Aleutian Disease in Mink

10-093

475/662

 

Chronic Wasting Disease Update

11-025

400/663

1.52 MB

196 KB

Farm Layout for Deer and Elk

11-013

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

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Cattle Identification 10-011 420/10    

Dehorning of Calves

09-003

420/20

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Genetic Abnormalities in Beef Cattle

93-007

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Managing Outdoor Confinement Areas and Livestock Yards

11-007 720/400 1.2 MB  

Organic Beef Production

09-067

410/81

284 KB

 

Reducing Cattle Shrink

05-063

425/20

96 KB

 

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

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Castration of Calves

07-029

420/26

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Crossbreeding Systems For Beef Production

01-011

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Beef - Feeding and Nutrition

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Coping with Hay Shortages in Beef Cow Wintering Rations

07-053

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Creep Feeding Beef Calves

02-027

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Feeding Cattle Beyond Optimum Market Weight and Finish 10-095 425/54 191 KB 81 KB

Livestock Access to Watercourses

08-013

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Managing Heat Stress in Fed Cattle

06-107

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Pasture Grasses Identified

06-095

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Replacing Water with Clean Snow for Ewes and Beef Cows

09-065

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Typical Beef Feedlot and Background Diets

06-017

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Variability of Nutrient Content in Feed Ingredients

04-005

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Weaning Beef Calves

10-015

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Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

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267 KB

 

Dairy Cattle

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Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cattle

00-109

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Dairy Genomic Selection 12-023 410/31   576 KB 435 KB

Dehorning of Calves

09-003

420/20

 

640 KB

 

Dry Cow Therapy

03-009

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Maximizing Conception Rate In Dairy Cows

84-048

410/30

 

 
 
Organic Dairy Production 10-087 410/81   170 KB 225 KB

Precision Dairy Management and the Future of Dairy Production in Ontario

07-065

410/20

 

81 KB

 

Prevention of Downer Dairy Cows

93-123

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Stray Voltage Problems With Dairy Cows

0155E

410/770

 

 
 

Using Body Condition Scoring in Dairy Herd Management

94-053

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Yew Poisoning in Horses and Ruminants

07-055

460/666/400

 

249 KB

 

Dairy Heifers

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Charting Heifer Growth

82-064

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Considerations for Custom Raising Dairy Heifers

98-059

412

 
 
Growth Management of Dairy Heifers  82-056 412/10    

The Cost of Raising Replacement Dairy Heifers

11-055

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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

 
 

Milk Urea Nitrogen Testing to Improve Protein Utilization in Dairy Cattle

03-117

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Stray Voltage and Robotic Milking of Dairy Cows

09-075

410/10

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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

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Dairy Cattle - Feeding and Nutrition

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Dietary Phosphorus in Dairy Cattle

04-001

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Feeding Dairy Cattle to Reduce Excess Nitrogen Output

03-055

410/60

 

 
 

Livestock Access to Watercourses

08-013

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Managing Dairy Rations when Feed Prices are Volatile

09-055

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Organic Dairy Production 10-087 410/81   170 KB  

Pasture Grasses Identified

06-095

400/62

     
Planning Dairy Operation Feeding Systems for Expansion
11-051w
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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

 

 
 

Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

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267 KB

 

Horses

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Selecting Your Horse

07-033

460/11

 

718 KB

 

Body Condition Scoring of Horses

98-101

460/28

 

216 KB

 
Body Condition Scoring (poster)
AF0090      

Estimating Body Weight for Horses

10-085

420/28

 

488 KB

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Bracken-Fern Poisoning in Horses

09-049

663/460

 

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Determining The Age Of Horses By Their Teeth

76-077

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Equine Infectious Anemia (Swamp Fever)

10-083

460/663

 

 

Horse Disease Surveillance

09-047

663/460

 

205 KB

 

Horse Foot Health

12-019

460/10

 

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Leptospirosis and Equine Recurrent Uveitis in Horses

00-065

663

 

 

 

Red Maple Leaf Poisoning of Horses

06-109

460/666

 

 
 

Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia of Foals

90-056

460/666

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Rodent Control in Horse Stables

07-011

400/680

 

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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

 

111 KB

 

Thinking Like a Horse Simplifies Training

06-097

460/07

 

 
 

Toxicity of Equisetum to Horses

07-037

460/666

 

231 KB

 

Yew Poisoning in Horses and Ruminants

07-055

460/666/400

 

249 KB

 

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

460/20

 

231 KB

 

Forage Substitutes for Horses

05-055

460/60

 

 

 

Horse Housing

05-045

460/720

 

 

 

Manure Storages for Small- to Medium-Size Horse Farms

07-045

743/460

 

581 KB

 

Round-Bale Feeder for Horses

06-075

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Water Requirements of Livestock

07-023

716/400

 

267 KB

 

Horses - Breeding and Reproduction

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Abortion in Horses

05-061

460/665

 

 

Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction in the Mare

10-099

460/30

 

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Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction in the Stallion

11-003

460/30

 

 

Poultry

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Ascites in Meat-Type Chickens Caused by Right Heart Failure 

00-101

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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

12-039

450/10

 

 
 

Heat Stress in Caged Layers

88-111

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Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

715/552

 

267 KB

 

Windrow Composting of Poultry Carcasses

09-017

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520 KB

 

Sheep and Goats

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Avoiding Heat and Cold Stress in Transported Sheep

02-013

430/90

 

232 KB

 

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

 

196 KB

 

Hypothermia in Newborn Lambs

98-089

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Improving Milk Quality with Udder Preparation for Goats

03-061

435/20

 

 
 

Lamb Carcass Bruising Caused by Grabbing Fleece

02-031

430/26

 

 
 

Lambing Diary

0834E

 

 

 

 

Livestock Guardian Dogs and Their Care in Winter

10-033

430

 

164 KB

 

Lowering Stress in Transported Goats

05-029

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232 KB

 

Planning Your Sheep Handling Facility

02-057

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224 KB

 

Replacing Water with Clean Snow for Ewes and Beef Cows

09-065

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128 KB

 

Use Sheep Behaviour to Your Advantage

02-059

430/20

 

176 KB

 

Using Performance Records for Sheep Selection

00-083

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Understanding Lamb Mortality 12-031W     208KB  

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

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Sheep and Goats - Feeding and Nutrition

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Diet Supplementation for Grazing and Outwintering Ewes

02-045

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Feeding Systems for Sheep

03-013

430/50

 

164 KB

 

Flushing the Ewe Flock: Is it Beneficial?

02-055

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Livestock Access to Watercourses

08-013

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Market Lamb Nutrition

03-015

434

 

 
 

Protein Content in Modern Sheep Rations

03-019

430

 

 
 

Replacing Water with Clean Snow for Ewes and Beef Cows

09-065

424/433

 

128 KB

 

Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

715/552

 

267 KB

 

Swine

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Daily Swine Work Log

102

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Management of Sows in Loose Housing Systems
11-029
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On-Farm Prevention of Broken Needles

09-005

440/20

 

 

 

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

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Farrowing Room Sanitation
12-005W
441/10
 
Target Weight Calculator for Heavy Hogs
12-057
240
 

Swine - Feeding and Nutrition

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Controlling Fusarium Mycotoxicoses In Swine

90-066

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Comparative Feed Values for Swine

03-003

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Feeder Management in the Grower-Finisher Barn 12-035 444/54   128 KB  

Feeding and Managing The Growing And Finishing Pig

88-077

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Feeding And Managing The Herd Boar

89-089

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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

 

 
 

Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

715/552

 
 
 

Pork Production

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An Overview of Organic Pork Production

11-043

440/10

 

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Basic Production Records For Pork Producers

88-113

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Hog Market Weight Calculator

11-031

 

 

201 KB

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

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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

 

 
 

Water Requirements for Livestock

07-023

715/552

 
267 KB

 

Dead Stock and Disposal

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Burial of Deadstock

09-029

729/400

 

410 KB

 

Deadstock Disposal Options for On-Farm

09-025

729/400

 

479 KB

 

Disposal Vessels for Farm Animals That Die On-Farm

09-027

729/400

 

689 KB

 

Emergency Disposal of On-Farm Deadstock

09-023

729/400

 

157 KB

 
Incineration of Dead Farm Animals 09-019 729/400   237 KB  

On-Farm Bin Composting of Deadstock

09-031

725/400

 

178 KB

 

Windrow Composting of Poultry Carcasses

09-017

720/450

 

520 KB

 

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Last Reviewed: 4 October 2012