Agrilife Extension Resources
We provide a wide array of research-based resources, educational programming and expert advice covering topics from animal care and production to best environmental practices for livestock, including poultry, dairy and beef cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and goats.
Related Departments: Animal Science, Entomology, Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
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This manual explains how to evaluate horses in contests or as potential purchases.
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The Teacher Toolkit for the Poultry Evaluation is a bundle designed to provide a Poultry Evaluation CDE team with the curriculum resources they need to be successful.
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This manual aids in teaching beginners and experienced individuals how to properly evaluate live birds, ready-to-cook poultry, shell eggs, and processed poultry. It also includes information related to poultry production, management, and science and cooperating with others in solving poultry industry problems.
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Looking to breed your horses with artificial insemination (AI)? Our expert guide takes you step-by-step through the entire process. Learn the basics of AI and the physiology of a mare’s estrous cycle. Make horse breeding safer and healthier—download now!
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This discusses information to serve as an aid in teaching both beginning and experienced egg graders the correct interpretation and application of US standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs.
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This publication helps families interested in maintaining a small laying flock to produce eggs for home consumption. It covers housing, feeding and management of pullets and laying hens.
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Owning backyard chickens and other poultry can be a rewarding hobby, but it does come with risks, specifically from illnesses caused by a Salmonella infection. This publication contains FAQs about disease prevention while raising poultry at home. (3 pages)
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This publication details two recommended broiler feeding programs as well as one recommended turkey feeding program for successful show birds.
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This publication is a plan for creating a simple brooding unit for classroom use.
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This publication is a checklist for your egg-to-chick project.