Livestock management publications

Husbandry

• A Guide for the Control of Flies in Alberta: Confined Feeding Operations (PDF, 651 KB)
• Checklists for fly control in: (PDF, 651 KB)
  • Cattle feedlots
  • Dairy operations
  • Hog operations
  • Horse facilities and other small livestock operations
  • Poultry facilities
• Black fly control
• Handling Livestock Safely

Cattle management

• Beef Cow-Calf Manual
  The Beef Cow-Calf Manual was revised and expanded from the 1989 edition to keep pace with recent information and technological advances. This comprehensive guide covers basic principles of beef management, including: genetics, economics, calf management, nutrition and feeding, animal health, cattle pests, handling facilities, and fencing and herd management.
• Bloat in Cattle
• Calving
• Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle
• Management Strategies for Cattle During Dry Conditions
• Sarcoptic Mange in Cattle

Nutrition

Livestock nutrition

• Feeding Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) to Pigs
• Know Your Feed Terms
• Nitrate Poisoning and Feeding Nitrate Feeds to Livestock
• Risks of Using Overwintered Crops as Livestock Feed
• Swath Grazing in Western Canada: An Introduction

Beef nutrition

• Beef Ration Rules of Thumb
• Creep Feeding Calves
• Effects of Nutrition on Beef Cow Reproduction
• Moldy Feed and Reproductive Failure in Cows
• Nutrients for Cattle
• Residual Feed Intake (Net Feed Efficiency) in Beef Cattle
• Strategic Vitamin A and E for Livestock During a Shortage
• Winter Feeding Programs for Beef Cows and Calves

Water supply

• Automatic Livestock Waterers
• Farm water supply requirements
• Remote Pasture Water Systems for Livestock
• Water Requirements for Livestock