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General
Judging 101.com Livestock Judging
Livestock Extension Bulletins - Kansas
Livestock Extension Bulletins - Oklahoma
Livestock Breeds Page - OSU
Livestock Extension Bulletins - Texas
NDSU Building and Facility Plans - 100's of agricultural facility plans, most of them relate to livestock production
Fiber Animals Directory - Iowa

Aquaculture
See the Natural Resources/Wildlife Page

Cattle/Bovine
Adding Value to Beef Production - ISU
aphis.usda.gov - Mad Cow Disease Information
Beef Tips Newsletter - K-State
KDA - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease)
FSIS - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
FSIS - Using Dentition to Age Cattle

Beef Cattle Links - K-State

Dairy & Dairy Foods
Dairy in the 21st Century (lessons) - Tarleton State
Hoard's Dairyman
- Dairy judging materials
Dairy Cattle Judging Handbook - Mississippi
Dairy Selection and Breeds - (ppt) Glen Rose
Dairy Cattle Judging - 6M (ppt) Cal Poly
Dairy Cattle Links - K-State
Dairy Foods CD - National FFA for sale
Dairy Food Guide - Wisconsin - ID, etc.
4-H/FFA Dairy Foods Coaches Guide - Purdue
Dairy Products Judging Bulletin - MSU
Milk Sample Preparation Guide - USDA
4-H/FFA Dairy Foods Coaches Guide - Purdue
Dairy Foods CDE - (ppt) Tarleton State
Flavor & Odor Defects - Cornell
Judging and Scoring Milk & Cheese - USDA
Milk Off Flavors - (ppt) KSU
Taste - Wikipedia

Hog/Swine
Adding Value to Pork Production - ISU
Pork Checkoff - Production, Pork, environmental and welfare issues, etc.
Porkscience.org
Swine Care Handbook (pdf) - From Pork Checkoff
Pork Information Gateway - Purdue - Industry news, general facts, Q&A, pictures, references, and definitions
Pork - Purdue - Information on swine management, behavior, economics, genetics, growth, health, nutrition, quality, reproduction, environment. Along with resources for extension and teaching- lots of information, teaching aides like pictures, clipart, diagrams, etc.
Food Safety and Inspection Service - USDA - May search pork and find articles on quality assurance, any food safety issues in the industry, HACCP model for pork, any recalls, and any pork food news.
Economics, Statistics, & Market Information System - USDA - Statistical reports on the swine industry numbers
Livestock & Grain Marketing - USDA
National Pork Producers Council Addresses today’s issues that affect pork production; laws & regulations
PorkNet - ILL - Current articles, informational papers on any aspect of the pork industry, conferences
Extension Swine Husbandry -NCSU - Publications, production (breeding, nutrition, biosecurity, vet, economics), statistics, quizzes, reports, news
School of Vet Med - Penn - General information anything to do with production, biology, & facilities. There are quizzes.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Live every 10 minutes, all livestock market reports
STAGES: Swine Testing and Genetic Evaluation SystemPurdue & NSR - Genetic evaluation, breed Expected Progeny Differences (EPD’s), program that looks at breeds EPD and evaluates them, definitions related to EPDs
National Animal Genome Research Program Any information on gene mapping, genome project, community links, gene maps, discussions, up to date news
Dr. Temple Grandin: Livestock behavior, facilities design, and humane slaughter Excellent source for behavior information including slaughter treatment, proper floor design, books, videos, animal welfare
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome website info about it, money spent, research, etc
The Pig Site Global pig and Pork industry information and news, pig disease online problem solver, pictures, disease info guide, reproduction problem solver, treatments & meds & info about them, major disease tracking & articles, targets & standards – includes charts & tables of all kind from breeding to pig flow, to air quality, to health, to meat quality, to nutrition, to costs, to floor layouts, to water requirements, and waste control
Niche Pork Non-traditional commodity pork, more defined & other niche terminology on site, find producers, processors, chef info, consumer info, recipes, niche resources, articles dealing with all areas of the niche market, FAQ sheet, labeling/certifying requirements/links, events/conference dates
Pork 4 Kids By the National Pork Board. Especially for kids, but has teacher activities/ideas. How pigs are raised, showed, pork as a food, recipes, and for all age categories.

Swine Breeding/ Breeders/Shows/Associations
Breeds of Livestock - OSU - Lists swine breeds alphabetically
Breedersworld
Breeders directory, supplies, services, books, events (conferences, shows, fairs, etc) calendar, forums
ShowPig.Com Breeders directory, advertisement, sale dates, shows, links, help sheets
The Pig Page.Com Swine producers alphabetically, health & nutrition links, message board to ask questions
American Berkshire Association
Certified Pedigreed Swine Includes Chester whites, Poland China, Spots. Information on each breed, pig sales, shows, assoc. information
National Swine Registry Includes Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc, Landrace. Pig sales, shows, breed information, membership (adult & youth), breeders, commercial industry info, and news

Swine Publications
National Hog Farmer
PORK “The Business Magazine for Professional Pork Producers.”
The Pork CheckOff Report Report/Magazine


Horse/Equine
American Quarter Horse Association
Horse Industry Handbook - For purchase
4-H Horse & Pony Project Guide - Iowa
4-H Horse Judging Manual (pdf) - Kansas
Hunter Hack DVD - Order Form - K-State for sale
Judging Trail DVD - Order Form - K-State for sale
Horse Links - K-State
Agripedia Horse Judging
Horse Conformation: Form to Function - MU
Leg Set: Its Effect on Action and Soundness of Horses - MU
Horse Halter Classes - ppt from Georgia
Horse Halter Judging - (ppt) Cal Poly
Horse Judging DVDs - CSU
4-H Beginning Horsemanship - WSU
Horse Breeds of World - NCSU

Livestock Evaluation
Judging 101.com Livestock Judging
Live Steer Practice - Florida
Live Hog Practice - Florida
Livestock Evaluation - Univiversity Kentucky
Livestock Judging Techniques - MU
PowerPoint on Reasons - By K-State Student
Livestock Evaluation presentation (pdf) - MTenn.
Livestock Evaluation (ppt) - Cal Poly
Livestock Selection (ppts) S Dakota
Coaching Reasons (ppt) - Florida
Scoring Procedures - CSU
Scoring Judging Placing (ppt) - Florida
More Teaching Aids - Florida
Selection and Judging of Swine - (ppt) Glen Rose FFA
Using EPDs and scenarios in Judging - Texas
Understanding EPDs Lesson - UMN
Understanding EPDs - Arkansas
Understanding EPDs - Virginia
EPDS - Balancing Traits & Profits - UIUC

Meats
Meats Yield Grade PowerPoint - K-State
Meats Site - Kentucky
Meats Judging Classes - Kentucky
Meats Site - UNL
Meats Site - Texas A&M
Yellowsheet.com
National FFA - Books & CD for sale
4-H/FFA Meat Evaluation & Identification Contest - Indiana Coaches Guide
American Meat Science Association - Contest materials and coaching aids
Meats Evaluation - (ppt) Georgia
Carcass Grading - (ppt) Cal Poly
Beef Grading - (ppt) Cal Poly

Poultry
Growing Feathers - Poultry Links - MU
Poultry Breeds - OSU
Poultry Resource Manual - ISU
Poultry Buyers Guide - Wiley for sale
Poultry Science CDE Manual - IMS for sale
Poultry Judging Materials - IMS for sale
Poultry CDE Resources - ppt from Georgia
Poultry Judging Event - Florida
Eggscellent Eggs - (ppt) Cal Poly
Raising Chicks & Buying Chicks -Lots of varieties of chicks - Marti's Poultry Farm

Sheep & Goats/Ovine
Sheep101
All About Wool
American Sheep Industry Association

Goat Resource Briefing - ISU
Sheep Links - K-State
4-H Dairy Goat Guide - New York

Wildlife - For MANY links on Retiles, Mamals, Waterfowl, Upland Birds, etc. go to the Natural Resources page on World of Agriculture


 

 

 
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