Livestock production in an important part of agriculture in Wayne County. According to Ohio Department of Agriculture statistics, Wayne county ranks #1 in all cattle and calves, #1 in dairy cows, #3 in sheep and #9 in hogs. This page provides helpful links to livestock production information.

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Dairy

Buckeye Dairy News	Heat Stress Abatement Techniques for Dairy Cattle
Ohio Dairy Industry Resources Center	Dairy Heifer Nutrition 101 (Webinar)
Water Effects on Livestock Performance	Nutrition, Immunity and Mastitis
Free Stall Stocking Density	Dairy Policy in the New Farm Bill
Using a Pasture Stick to Measure Pasture Growth	Calcium

Dairy Calf Useful Information

Calving Management in Dairy Herds: Timing of Intervention and Stillbirth	Rumen Development in the Dairy Calf (Webinar)
Feeding the Newborn Dairy Calf	Dairy Colostrum 101 (Webinar)

 

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Beef

OSU Extension Beef Team Website	Using a Pasture Stick to Measure Pasture Growth
Scoring Cows Can Improve Profits	Using Corn for Livestock Grazing
Beef Herd Health	Manure Managment on the Beef Farm
Grass-fed Beef Production	Common Sense Estrus Synchronization in Beef Cattle
Common Diseases of Grazing Beef Cattle	Understanding EPDs and Genomic Testing in Beef Cattle
How to Manage Fly Pests in the Cattle Herd	Minerals for Beef Cows

Calf Useful Information

Calving Season Preparation	Rumen Development, Don't Wean Calves Without It!
Early Weaning Calves	Colostrum and Calf Productivity: A Review

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Sheep and Goats

Ohio Sheep Team - OSU Extension	Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
Maryland Small Ruminant page	Breeding Season Preparations for Sheep and Goat Producers (Webinar)
What Do Fecal Worm Egg Counts Tell Us?	Strategies for Coping with Parasite Larvae on Pastures in the Springtime in Ohio
Healthy animals produce healthy food- Antibiotic use in the sheep, goat, and livestock industry	Do Your Sheep Receive Optimal Nutrition?
Do Your Sheep and Goats Have ID Tags?	Body Condition: One More Evaluation Tool
Using a Pasture Stick to Measure Pasture Growth	Use of a Brown Mid-Rib Sorghum x Sudangrass Hybrid in a Small Ruminant Parasite Control Program

 

Lambing/Kidding Information

Pregnancy toxemia in ewes and does	Improving Newborn Lamb Survival
Practical Solutions to Increase Lamb and Kid Survival (Webinar)

 

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Swine

Pork Information Gateway	National Pork Board
Considerations for Protein Alternatives in Swine	Reproduction in Swine - Understanding the Estrous Cycle for Herd Management
Disease Prevention on the Farm	Methods of Supplying Nutrients to Swine
Trace Minerals and Vitamins for Swine Diets
Winter Housing for Swine Welfare

 

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Equine

Ohio Regional Equine Information Network System (REINS)	OSU Department of Animal Sciences - Equine Program
The Gastrointestinal Tract of the Horse	The Role of Micronutrients in Equine Nutrition
The Role of Macronutrients in Equine Nutrition	Common Equine Pasture Forages
Understanding and Managing Equine Parasites (Webinar)	Dismiss the Myths: Fly Control on Equine Facilities (Webinar)
Using a Pasture Stick to Measure Pasture Growth	Plants Toxic to Horses