Multi-Species Academy Reference Information

Introduction

The links below will take you to information that shows on your binder as being on a CD. This web page is being used to replace the need for a CD.

Multi-Species Academy Binder Chapter 4 - Livestock Behavior and Handling

Bud Williams Stockmanship Notes

The list below can be found as pdf files at http://extension.usu.edu/behave/. This is the direct link for the fax sheets listed below:

https://extension.usu.edu/behave/htm/learning-tools/fact-sheets

Learning About Foods and Locations
Mother Knows Best
Palatability - More Than a Matter of Taste
Does Variety Matter?
Variation: Are We Missing Opportunities
Training Animal to Avoid Foods
Introducing Animals to New Foods
Carbohydrate Reserves and Plant Tolerance
Factors Influencing Grazing Tolerance

Multi-species Academy Binder Chapter 5 - Ecology

• Dung Beetles in Central and Eastern NC Cattle Pastures
• How to Build New Topsoil
• Historical Analysis of Dietary Preferences
• Intake and Digestiblity in Sheep and Goats
• Intake and Digestibility With and Without PEG

Multi-species Academy Binder Chapter 6 - Grazing

• Graze and Rest Period Exercises
• Diversified Specie Grazing
• Fuel Load Reduction with Meat Goats
• Fire - Preparation is Panic Intervention
• Brushers, Mountain Misery and Other Matters
• Riparian Area Restoration with Goats
• Calculating the Graze Period
• Out of Feed- The Viscious Cycle
• Footprints- Deciding When to Make Your Move
• Formulas for Calculating the Graze Period
• Stock Density Exercises
• Planning for Drought

Multi-species Academy Binder Chapter 11 - Nutrition

• Nutrition of the Goat
• Nutrition Overview
• What's in that Sack
• Fall and Winter Rangeland Supplementation

Multi-species Academy Binder Chapter 12 - Reproduction

• An Understanding of Goat Breeding
• Factors Affecting Reproductive Performance
• Goat Breeds
• Kiko of Goats Unlimited
• Selection Criteria for Kiko Replacement Breeding Stock
• Goat Population Genetics

Multi-Species Academy Binder Chapter 13 - Health and Guard Dogs

• Fecal Analysis Field Technique Part I
• Fecal Analysis Field Technique Part II
• Fecal Analysis Field Technique Part II!

Multi-Species Academy Binder Chapter 14 - Economics and Marketing

• Direct Marketing of Goats in California An Revised
• Factors affecting dressing percentage

Economic articles were taken from the Ranch Management Consultants Archives. They teach the week-long Ranching for Profit School.

Here is the archives link:

http://www.ranchmanagement.com/archives/archives.html

 Here is a link to their home page for more information:

http://www.ranchmanagement.com/index.html

Small Ruminant Resource Manual

 Research on Livestock Guardian Dog Behavior

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Raising and Training a Livestock-guarding Dog