Animal Sciences

UF/IFAS Animal Science Department Extension develops programs and activities in the areas of Beef, Dairy, Equine, Meats, and Youth

Subtopics

• Poultry Science
• Dairy and Poultry Sciences

Publications

• Adding Value to Livestock with Niche Meat Marketing Programs
• Adding Value to Milk by Increasing Its Conjugated Linoleic Acid Content
• Advanced Milking Equipment Analysis Data Form
• Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle
• Anatomy and Topography of the Equine Foot
• The Annual Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as a Potential Forage Crop for Livestock in the Southeastern U.S.
• Annual Warm-Season Legumes for Florida and the US Gulf Coast: Forage Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Feeding Value
• Application of Ionophores in Cattle Diets
• The Araucana Chicken
• Assessing Efficiency for the Beef Cow
• Avian Influenza in Poultry
• Baby Pig Management Practices
• Basic Guide for the Backyard Chicken Flock
• Basic Hoof Care for Horses
• Basic Nutritional Guidelines for Equine Management
• Basic Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cows
• Best Practice Checklist for Management of a Swine Show for Youth
• Biosecurity and Biological Risk Management for Livestock Enterprises
• El Caballo Cracker de Florida
• El Caballo Pura Raza Española
• Capital Budgeting for a New Dairy Facility
• Care of Baby Chicks
• Caring for the Older Horse: Common Problems and Solutions
• 4-H Club Poultry Record Book
• Common Poultry Diseases
• Comparison of Hay or Round Bale Silage as a Means to Conserve Forage
• Conducting a Successful Livestock Show for Youth
• Considerations for Selecting a Bull
• Construction, Insulation, and Ventilation of Game Bird Facilities
• Converting the Beef Cow Herd to a Controlled Breeding Season
• Cooling Ponds for Dairy Cattle
• Corn Gluten Feed for Beef Cattle
• Controlling Internal Parasites in Swine
• Cotton Gin Trash: Alternative Roughage Feed for Beef Cattle
• Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
• Cow Math - Using Weaning Weight to Estimate Cowherd Productivity
• Crossbreeding Programs for Beef Cattle in Florida
• Cull Whole Peanuts as a Feed Supplement for Beef Cows
• Custom and Retail Exempt Meat Processing
• Custom Exempt Red Meat and/or Poultry Slaughter Facilities in Florida
• Cutting the Pork Carcass
• 4-H Dairy and Dairy Goat Project Record
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2000 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2001 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2002 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2003 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2004 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2005 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2006 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2007 Financial Summary
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2008 Financial Summary
• The Dairy Business Analysis Project: Florida Milk Production Costs, 1995
• The Dairy Business Analysis Project: Florida Milk Production Costs, 1996
• The Dairy Business Analysis Project: Florida Milk Production Costs, 1997
• Dairy Business Analysis Project: Financial Summary for 1995-2001
• The DairyVIP Program to Evaluate the Consequences of Changes in Herd Management and Prices on Dairy Farms
• Designer and Specialty Eggs
• Deworming Suggestions for Pigs Raised in Dirt Lot Facilities
• Datil Pepper Summer Sausage: An Innovative Product Using Florida Datil Peppers
• The Digestive Tract of the Pig
• Distiller Grains for Beef Cattle Feeding
• Early Weaning: a Management Alternative for Florida Beef Cattle Producers
• The Economic Impact of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle
• Economics of Improved Reproductive Performance in Dairy Cattle
• The Economics of Sexed Semen in Dairy Heifers and Cows
• Educational Opportunity for Showing Market Animals by Breed
• Effect of Age at Castration on Beef Calf Performance
• Effect of Sexed Semen on Dairy Heifer Supply from 2006 to 2012
• The Effects of Chilling Temperature of Bone-in Fully-Cooked Hams on Microbial Growth and Shelf Life
• The Effects of Freezing on the Processing Characteristics and Palatability Attributes of Fresh Pork Legs
• Egg Quality
• Environmental and Economic Benefits of Selecting Beef Cattle for Feed Efficiency
• Essential Trace Minerals for Grazing Cattle in Florida
• Estimated Livestock Fencing Costs for the Small-Farm Owner
• Eye Disorders of Poultry
• Factors Affecting Egg Production in Backyard Chicken Flocks
• Factors that Affect Calf Selling Price at Marketing
• Facts and Frequently Asked Questions About Lean, Finely-Textured Beef
• Fat in Swine Diets
• Feeding Ensiled Citrus Pulp to Finishing Pigs
• Feeding Food Wastes to Livestock
• Feeding Food Wastes to Swine
• Feeding Grain Sorghum to Swine
• Feeding the Commercial Egg-Type Replacement Pullet
• Feeding Wheat to Swine
• Feedstuff Considerations for Feeding Bulls
• Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Understanding the production of this valuable feed ingredient
• Fishmeal: Understanding why this Feed Ingredient is so Valuable in Poultry Diets
• The Florida Bull Test 2008-2009
• The Florida Bull Test 2009–2010
• The Florida Bull Test 2010-2011
• The Florida Bull Test 2011-2012
• Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Introduction
• Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Food Safety Control Points
• Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Record Keeping for Beef Qualtiy Assurance
• Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Quality Control Points
• Floria Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Appendix
• Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Beef Withdrawal Time Chart
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Budgeting for Cow-Calf Operations
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Feeding the Cow Herd
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Forages
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, Getting Started
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Maintaining a Healthy Herd
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Managing Reproduction
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Marketing Feeder Calves
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Planning the Breeding Program
• Florida Cow-Calf Management, 2nd Edition - Practicing Good Management
• Florida Cracker Cattle
• The Florida Cracker Horse
• Florida Dairy Farm Situation in 2009
• Florida Dairy Farm Situation and Outlook 2008
• Florida Dairy Industry Statistics: Economic Measures
• Florida Dairy Industry Statistics: Herd Performance Measures and Benchmarks
• Food Processing: The Meat We Eat
• Forage Mineral Concentrations in Grazed, Warm-Season Bahiagrass Pastures in Florida
• Fresh Meat Selection for Consumers
• Fundamentals of Bit Selection and Use
• El Ganado Cracker de Florida
• Growing Calf and Show Steer Feed Management
• Growth of Generic E. coli and Aerobic Bacteria on Beef Muscle held at 50°F for 8 Hours
• Guideline for Using Alternative Feedstuffs for Livestock
• Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding Forages as Round Bale Silage
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle 7: Establish Record Keeping and Documentation Procedures
• 4-H Horse Program: Evaluation of Oral Reasons For Horse Judging Contest
• How to Feed a Horse: Understanding Basic Principles of Horse Nutrition
• The Impact of Production Technologies Used in the Beef Cattle Industry
• The Impact of Water Quality on Beef Cattle Health and Performance
• Importance of Milk Feeding Pre-weaning to Dairy Calves
• Improving Dairy Cow Metabolism through Safflower Oil Supplementation
• Improving the Productivity of Beef Heifers in Florida
• Improving the Value of Cull Cows by Feeding Prior to Slaughter
• Incorporating Growth Performance with Youth Market Hog Shows
• Increasing the Profitability of Florida Alligator Carcasses
• Infectious Bronchitis Virus: Classical and Variant Strains
• Influence of Hot-Humid Environment on Growth Performance and Reproduction of Swine
• Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Maximizing Foraging Behavior
• Labor Management
• Livestock Fence Construction
• Management of Reproduction in Dairy Herds with Natural Service or Timed Artificial Insemination
• Managing a Dairy Cow on the Ranchette
• Managing Beef Cow Efficiency
• Microwave Drying for Measurement of Forage Moisture
• Milking Machine and Analysis Procedures
• Milking Machine and Mastitis Control Handbook
• Milking Parlor Cleaning
• Mineral Concentrations in Grazed Cool-Season Annual Grass Pastures in North Florida
• Mycoplasma Gallisepticum - A Continuing Problem in Commercial Poultry
• Nematode Parasites of Poultry (and where to find them)
• Nursing Calf Deworming
• Nutritional Management of Bulls
• Oats in Swine Diets
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Control Immune Stress in Dairy Cattle
• The Use and Economic Value of the 3K SNP Genomic Test for Calves on Dairy Farms
• A One-Hog Smokehouse
• An Overview of the Florida Bull Test
• Pasture Stocking Density and the Relationship to Animal Performance
• Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Getting Started
• Perennial Peanut: Forage Nutritional Composition and Feeding Value
• Phase-Feeding the Beef Herd for Improved Feed Utilization
• Potential for Gossypol Toxicity When Feeding Whole Cottonseed to Beef Cattle
• Practical Uses for Ultrasound in Managing Beef Cattle Reproduction
• Preconditioning Calves Using Co-products
• 4-H Preparation and Presentation of Oral Reasons in Horse Judging Contests.
• 4H Project Guide: Swine Nutrition
• Proper Milking Procedures
• Protein Supplement May Improve Gains of Nursing Calves
• The Purebred Spanish Horse
• Relationship of Cow Size to Nutrient Requirements and Production Management Issues
• Requirements of a Milking System
• Selecting and Buying Bedding for Horses
• Specialty Meat Marketing Claims: What's the Difference?
• Storage of Broiler Litter
• Strategies for Cost-Effective Supplementation of Beef Cattle
• Suggestions For Raising Growing-Finishing Swine in Dirt Lots
• Summary of Alternative Cooling Procedures for Large Bone-In Hams
• Swine Health Program
• Swine Production on a Small Scale
• 4-H Swine Record Book 2
• Swine: Feeding
• Swine: Planning Swine Facilities
• Swine: Selection and Mating of Breeding Stock
• Total Protein Requirements of Beef Cattle I: The Rumen and Microorganisms
• Total Protein Requirement of Beef Cattle II: Protein Components
• Total Protein Requirements of Beef Cattle III: Match the Diet to the Cattle Requirements
• Triticale as a Forage Crop for the Southeastern United States
• Triticale Grain in Swine Diets
• Troubleshooting a Herd with a High Bacteria Count
• Trouble-Shooting a Mastitis Problem Herd
• Tunnel Ventilation of Broiler Houses
• Types of Swine Diets
• Ultrasound and Carcass Merit of Youth Market Cattle
• Ultrasound and Carcass Merit of Youth Market Hogs
• Understanding and Troubleshooting Milk Fat Depression in Dairy Herds
• Understanding Commercial Free-Choice Mineral Mixes for Beef Cattle
• Understanding Swine Feeding Programs
• Understanding the Effects of Forage Composition and Structure in Ruminant Nutrition
• USDA-Inspected Livestock Slaughter Facilities in Florida
• Using Meat and Bone Meal in Poultry Diets
• Utilization of Cull Vegetables as Feedstuffs for Cattle
• Vaccination of Small Poultry Flocks
• Water Budgets for Florida Dairy Farms
• Water Nutrition and Quality Considerations for Cattle
• Wet Brewers' Grains for Beef Cattle
• What Does It Cost to Develop a Replacement Heifer?
• What Is the Impact of Infertility in Beef Cattle?
• What Is the Maximum Worth of a Dairy Heifer?
• Whole Cottonseed for Beef Cattle Rations
• Wilting Bermudagrass Improves Forage Silage Quality and Cattle Performance
• Winter Feed Estimator: A Practical Tool for the Beef Cow-Calf Producer

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