Growth Stimulating Implants for Beef Cattle
Growth stimulating implants for beef cattle are not new. The oldest commercial one has been around for over 40 …
Animal Agriculture
Got Mud?
Join us for a free seminar on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 7 p.m. to talk about mud problems/solutions, …
Early Spring Feeding for the Beef Herd
Springtime is a nutritionally critical time for the beef herd. Most are giving birth, and their nutritional needs increase …
Beef Cattle Lice
External parasites of beef cattle are many. One often neglected, is lice. Both chewing and bloodsucking lice are more …
Foot Rot in Beef Cattle
In recent weeks, several producers have called with questions about treating foot rot in beef cattle. Those calls, in …
Anaerobic Digester Systems for NC Farms
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Dairy ASA – Ashley Robbins will be hosting a webinar on February 4, 2021, from noon–1:30 …
Control Thistles and Buttercups in Pastures During Winter
One of the most misunderstood weeds in our WNC pastures are thistles. A biennial, most of us don’t really …
Controlling Flies on Cattle
With warmer weather, fly populations increase. Horn flies and face flies are the primary pests of cattle here in …
Grass Tetany in Cattle
Grass tetany is a season-specific metabolic disturbance of cattle that occurs when cattle are grazing lush vegetation. It occurs …
Fall Toxicity Concerns in Beef Cattle
Fall can bring about some toxicity issues with livestock. As with a lot of other aspects of 2020, some …
Cattle Working Facilities
To properly manage a cattle operation, adequate handling facilities are a must. Having a fast, efficient means of safely …
Cold Weather Nutrition for Horses
With winter on its way, be glad that your horses don’t have to deal with temperatures that consistently dip …
Help Livestock Endure Heat and Humidity in Summer
Livestock producers can help their animals endure the stress from heat and humidity in a variety of ways. To …
Red Maple Poisoning in Horses
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy being outdoors, but with fall comes the seasonal hazard of toxic poisoning …
Livestock Body Condition Scoring
With the summer coming to an end and fall and winter fast approaching, livestock producers usually take on winter …
Stockpiling Forages for Late Fall and Early Winter Grazing
Livestock producers can take advantage of late summer and early fall growing conditions to obtain high quality pasture for …
Dr. Tom Van Dyke Named New Extension Beef Veterinarian
The NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine has officially hired Dr. Tom Van Dyke to serve as Assistant …
Hardware Disease in Cattle
Hardware disease, also known as traumatic reticuloperitonitis, is really not a disease at all. It is an injury to …
Managing Fescue Toxicosis
Midsummer is the time that we typically think of fescue toxicosis, as our thoughts are towards making hay and …
Taking Forage Samples
Do you know the nutrient composition of the hay you have baled or purchased? If not, you really have …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Beef Cow-Calf.com
- Iowa Beef Center
- NC Market Reports
- University of Kentucky Beef Resources
- University of Tennessee Beef Publications
Additional Goat Links
County Extension Programs
Information Portals
- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Youth Livestock Program
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
Recent Publications related to Animal Agriculture
Overview of NC State Finished Beef Production Guidelines
This publication is an introduction to the three production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina …
NC State Local Grass-Fed Beef Production Guidelines
This publication provides production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina State University and Amazing Grazing …
NC State Local Pasture-Raised and Pasture-Finished Beef Production Guidelines
This publication provides production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina State University and Amazing Grazing …
NC State Local Finished Beef Production Guidelines
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Forage Quality: Concepts and Practices
In this publication, we describe the factors that affect forage quality and discuss prediction indices …
3/23/21
Spinner Spreader Calibration for Land Application of Poultry Litter
This publication discusses using poultry waste as a nutrient treatment for field crops. It provides …
3/5/21
Reducing Odor and Dust Emissions from Fan-Ventilated Swine Barns with a Combined Engineered Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System
This publication provides information about building a simple yet effective system for reducing odors and …
3/3/21
Aflatoxins and Animal Food Safety
This factsheet covers the guidelines and mitigation for aflatoxins in animal food in North Carolina.