Livestock-Wildlife
Ruminant Nutrition
Click here to go to Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Quality (on this site)
Mineral Nutrition
- Are animals nutritionally wise?
- Common Mineral and Vitamin Deficiencies in Livestock in Utah (pdf)
- Reproductive and Immune Impacts from Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies: Determining if your Herd is Deficient (pdf)
Water
Click here to go to Water Quality and Quantity (on this site)
Economics
Fuez Cattle and Beef Market Analysis (USU Extension)
Beef Cattle
Beef Cattle Fact Sheets (USU Extension)
Livestock Behavior Websites
- BEHAVE - How Animals Know What to Eat (USU Extension)
- Steve Cote's book - Stockmanship (Temple Grandin's Site)
- Bud Williams - Stockmanship Website (Bud Williams Site)
- Livestock Handling Facilities - Temple Grandin (Temple Grandin's Site)
Livestock-Wildlife Interactions
General
Deer and Elk
- Research Summaries of Livestock-Elk or Deer Interactions
- Annotated Bibliography of Livestock-Elk or Deer Interactions
- Effect of Cattle Grazing on Elk Use in the Bookcliffs (pdf)
Understanding Livestock Behavior
- Mother Knows Best
- Early Experience can Change the Structure of the Body
- Structure, Quality, and Skills Interact to Influence Forage Intake
- How Livestock Learn about Foods and Locations
- Benefits of Exposing Animals to Poor-Quality Foods Early In Life
- Preparing Animals for Moving Day
- Diet Mixing: Increasing Intake of Unpalatable Plants