Livestock - Dairy, Meat and Poultry Production

What's Involved in Certfied Organic Livestock Production
A Cyber-Help original Shockwave animation (Download Macromedia Shockwave Player)
Scientific Findings about Organic Livestock (Iowa State University)
Organic Livestock Handbook
Sustainable Poultry Production
Integrated Parasite Management For Livestock (ATTRA)

Breeds of Livestock (OK State)
Rare Breeds Canada (CHL)

ABC's of Organic Dairy Production (CRAAQ, pdf)
Raising Calves on Organic Dairy Farms (OACC,pdf)
Value Added Dairy Options (ATTRA)
A Transition To Certified Organic Dairy Cow (Fluid) Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf 287kb)
Grass-Based and Seasonal Dairying (ATTRA)
The Economics of Grass-Based & Seasonal Dairying (ATTRA)
Maximizing Milk on Homegrown Forages and Grains (NODPA)
Organic Dairy Farming
Dairy Farm Sustainability Checklist (ATTRA pdf 316 kb)
Sheep Milking
Canadian Dairy Information Centre
Canadian Quality Milk Workbook Self-Evaluation Questionnaire & Reference manual
Transitioning To Organic Dairy Production (NODPA)

Beef
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA)
Beef Farm Sustainability Checksheet (ATTRA)
Dairy Beef (ATTRA)
Pork
Designing Feeding Programs for Natural and Organic Pork Production (UMN)
Considerations in Organic Hog Production (ATTRA/pdf)
Organic Pork Production: A Two-Litter Pasture Farrow-to-Finish Budget (ISA/pdf)
Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers (SARE)
Controlling risks of pathogen transmission by flies on organic pig farms [PDF]
Goat & Sheep
Sustainable Goat Production: Overview (ATTRA)
Sustainable Sheep Production (ATTRA)
Bison
Bison Production (ATTRA)

Meat Birds
Organic Poultry - Overview
Organic Poultry Production (Purdue)
Sustainable Livestock Production (ATTRA)
Selecting Organic Poultry Breeds (Internal link)
Free-Range, Pastured Poultry, Chicken Tractor - What's The Difference? (B40B)
Day Range Poultry - Yahoo Group
Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture (SAN)
Range Poultry Housing (ATTRA)
Grass-Fed Chickens & Pastured Poultry
Pilot Studies in Organic Broiler Production (CUL-Sweden/pdf)
Photo tour of a Swiss Organic poultry farm

Eggs
Upcoming Changes in Standards
In the latest draft of the Canadian National Standards there is a requirement that poultry layer birds must be organic from 2nd day of life. This is also true under U.S. NOP Standards. Currently COABC standards allow for a 90-day cleansing period (under organic management) for layers to convert from non-organic to organic. If the Canadian National Standards are passed as a mandatory minimum standard then COABC would have to change our standards to meet this requirement of organic layers being under organic management from 2nd day of life.
- by Sarah Davidson January 5, 2003

Pasture Management
Energy-Efficient Grass Based Meat & Veal Production & Marketing Manual (CADE/pdf 672kb)
Clover Silages in Forage Mixtures for Dairy Cows (IGER-UK)
Nutrient Cycling in Pastures (ATTRA)
Improving a System: Sheep, Goat Farmers Explore State of the Rumen (SARE)
Grass-Based Dairy Systems Prove a Water Quality Winner (SARE)
Assessing the Pasture Soil Resource (ATTRA)
Impact of Livestock on Soil (SAP)
Predator Control for Sustainable & Organic Livestock (ATTRA)

Brock on Grass: Grassland pasture management and restoration

Feed
Certified organic alfalfa pellets - Canadian company
Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers (ATTRA)
Organic Diets for Small Poultry Flocks (MbGov)
A Nutritional Guide to Feeding Pacific Northwest Barley to Ruminants (IOU/pdf)
Online Poultry Nutrition (a link page from MISA)

Alternative Beef Marketing (ATTRA)
Alternative Marketing of Pork (ATTRA)

Economic Issues with Natural & Organic Beef (KSU/pdf)
Business Management Tools (OMAFRA)
Making Stock on the Farm (Weston A Price Foundation)
Cowpots - making plant pots with composted cow manure
Feasability Study For Energy Efficient On-farm Poultry & Small Ruminant Processing Plants (CADE/721kb pdf)

Environmental Guidelines for Beef Producers (BCMAFF)
Environmental Guidelines for Dairy (BCMAFF)

Health
Alternative Methods of Controlling Internal Parasites in Ruminants (ABDN)
Organic parasite control in cattle (NSAIS)
Management of pest flies on organic farms (OACC,pdf)
Control of lice and mange mites in cattle (OACC,pdf)
The Control of Internal Parasites in Ruminants (EAP-McGill)
Controlling Goat Parasites - Is It a Losing Battle? (Goat Connection)
Comparing Alternatives for Controlling Internal Parasites in Dairy Goats (C. Orr)
Cow Health - (W)holistic Animal Husbandry (NOPDA)
Cow Culling Decision Support System (AREC)
Drug Product Database (Health Canada)
Welfare
SPCA Certified Labelling Program (BC SPCA)
How to Measure Animal Welfare? (NAHWOA)
Canadian Agri-food Research Council's Recommended Codes of Practice for the Raising and Handling of Farm Animals
Canadian Federal Acts & Regulations: farm animal slaughter & transportation
Homeopathy on the Family Farm
BC Provincial Acts and Regulations relating to farm animals

Water Quality Criteria for Microbiological Indicators (BCMAFF)
Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Agricultural Water Uses (PDF)
Protecting Water Quality on Organic Farms (ATTRA/pdf)
Wellhead Protection
Best Management Practices - Robocow (PFRA/.fla - flash player needed)
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's RoboCow. Able to leap tall silos in a single bound, this animated environmental advocate uses her ground-scan radar vision to detect on-farm perils. Like the best of all superheroes, she maps out solutions to hazards like improperly stored chemicals, pesticide run off and stream contamination.
Grass-Based Dairy Systems Prove a Water Quality Winner (SARE)
Filtration: how does it work? (PFRA/.fla - flash player needed)
Polishing Methods To Improve Water Quality (PFRA/.fla - flash player needed)
Protocols for Deriving Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Agricultural Water Uses (Irrigation and Livestock Water) (Environment Canada)