Animals and Aquatic Life Publications

Most of the fact sheets (FS) in the following list are available on-line, as indicated by hypertext links.

Hard copies are available to Alberta residents by using the online order form or by calling 1-800-292-5697.

Persons outside Alberta are asked to contact their own agriculture authorities for information more pertinent to their local conditions.

General

400/27-1	Manure Composting Manual. 2004.	html
400/29-1	Livestock Mortality Management (Disposal). 2002.	html
400/29-2	Livestock Mortality Burial Techniques. 2002.	html
FS400/29-3	Pre-selecting Mass Carcass Disposal Sites. Revised 2003.	html	pdf
FS400/50-3	Nutrients for Cattle.	html	pdf
FS400/50-4	Creep Feeding Calves. Revised 1998.	html	pdf
FS400/57-1	Handling Practices for Imported Feed Grain. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS400/60-1	Nitrate Poisoning and Feeding Nitrate Feeds to Livestock. 1991.	html	pdf
FS400/60-2	Know Your Feed Terms. 2002.	html	pdf
FS400/716-1	Water Requirements for Livestock. 1995.	html	pdf
FS400/716-2	Water Analysis Interpretation. Revised 1993.	html	pdf
FS400/716-3	Pasture Water Systems for Livestock. Revised 2003.	html	pdf
FS400/716-4	Pasture Watering System: A Cost Comparison. 2003.
FS400/837-1	Understanding the Federal Tax Deferral. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
684-14	Methods of Investigating Predation of Livestock. $8.00	purchase info
684-19	Coyote Predation of Livestock. $8.00	purchase info
724-6	Fencing with Electricity. $10.00.	purchase info

Dairy

410/28-1	Benefical Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Dairy Producers in Alberta. 2003.	html
FS410/821-3	Direct Marketing Profits...Cheese Production and Marketing Enterprise. 2002.	html

Beef

FS420/10-1	Selecting a Custom Feedlot. 2000.	html	pdf
FS420/16-1	Understanding the Animal Unit Month (AUM).	html	pdf
FS420/22-1	Calving.	html	pdf
FS420/22-2	Cattle Abortion: Identification and Prevention Checklist. 2003.	html	pdf
420/28-1	Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Feedlot Producers in Alberta. 2002.	html	pdf
420/28-2	Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Alberta Cow/Calf Producers Manual. 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/36-1	Guidelines for Maintaining High Conception in the Cow Herd While Using AI.	html	pdf
FS420/40-1	Body Condition: Implications for Managing Beef Cows.	html	pdf
FS420/40-2	Value-based Marketing of Cattle: More Than Just Carcass Quality. Revised 2002.	html	pdf
FS420/40-3	Beef Cow Body Condition Management. 2003.	html	pdf
FS420/50-2	Increasing Cow/Calf Profitability Using Chaff and Chaff/Straw Feedstuffs. 2000.	html	pdf
FS420/51-1	Effects of Nutrition on Beef Cow Reproduction. 1992.	html	pdf
FS420/52-2	Ration Options for Beef Cows. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/52-3	Winter Feeding Programs for Beef Cows and Calves. 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/52-4	Beef Ration Rules of Thumb. 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/54-1	Feed Waste Management. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/55-1	Cattle Feeding: Limiting Intake and Adding Corn Grain. 2003.	html	pdf
420/56-2	Swath Grazing in Western Canada: An Introduction. 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/57-1	Managing Cattle Feed Contaminated with Mycotoxins. 2003.	html	pdf
420/60-1	Bloat in Cattle. 2003.	html	pdf
FS420/62-1	Feeding Legumes to Cattle. 2003.	html	pdf
FS420/63-1	Utilizing Annual Cereals for Livestock Feed. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS420/580-1	Managing Feedlot Shutdowns. Revised 1999.	html	pdf
420/580-2	Cattle Wintering Sites: Managing for Good Stewardship. 2001.	html	pdf
FS420/651-1	Warble Control in Alberta. Revised 1992.	html	pdf
FS420/721-1	Bedding Without Straw. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
420/723-1	Corrals for Handling Beef Cattle. $10.00.	purchase info
FS420/821-2	Custom Grazing Profits...Profit Planning Tools in an Alberta Intensive Grazing Enterprise. 2002.
FS420/821-3	Direct Marketing Profits...Direct Market Beef Enterprise. 2002.	html	pdf
FS420/830-3	Commercial Beef Niche Market Alternatives. Ag Ventures. 2001.	html	pdf
FS423/15-1	Breeding Soundness Evaluation of Bulls.Revised 2002.	html	pdf
FS651-6	Black Fly Control. 1993.	html	pdf

Sheep and Goats

FS430/821-1	Sheep Profits...Profit Planning Tools for an Alberta Ewe-feeder & Market Lamb Enterprise. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
435/20-1	Meat Goats. $15.00.	purchase info
FS435/821-1	Meat Goat Profits...Profit Planning Tools in an Alberta Start-up Meat Goat Enterprise. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS435/830-1	Meat Goat Industry. Ag Ventures. 1996.	html	pdf

Swine

FS440/00-1	Alberta's Pork Production Industry. Revised 2003.	html	pdf
440/28-1	Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Hog Producers in Alberta. 2002.	html
440/29-1	Swine Mortality Composting. 2002.	html
FS440/29-2	Windrow Composting of Swine (or Disaster Losses). 2004.	html	pdf
FS440/29-3	Bin Composting of Daily Swine Mortality. 2004.	html	pdf

Poultry

FS450/20-2	Raising Organic Pasture Poultry. 2000.	html	pdf
FS450/22-1	Basic Poultry Brooding for Small Flock Owners. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
450/28-1	Beneficial Management Practices: Environmental Manual for Poultry Producers in Alberta. 2003.	html
450/29-1	Poultry Mortality Composting. 2002.	html
FS450/29-2	Bin Composting of Daily Layer, Breeder or Turkey Mortality. 2004.	html	pdf
FS450/684-1	Prevention of Predator Damage in Poultry Flocks.	html	pdf
FS450/821-1	Direct Marketing Profits...Direct Market Poultry Enterprise. 2002.	html	pdf
FS450/830-1	Pasture Poultry Industry. Ag Ventures. 2000.	html	pdf
FS451/29-1	Composting Spent Layers (or Disaster Losses). 2004.	html	pdf
FS452/29-1	Bin Composting of Daily Broiler Mortality. 2004.	html	pdf
FS452/771-1	Save Hundreds on Your Energy Costs: Lighting for Broiler Chicken Barns. 2003.

Horses and Donkeys

460/27-1	Manure and Pasture Management for Horse Owners. 2003.	html	pdf
FS460/20-1	Body Condition Scoring Your Horse. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS460/50-2	Feeding Young Horses for Sound Growth. 2002	html	pdf
FS460/50-3	Feeding the Stallion. Revised 2005.	html	pdf
FS460/50-4	Feeding and Managing Considerations for Horses. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS460/50-5	Feeding Working and Performance Horses. Revised 2005.	html	pdf
FS460/50-6	Feeding the Broodmare. Revised 2005.	html	pdf
460/661-2	Horse Health. $15.00.	purchase info
460/722-1	Horse Handling Facilities. $15.00.	purchase info
FS460/830-1	Commercial Horse Boarding Stable Industry. Ag Ventures. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
460/843-1	Crossing the Canada/US Border with Horses. Revised 2003.	html	pdf
467/20-1	The Donkey.1990.	html
FS684-18	Protecting Livestock with Guard Donkeys. 1994.

Small Animals

476/20-1

Raising Meat Rabbits in Alberta. $5.00.

purchase info

Game Animals

FS481/655-1

Hydatid (Cystic) Disease in Alberta's Game-Farmed Elk. 2004.

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Fish and Marine Life

FS485/50-1	Feeding the Fish in Your Dugout or Pond. 2003.	html	pdf
FS485/84-1	Fish Culture Licences. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS485/87-1	Screening Your Fish Pond. 1999.	html	pdf
FS485/641-1	Biological Weed Control Using Triploid Grass Carp. Revised 2004.	html	pdf
FS485/655-1	Flatworm Cysts in Fish. 2004.	html	pdf
FS485/685-1	Predator Damage Control in Cultured Fish. 1999.	html	pdf
FS485/716-1	Constructing Dugouts for Fish. Revised 2005.	html	pdf
FS485/716-2	Algae Control in Ponds. 1999.	html	pdf
FS485/830-1	Fresh Water Aquaculture Industry. Revised 2001.	html	pdf

Bison

492/723-1

Bison Handling Facilities. $15.00.

purchase info

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