Northern New York Agricultural Development Program

Livestock

Livestock production in Northern New York covers all manner of production animals: beef, chickens, sheep, goats, horses and ponies, hogs and pigs. A category of “other” livestock includes more than 8,000 animals, including turkeys, pheasants, deer, llamas, and alpacas.

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has focused largely on the larger livestock with such projects as an evaluation of grass-fed Holstein beef production and the development of a livestock marketing toolkit for beef, pork and poultry producers.

Click on the links below to learn more about NNYADP livestock projects and other resources related to livestock production.

BEEF
GOATS
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
MEAT PROCESSING
NNY SHEEP & GOAT NEWS
SHEEP

BEEF
Fact Sheets
- Collecting Real-Time Beef Carcass Ultrasound Data
- What is Real-Time Beef Carcass Ultrasound?

Newsletters
- 2008 Beef Cattle Comments from Cornell Beef Program
- 2009 Beef Cattle Comments from Cornell Beef Program
- Cornell Beef Events and Programs

Press Releases
- Improving Beef Production Focus of NNY Ag Development Project
- Grass-Fed Beef Production 2004
- Grass-Fed Beef Project Invites Area Residents to Participate in Quality Evaluation Survey

Research Reports
- 2008-09: Using Ultrasound to Improve Beef Quality and Consistency
- 2004 Holstein Beef for Grass-Finished Market
- Determination of infectivity of Fascioloides magna in NNY cattle herds
- Improving Beef Carcass Quality/Consistency Using Ultrasound
- NNY Ag Research Looks at Raising Grass-Fed Holstein Beef

GOATS
Articles
- Fermentable Fiber and Ruminant Feed Efficiency

Dairy Goats
- How to start a goat dairy

Goat Breeding
- Dairy goat linear appraisal
- Goat semen collection & processing
- Selective breeding for performance traits in goats

Goat Facilities and Pasturing
- Goats in the Woods Handbook
- Natural barn ventilation
- Raising kids on browse and concentrate
- Training goats to electric fence
- Ventilation and lighting in goat barns

Goat and Kid Health
- Caprine Arthritis Encephalytis
- Dewormer Resistance Part 1
-Dewormer Resistance Part 2
-Emergency first aid
- Floppy Kid Syndrome
- Goat parasites: management and control
- Herd monitoring
- Johnes Disease
- Management to reduce worms
- Saving weak kids
- Taking and analyzing fecal samples
- Taking vital signs
- Vaccinating goats

Goat Nutrition
- Feeding the goat and her rumen
- Feeding pregnant goats
- Fermentable Fiber and Ruminant Feed Efficiency
- Goat nutritional diseases
- Intro to ration formulating
- 1992 nutrient requirements for goats
- How to use the Langston goat nutrition calculator
- Sample rations for kids
- Sample rations for lactating does

Marketing Goat Products
- Benefits of goat milk and meat
- Breaking down a carcass
- Breed effects on carcass and retail cuts
- Breeding to target holidays
- Calculating returns from auctions
- Calculating returns from broker or co-op
- Calculating returns from dealers and wholesalers
- Calculating returns from retail sales
- Calendar of holidays and type of goat wanted
- Cheesemaking simplified
- Evaluating Easter kids: sucklings
- Evaluating market kids: weanlings
- Factors affecting dressing percentage
- Feta cheese
- Goat meat industry overview
- Marketing at auctions
- Marketing to brokers, dealers, packers and retailers
- Marketing on-farm
- Marketing to restaurants
- New York City goat marketing field trip
- Northeast grades for slaughter goats
- Northeast Sheep & Goat Marketing Directory
- Queso blanco (White cheese)
- Recipes for goat meat and cheese
- Regional market prices link for New Holland

Meat Goats
- Breeding to target holidays
- Creepfeeding Meat Kids
- Dewormer Resistance Part 1
- Dewormer Resistance Part 2
- Empire State Meat Goat Producers’ Association Meat Goat Standards
- Flushing Does Prior to Breeding
- Kidding Season Mentoring Program for Northeast Meat Goat Producers Handbook
- Observations on income and expense balance sheets for 18 meat goat farms
- Out of Season Breeding in Meat Goats
- Out of Season Buck Odor Study 2006-2007
- Out of Season Buck Odor Study 2005
- Starting a meat goat operation

LIVESTOCK MARKETING
Press Releases
- Livestock Marketing Toolkit Debuts at December 9 & January 27 Meetings

Additional Resources
Click Here for links to the following resource websites:
- Cornell Animal Science Program
- Cornell Beef Program
- Cornell Sheep Program
- NYS Cattle Health Assurance Program
- Sheep and Goat Marketing Info

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
- Livestock Production for Small Farms

MEAT PROCESSING
- New York Small Farms Work Team on Livestock Processing
- Model Designs for a Small Red Meat Plant – click here for free download of pdf
- Whole Animal Beef and Pork Buying Guide – click here for free download of pdf

SHEEP
Info Coming soon!