Livestock

East Feliciana parish is known for rolling hills, piney woods, and beautiful pastures. Livestock enterprises include beef cattle, dairy, horses, and sheep and contribute over $14 million dollars to the state's economy. This webpage will provide information related to livestock production, pasture and hay management, and upcoming events relevant to producers in East Feliciana parish.

Upcoming Events:

December 4 - Louisiana Forage Conference, State Evacuation Shelter, Alexandria

What's New

A series of live webinars centered around supplementing cattle during fall and winter months is now available on YouTube.

“How Much Hay Do My Cows Need?” with Dr. Ashley Edwards
“What Do I Do If My Hay Falls Short” with Ms. Abigail Sartin
“Mineral Nutrition for Grazing Beef Cattle” with Dr. Marcelo Vedovatto

LSU AgCenter Emergency Resources:

Preparing Beef Cattle Operations for Drought

Disaster Preparedness for Livestock

Production & Environmental Programs:

Helpful Resources

Newsletters

Livestock and Forages Newsletter - January, 2024 pdf

Beef Cattle

Beef Quality Assurance – BQA is a national program that raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the beef industry. Certification courses, advanced education modules, and herd management resources can be found here.
- www.bqa.org
Masters of Beef Advocacy – training and resources to be a strong advocate for the beef community.
- www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/masters-of-beef-advo...
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. – Discover recipes, cut charts, and infographics showing the power of beef and raising cattle.
- www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com
United States Roundtable for Sustainable Beef – Learn how the U.S. beef value chain works to communicate continuous improvement in sustainability.
- www.usrsb.org
Secure Beef Supply – Information on developing an enhanced biosecurity plan for foreign animal diseases for cattle operations.
- www.securebeef.org
BeefResearch – Find research and information on topics including Beef Safety, Human Nutrition, Product Quality, Sustainability and Market Research.
- www.beefresearch.org
UCDavis - Beef Genetics and Genomics website
- https://ebeef.ucdavis.edu/
Extension pages
- https://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/beef/publications/ - Texas A&M Beef Extension
- https://beef.caes.uga.edu/publications.html - University of Georgia beef extension page
- https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/search/?category=AAG – University of Nebraska-Lincoln website with agriculture extension publications on lots of subjects
- https://agnr.osu.edu/sites/agnr/files/imce/pdfs/Beef/CattleFacilities.pdf - Cattle Handling and Working Facilities
- https://u.osu.edu/beefteam/resource-library/ - The Ohio State University Extension BEEF Team resource library with videos at the bottom of the page.

Sheep & Goats

American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control – provides important and current information on parasite management for small ruminants.
- www.wormx.info
Secure Sheep and Wool Supply - Information on developing an enhanced biosecurity plan for foreign animal diseases for sheep operations.
- www.securesheepwool.org
American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) – They manage the sheep and wool quality assurance programs and many compiled producer education resources.
- www.sheepusa.org
American Lamb Board
- www.americanlamb.com
Sheep 101 - Great sheep webpage managed by Susan Schoenian, recently retired Sheep & Goat Specialist at University of Maryland Extension.
- www.sheep101.info
Extension pages
- https://goats.extension.org/goat-operation-dairy-meat-fiber/ - Goat info

General

Animal Ag Alliance – Their Animal Ag Allies or College Aggies Online initiatives could be of interest to those wanting to improve their agriculture advocacy skills.
- www.animalagalliance.org
Council for Agricultural Technology and Science – science-based information about food and agriculture compiled by industry and academic experts.
- www.cast-science.org

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