Animal Agriculture
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- Planting Guide for Forage Crops in NC
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Poultry
- Backyard Flocks and Eggs (from poultry.ces.ncsu.edu)
- Choosing a Chicken Breed: Eggs, Meat, or Exhibition
- Pastured Poultry Nutrition
- Poultry Processing Options for Independent Farmers
- The Basics: Winterizing Your Coop
Small Ruminants
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Reducing Drift and Odor with Wastewater Application
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Guidelines for the Commercial Application of Poultry Litter
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Asian Longhorned Tick
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Controlling Sore Mouth in Meat Goats
This publication offers information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of sore mouth, a contagious, …
Breeds and Production Traits of Meat Goats
This publication covers the characteristics and production traits (adaptability, reproductive rate, growth rate, carcass characteristics) …
Preparing Meat Goats for the Breeding Season
This publication offers information on how to prep does and bucks for the meat goat …
Heat Detection and Breeding in Meat Goats
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