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Sustainable Agriculture @ URI is, in essence, an information clearinghouse. As such, we have refrained from duplicating the wealth of information available on livestock in favor of providing you with a quick link to some of the resources we consider the most comprehensive and/or user-friendly. If you do not find what you’re looking for, please feel free to contact your extension agent.

For a wealth of information on raising livestock on small acreage, go to URI’s Healthy Landscapes Small Acreage Livestock Site. Click on the fact sheet link for self-assessments and fact sheets on specific topics.

Cattle

Care

Beef Farm Management Evaluation Checksheet
Bovine Herd Health Schedule
Digestive Anatomy
Foot Care for Dairy Cattle
Guidelines for Creating Top-Quality Forage
Pasture-Based Feeding Programs for Dairy Cattle

Diseases

Cattle Diseases and Conditions
Common Diseases of Beef Cattle

Horses

Care

Horse Care/Health/Handling
Horse Care and Grooming Tips
Horse Environmental Awareness Program
Horse Pasture Management
Plants Poisonous to Horses
Poisonous Plants--Cornell University

Diseases

Equine Diseases and Vaccines
Hoof Disorders/Diseases
Horse Diseases and More
Insect-borne Equine Diseases

Poultry

Care

Basic Turkey Husbandry
Getting Started with Poultry
Poultry Resources

Diseases

Bacterial Poultry Diseases
Poultry Diseases by Symptoms
Poultry Disease Guide

Small Ruminants

Care

Digestive Anatomy
Lamb and Kid Care
Reproduction/Breeding/Health
Sheep Care

Diseases

Veterinary Resources

Due to the number of requests for information on large animal veterinarians in the Rhode Island area, we have compiled the following list. PLEASE NOTE that this is NOT intended to be a comprehensive list. Inclusion on this list is NOT an endorsement of any kind; any omission is accidental and NOT a sign of censure. If you are a veterinarian servicing large animals and wish to be included on this list, please e-mail our extension agent.

Another list of veterinarians is available at the RI Veterinarianary Medical Association website.

Horses

Boston Equine, Rehoboth, MA
Dr. Ernie Finocchio, Harrisville, RI--LIMITED BASIS ONLY
Dr. Carlos Gradil, UMASS Amherst--REPRODUCTION ONLY
Dr. Sara Horin, Johnston, RI
Dr. Amy Hurd, Seekonk, MA
Dr. John Jeffries, Stonington, CT
Dr. Conrad Jones, S. Kingstown, RI
Dr. Liz Maloney, MA--LAMENESS ISSUES ONLY
Dr. Scott Marshall, N. Smithfield, RI--LIMITED BASIS ONLY
Massachusetts Equine, Uxbridge, MA
Dr. Steve Marrone, N. Stonington, CT

Large Animals

Brooklyn Canterbury, Brooklyn, CT
Dr. Katherine Cook, Wyoming, RI
Dr. Carlos Gradil, UMASS Amherst--REPRODUCTION ONLY
Dr. Amy Hurd, Seekonk, MA--OCCASIONALLY TREATS RUMINANTS
Dr. John Jeffries, Stonington, CT
Tufts Ambulatory, Woodstock, CT

Waste Management

Composting Chicken Manure
Composting Horse Manure
Livestock Yards and Manure Storage Areas


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