Cattle
Cattle and Beef Handbook
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Includes extensive information on nutrition, safety, environmental issues, animal welfare, and economic issues of beef cattle.
Beef Cattle, 2004
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Contains an extensive bibliography categorized into 11 subject subsections covering all aspects of beef cattle care, husbandry, health, and welfare, as well as a list of Web sites.
Dairy Cattle, 2002
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
This bibliography contains sections on behavior, breeding, feeding, health, housing, husbandry, legislation, reproduction, slaughter, transport of dairy cattle.
Center for Dairy Health, Management, and Food QualityUniversity of Minnesota. College of Veterinary Medicine.
Includes drug fact sheets, formularies, and health, disease, and management materials for beef and dairy cattle.
The Welfare of Cattle and CalvesUK. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Provides information on the UK welfare standards for cattle. Includes links to the welfare code as well as articles about lameness, mastitis, condition scoring, and calf survival.
Farmers Assuring Responsible ManagementNational Dairy FARM Program
Goal of the organization is to bolster consumer trust and confidence in the U.S. dairy industry and demonstrate the industry's commitment to the highest levels of animal care and quality assurance.
Stall Design: Enhancing Cow Comfort (PDF | 53.7 KB )
Western Canadian Dairy Seminar.
Presents research on cow preferences, stall usage, and other factors including injuries and udder health.
Beef Cattle, 1995USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Bibliography on housing, husbandry, and welfare of beef cattle.
Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle. (PDF | 1.27MB)National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC)
The Codes are developed nationally as guidelines for the care and handling of the different species of farm animals in Canada.
