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 | |  | | A variety of exotic, non-conventional, heritage and rare breed animals are in commercial production today. "Alternative livestock" species include emus, game birds, bison, deer, elk, draft animals, turkeys, earthworms and more. |
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Pennsylvania State University. Cooperative Extension Service.
Production and budget information for small-scale livestock systems and for non-conventional species including goats, game birds, ostriches, elk, bison and deer. |
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| Alternative Livestock Links
Government of Ontario, Canada. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Web links to information about alternative livestock species including bison, camelids, deer and elk, fur-bearing animals, gamebirds, rabbits, ratites and wild boar. |
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| Missouri Alternatives Center: Link List
University of Missouri. Cooperative Extension Service.
Links to hundreds of full-text Extension publications that address all kinds agricultural alternatives including a wide range of livestock species and production systems. |
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| American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
Information about heritage and threatened livestock breeds of asses, cattle, goats, horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. |
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| Animal Diseases: Alternative Livestock
USDA. APHIS. Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health.
Information about animal disease trends and issues, chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis as they relate to game animal production. |
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