Livestock
Livestock production is an industry that encompasses the whole San Luis Valley. In 2013 there were an estimated 82,000 beef cows and calves and over 300 dairy cows in the San Luis Valley. The Valley also has a viable sheep industry of over 8,000 ewes. Colorado State University Extension assists livestock producers with nutrition, breeding, marketing, ranch management planning, feed analysis, emergency planning and other livestock management techniques to help ranchers be efficient and profitable. Have a livestock related question or problem? Browse the resources below or give us a call or stop in the office for research-based guidance.
Resources
General
- Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education)
- Colorado Department of Agriculture
- CSU Extension Veterinary
- CSU Extension Range
- Poison Plant Guide
Beef Cattle
- Colorado Brand Division
- Ration Balancing, OSU Cow-Culator
- Livestock Management in the Mountains (pdf)
- Feed Your Cows by Body Condition (pdf)
- Drought Management
Sheep and Goats
- New Mexico State Sheep Management
- Maryland Small Ruminant (Sheep and Goat)
- Feed Composition for Sheep
- Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) of Sheep and Goats
Swine
- Swine Ear Notching
- North Carolina State Swine Nutrition Guide
- Kansas State University Swine Nutrition Guide
Horse
- CSU Equine Resources
- CSU Equine Reproduction Lab
- Body Condition Scoring Horses (pdf)
- Horse Nutrition
- Forages for Horses (pdf)
