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Resources

Biosecurity

• National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies (Purdue Homeland Security Institute)
• Biosecurity for the Birds (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• West Nile Virus (WSU)
• Avian Flu (WSU)
• National Animal Identification System (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• Before you get a goat... Legal & disease issues to understand before you get a goat.

Disaster Planning

• Disaster Preparedness for Livestock Brochure - King County (pdf 207 kb)
• Barnyard Animal Rescue Plan - American Red Cross
• Disaster Planning - Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Independent Study Program - Livestock in Disasters course
• Disaster Planning Resource List (15 kb)

Manure/Compost

• Manure Share List - King County (pdf 43 kb)
• Manure Composting Resources List - compiled by WSU KCE (pdf 37 kb)
• Strategies for Livestock Manure Management - compiled by WSU KCE (pdf 508 kb)
• Organic Nutrient Management and Water Quality - WSU
• Livestock Composting - WSU

Wildlife Interactions

• Living With Wildlife - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
• Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage. Editors, S.E. Hygnstrom, R.M. Timm and G.E. Larson. 1994. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2 volumes.

General Interest

• WSU Extension Publications
• Extensión en Español Livestock Publications
• WSU GrowServ livestock links
• WSU Small Farms Connection
• Washington State Department of Food and Agriculture (WSDA)
• National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Food Safety and Inspection Service (with information on regulations and policies related to meat, poultry and egg production)

Updated
April 25, 2007

Contact us: Brad Gaolach, 206-205-3100 711 (TTY), 206-296-0952 (FAX)
WSU King County Extension, 200 Mill Ave S., Suite 100, Renton, WA 98057 USA (effective May 29, 2007)
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