Livestock Feed Analysis: How To Interpret the Results

This publication has been developed to help livestock producers interpret feed analysis results, which can help them in planning rations

The Basics of Heat (Estrus) Detection in Cattle

Receptivity to breeding occurs approximately every three weeks in sexually mature, non-pregnant female cattle. Tips for observing these opportunities to facilitate a breeding program are given

The Natural Farming Concept: A New Economical Waste Management System for Small Family Swine Farms in Hawai‘i: Most Frequently Asked Questions on the IDLS Piggery

This fact sheet answers the most commonly asked questions about the inoculated deep litter system, which addresses the manure treatment process for swine confinement-rearing operations

How to Cultivate Indigenous Microorganisms

Slightly revised, June 2010. Information regarding "Best Safety Practices for Handling Fungi" was added on page 7.In Asian countries, deliberate collection and culturing of naturally occurring soil microorganisms has been a common agricultural practice for centuries, and application of these cultures to crop soils is believed to minimize the need for applications of inorganic soil amendments. However, little scientific documentation of the benefits of these practices exists. This publication outlines the principal steps in culturing naturally occurring microorganisms in a process similar to one used on farms in Korea

Three Simplified Estrus Synchronization Programs for Hawai'i's Beef Breeding Season

Prostaglandins aid estrus syncronization in an artificial insemination program for cattle. Three protocols for their use as tested on a University of Hawaii herd are briefly described

Bull Power: Examination of Beef Cattle Bulls for Breeding Soundness

The value and methods for breeding soundness evaluation of bull cattle is described, and a scoring system is given

The Use of Proper Semen Handling During an Artificial Insemination Program

Pointers on the subject as it applies to cows are given