Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock

Producers are faced with many difficult decisions right now. We've created pages with links to specific resources that may help you make those decisions. Production resources for beef producers - dairy producers - swine producers - sheep producers and poultry producers. COVID-19: Resources for the agri-food industry - funding, prevention and control information.

Below on this page you will find links to additional production information:

Dairy - Beef - Sheep - Swine - Poultry - Goats - Veal - Animal Care and Handling - Horses - Alternative Livestock - Aquaculture - Business Information Bundles - Predation - Helpful Links

Livestock

Dairy

• Breeding and Reproduction
• Business and Marketing
• Calves and Heifers
• Conferences, Meetings and Proceedings
• Dairy Housing Information Bundle
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Housing and Environment
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Milk Quality and Procedures
• Robotic Milking
• Statistics
• Organic Production
• Functional Foods

Beef

• OMAFRA Virtual Beef (Newsletter)
• Conferences, Meetings and Courses
• Business and Marketing
• Cow-Calf
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Feedlot
• Forages and Pastures
• Genetics
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Statistics
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Organic Production

Sheep

• Business and Marketing
• Nutrition and Pastures
• Small Ruminant Milk Quality and Food Safety
• Genetics, Reproduction and Lambing
• Health and Disease
• Housing and Handling Facilities
• Predator Control
• Statistics
• Wool
• Deadstock Disposal
• Organic Production
• Functional Foods

Swine

• Business and Marketing
• Conferences, Meetings and Proceedings
• Health Management and Biosecuity
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Pork News & Views (Newsletter)
• Production Management
• Small Scale Pig Farming in Ontario
• Deadstock Disposal
• Organic Production
• Functional Foods

Poultry

• Broiler Breeders
• Chicken
• Layers
• Business and Marketing
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Housing and Ventilation
• House Fly Control in Poultry Barns
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Small Flock Poultry
• Statistics
• Turkeys
• Waterfowl
• Organic Production

Goats

• Goat Business Information Bundle
• Getting Started Producing Goat Milk
• Dairy Goat Farm Production Requirements
• Business and Marketing
• Conferences, Meetings and Courses
• Feeding, Nutrition and Pastures
• Forages and Pastures
• Milk Quality and Procedures
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Predator Control
• Organic Production
• Functional Food

Veal

• Business and Marketing
• Feeding and Nutrition
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Functional Foods
• Deadstock Disposal
• Organic Production

Animal Health, Care and Handling

• Animal Health and Welfare Branch/ Office of the Chief Veterinarian for Ontario
• Animal Health and Welfare
• Ceptor - Animal Health News (Newsletter)
• Livestock Disease Control and Prevention
• Livestock Medicines
• Farm Animal Care Helpline Service - 519-837-1326

Horses

• Breeding and Reproduction
• Care and Handling
• Conferences, Meetings and Courses
• Feeding and Pastures
• Health Management and Biosecurity
• Housing
• Equine Neurological Disease (Herpes Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Rabies, West Nile Virus)

Alternative Livestock

• Bison (Buffalo)
• Camelids (Llamas and Alpacas)
• Deer and Elk
• Fur Farming
• Gamebirds
• Other Alternative Livestock
• Rabbits
• Ratites
• Wild Boar
• Deadstock Disposal

Aquaculture

• Aquaculture