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Poultry Fact Sheets and Publications Available
on Virginia Cooperative Extension Resource Page via WWW
Livestock Update, May 1997
Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech
Agents and individuals alike can now access 18 Virginia Extension Fact Sheets and Publications about poultry on the VCE Resource page on the WWW. To access this information, open the location:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/Resources
Then click into livestock, poultry, dairy and follow to poultry. The Small Specialty Flock has the following resources online with more to come:
Management Requirements
Troubleshooting
A Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative: Poultry
Small Scale Poultry Housing
Suggestions for Organizing Poultry Shows at Fairs and Exhibitions
These pages are very easy to print at demand for use with clients. Please consider using this information to your advantage.