Iowa State University Extension

See the Iowa State library's list of veterinary medicine resources on the Web

Know Your Companion Animals

Know Your Cats
Check out cat publications and Iowa State's cat page.
Know Your Dogs
Find information on breeds, showing, training, care, travel and products.
Find 4-H materials to help you care for and train your dog.
Know Your Horses (See the 2008 4-H Horse Jamboree winners)
Learn about horse 
   - color and markings
   - nutrition software (available at our store), 
   - history at Iowa State
   - show judging standards 
   - industry facts in Iowa
Become a hippology expert.
Find two more sources of  4-H horse information and 4-H equine activities.

Know Your Livestock

Learn breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, swine, and other species.
   - know beef cattle breeds and biological types
   - find beef cattle associations
   - know dairy cattle breeds
   - find the colored angora goat association
   - check out the pig site
   - check out sheep 101.info
   - pick your favorite sheep breed

Find 4-H Livestock Information

- Read the 4-H Dairy newsletter
- See 4-H Livestock information for projects and for fairs
- Get recordkeeping forms from the state 4-H Web site.
- Download the 4-H breeding animal project worksheet and the dairy animal lifetime record.
- Gather project and exhibit ideas from National 4-H.
- Find out about the partnership between 4-H and Horseland.