Bison and other alternative livestock


Links to Bison Web information and associations

North Dakota Buffalo Association Auction sale results, announcements, links to other Bison association web sites. Some information restricted to Association members only.

National Bison Association Information about raising, marketing and production of bison. Tables of contents of Bison World magazine. Some information restricted to Association members only. Maintains a complete list of links to other U.S. bison pages.

Bison Meat Prices Monthly report from the Market Reporting Service of USDA. NEW: posting began July 2004.

Canadian Bison Associaton Maintains a complete list of links to other Canadian bison pages.

AgNIC Bison Site: The Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) is a distributed network that provides access to selected agriculture information in electronic form, subject area experts, and other resources. The bison site is hosted by the Ogalla Lakota College Library, South Dakota.

North American Bison CooperativeThe North American Bison Cooperative was formed in 1993 by a group of bison ranchers to build and operate a modern, efficient, bison processing plant.

Bison Exchange: Bison Exchange is designed to provide market information on all segments of the Bison Industry.

Center for Bison Studies: the mission of the center is the "information exchange and research on all aspects of the biology and management of the American bison." Focus is on bison in the wild: diseases, and ecology and wildlife management. Bibliographies, symposium proceedings, and other reports, pictures and information.

Publications about American Bison

Gate to Plate: Producers Take Control of an Industry A Case Study of the North American Bison Cooperative http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/qbcc/bloom/sexhus.htm

Buffalo North Dakota Extension publication on production and marketing of bison.

Bison Management and Marketing. U of Nebraska Extension

Beef and bison production day / Carrington Research Extension Center, Carrington ND. The Center main page has links to papers presented at each annual field day workshop.

Extension publications on the web; links to search engines and databases useful for extension materials.

Search Agricola for research articles.

Search PALS for books in the library's collection; search World Cat for other libraries' holdings.

Other alternative livestock

CyberCervus International: Sites of interest to Elk, deer, bison, and other alternative livestock producers.