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Official State Domestic Animals (mammals)

Official domestic animals listed by adoption year. (List by state or year).
State Name Designated as YearList by adoption year
Wisconsin Dairy Cow State domestic animal 1971
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Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs

Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs, by Carol Ekarius. 99 pages. Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (September 10, 2008)

Learn how to improve the day-to-day operation as well as the profitability of your farm by raising healthier, more contented animals. Temple Grandin, North America's most influential advocate of humane livestock treatment, shares dozens of methods and detailed plans she has developed for low-stress ways to move livestock on pastures, paddlocks, and feedlot pens. The benefits are great -- for you and for your livestock.

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Learn how to improve the day-to-day operation as well as the profitability of your farm by raising healthier, more contented animals. Temple Grandin, North America's most influential advocate of humane livestock treatment, shares dozens of methods and detailed plans she has developed for low-stress ways to move livestock on pastures, paddlocks, and feedlot pens.

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