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Once again, I am taken aback by the sheer volume of ranching Web sites out there. On this trip along the strands of the World Wide Web, I found some weird sites, some lame sites and, thankfully, an abundance of high-quality, useful sites on a variety of subjects.
The weirdest site I found, I believe, was the Alternative, Complementary and Holistic Veterinary Medicine site, which actually included an article on "Holistic Care of Dairy Cows." I doubt holistic care, homeopathy or acupuncture would go over very well with the average rancher. The site DOES advise visitors to always ask their local veterinarians for animal health care information. But just in case there's a borderline animal rights activist out there who wants to become a rancher so he or she can be nice to the cows, this site might be of interest. It's at http://www.altvetmmed.com.
The lamest site I found was pretty early on, when I was looking for dairy farming information. Unless you're a member, or someone who can get really excited about what's new in cheese products at your local supermarket, I don't advise visiting the Dairy Farmers Association site. The only mildly interesting thing at the site, http://www.dfamilk.com, was a link to Elsie the Borden cow's site, which children might like.
It's hard for me to say what the best site was. Ranchwest's site at http://www.ranchwest.com/index.html has some excellent advice on ecologically responsible ranching practices. But then http://cattlehome.com had the most delectable list of links I think I've ever seen. And http://www.dairynetwork.com/content/home... is both great-looking and great in content. Talk about thorough!
I hope I can be of some help to all you computer-bound ranchers and future ranchers out there. Until next month, may all your heifers enjoy their quality time with the bulls.
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