WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For those individuals interested in learning the basics of raising livestock and poultry and what it takes to get started, a Purdue Extension signature program, Livestock and Poultry 101, was designed to do just that.
Marisa Erasmus, a Purdue assistant professor of animal science, said the program was developed to provide people with the knowledge needed to raise healthy poultry and livestock.
“The program started last year and is still fairly new,” Erasmus said, adding that she helped create the Livestock and Poultry 101 program along with fellow animal science experts Paul Ebner, Mark Kepler, Elysia Rogers and Kelsey Guadarrama.
Erasmus said the program is compiled of several different modules geared toward helping individuals discover whether raising animals is something they want to do or not by teaching the basics of livestock animal care and husbandry.
Erasmus said the program will cover several species of animals, including poultry, beef cattle, horses, pigs and sheep and goats.
“It will help people decide if it’s something they want to do and what they are getting into,” Erasmus said, adding that the online course serves as a comprehensive guide for raising animals.
Erasmus noted that while the program is open to anyone, it is geared toward adults who want to start raising animals for personal use.
For more information about the Livestock and Poultry 101 program, visit https://tinyurl.com/ya9lyjyx.