Alternative Livestock

"These guidelines are a reference to help you...design, build, maintain, and operate a facility for specific types of organisms-- in particular, nonindigenous snails...). "While snails may not require a containment facility, their great reproductive potential and ability to escape coupled with their plant feeding activities means that great care should go into developing plans to house and contain them."

Summarizes steps to apply for a PPQ 526 plant pest permit needed to import and move snails and other mollusks that feed upon plants.

Describes how to design, build, maintain, and operate facilities for nonindigenous snails.

Outlines USDA requirements and restrictions for ratites such as emu, ostrich, and rhea.

Examines how to meet warm weather challenges pertaining to rabbits.

Evaluates winter management solutions for rabbit producers.

A list of specialty livestock resources.