AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON) ARE A MAJOR CULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONAL SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY. RECENTLY, BISON PRODUCTION HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THE IMPACT THAT BISON HAVE WITHIN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS NOT AS ROBUST AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT EFFORTS ARE ONGOING TO INCORPORATE BISON BACK INTO PRODUCTION AND IMPROVE THE SUPPLY OF BISON MEAT TO PRODUCERS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT A ROBUST NETWORK ESTABLISHING LINES OF COMMUNICATION REGARDING ANIMAL HEALTH, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, OR DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN THE BISON COMMUNITY. THERE ARE MANY ONGOING PROJECTS WITHIN ACADEMIA THAT ARE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF BISON PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, MANY PRODUCERS ARE NOT AS WELL CONNECTED TO ACADEMIC PUBLISHING OUTLETS AND THUS HAS CREATED A KNOWLEDGE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND THOSE WHO RAISE THE ANIMALS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE, RECRUIT, AND MAINTAIN A NETWORK THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTES THE SHARING OF DATA WITHIN THE BISON INDUSTRY THAT WILL EMPOWER PRODUCERS TO MAINTAIN AND GROWTH THEIR HERDS THROUGH IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND HERD HEALTH. SIMULTANEOUSLY, BISON PRODUCERS FACE A UNIQUE PROBLEM: THERE IS CURRENTLY NO INFORMATION ON THE LEVELS OF NUTRIENTS BISON NEED. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO GENERATE DATA THAT WILL ESTABLISH A FULL ENERGY GUIDELINE FOR BISON. THIS GUIDELINE WILL BE THE LEVEL OF ENERGY AT WHICH BISON NEEDS TO CONSUME TO MAINTAIN THEIR WEIGHT AND BE AT THEIR HEALTHIEST. THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE A NETWORK IN WHICH BISON PRODUCERS CAN SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN HEALTH ADVANCEMENT AND THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED GUIDELINE FOR FEEDING. WITH THESE TOOLS, BISON PRODUCERS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO RAISE THE NATIONAL MAMMAL OF THE UNITED STATES, MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH, AND PROVIDE MORE BISON MEAT TO RETAILERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.