In order to maximize profits in Poultry farming specifically in Broilers depends on how fast the chicken grow, their weights verses the expenses incurred. However there are factors to note which affect the weights […]

Weaning and the transition to the early nursery stage are the most challenging times for piglets. Minimizing stress during those first few weeks away from the sow will improve a piglet’s odds of staying h […]

Control of parasites and diseases

External parasites that affect local chicken include: poultry body louse, stick tight flea, poultry lice, ticks, feather mites and leg mites.

Control can be done using […]

To improve farrowing rate and increase litter size, it is critical that sows cycle fairly quickly after weaning. Several factors affect how soon a sow cycles after weaning – number of pigs nursed, pigs’ age at wea […]

Most preferred forages for Rabbits Suitable forages for Rabbits include Potatoes leaf (Solanum tuberosum), Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), Sow thistle (Sonchus sp), Goose […]

In formulating a ration for dairy goats it is important to note the best way to feed goats and that the rations will be presented to the animals in the stalls. There are advantages of stall feeding […]

Rabies is among deadly animal diseases that is shared with human beings. The disease is commonly transmitted from dogs (95 per cent of cases) to cows, sheep, goats, pig, rabbits and horses. The disease can be […]

Feather sexing a chicken, also referred to as wing sexing, is another fairly easy and straight-forward way to sex a chicken. As with venting, to use this method, you must do it when a chick is about a day old. If […]

Water indeed is an important element for every living thing. As a matter of fact, water makes up 80 per cent of the blood volume and of importance to you, milk is 80 per cent water.

For every litre of milk a […]

Dry sows and gilts should be fed 2.5kg a day of sow and weaner meal before they are mated.

Those being prepared for mating should be given an extra kilo per day one week before mating and one week after […]

Rabbits are friendly, clean and loveable animals. If you’re planning to adopt a rabbit, you should be prepared for a commitment of many years. The lifespan of a domestic rabbit is around ten years.

But if you t […]

Ethno-veterinary Medicine (EVM) is as old as the domestication of livestock. It comprises belief, knowledge, practices and skills relating to animal healthcare and management. India, for example, has a […]

Farming free range chicken offers many advantages over running livestock such as cattle or sheep. Not much space is needed, marketing is easy due to high consumer demand, birds grow rapidly, and far less capital o […]

A farmer may have questions like when is she or he required to give dairy meal to a lactating animal? At milking time or hours before and in what quantities?

Experiments to determine the effect of feeding […]

A successful rabbit venture is underpinned by three essentials: appropriate housing, quality feed and perhaps most importantly, picking the right breeders. Housing can be renovated whilst the enterprises moves […]

There is nothing more frustrating that having illness and health issues arise when you are making a diligent effort at coop cleanliness and proper chicken care. The simple fact that there are some illnesses beyond […]

One important thing to keep in mind with pigs is that they are both very strong and very curious. Thus, it’s important to make sure that the indoor space you’re providing them with is strong enough to wit […]

Goats can be incredibly affectionate, curious and playful beings, but there are times when they may prefer to be left alone. Even the most docile goat in your farm might decide they need some alone time, and […]

Due to the rising population, the demand for milk and milk products is on the rise. The increased demand can only be met by raising ruminant livestock population, with animals such as goats being of great […]

While some cows don’t care at all what calf is sucking on their udders, many other cows are reluctant to allow any other calf to nurse but their own. What is very irritating is if you bought a dairy or dairy cross […]