Marketing is the number one problem with rabbit raisers in the country today. In theory, the demand is great considering the current population explosion and world wide food shortages. In actuality, the demand […]

Rightly injecting your Pigs. Piglets kept in concrete pens often need iron injections in their first few days. Backyard pigs should be annually vaccinated against diamond skin […]

As chicks start to grow up and lay eggs, you may find a double yolk egg in your egg collecting basket. To be clear, double yolk eggs are just that. When you crack a single-shelled egg open, you won’t find a fu […]

Body factors vs feed in-take. A number of body factors have been shown to be closely correlated with feed intake (R2 value ranging from 0.7 to 0.9), as there are: Volume of […]

How to deal with Goiter in Cattle. Goiters are lumps on the throat or neck. They range from the size of a marble to huge masses and are caused by the thyroid gland growing larger […]

Farming with pigs on a small scale can be economically viable, but invest in proper infrastructure and good feed from the start. It’s not easy to farm with pigs, but the industry offers a lot of support to e […]

Calcium plays a significant role in phosphorus (P) utilization, which is important for broiler production performance. Therefore, optimizing available calcium levels, relative to phosphorus, can contribute to […]

If you’re raising chickens or other livestock, you know that animal feed can get quite expensive. Growing fodder to supplement their diet is an easy endeavor and one that will keep your flock happy. 

Fodder is […]

Trypanasomiasis/ Nagana disease. Mainly occuring in Africa, Trypanosomosis, or Sleeping Disease, is a infection affecting both animals and humans.( zoonotic disease). The disease m […]

The normal color of urine from rabbits is yellow. Sometimes the urine can become red, pink, brown, or orange. This condition, often simply called “red urine,” can occur in healthy rabbits as well as those who are […]