New disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, influenza viruses, Ebola, SARS and the H1N1 virus, periodically affect humans. These affect either people or animals, and occasionally both. The H1N1 virus, for example, […]

The goat from the top.

Body shape: A dairy goat should have a triangular shape. This ensures that there is enough room for feed in the rumen, even when the doe is pregnant with multiple kids.

Body […]

A number of management practices are vital when rearing rabbits.

Feeding
Feed them on greens, hay, home-mixed grains, and commercial rabbit pellets to meet all their nutritional requirements. Hay is given to […]

Turning Young Bulls into a productive herd. Environmental factors, of which herd management forms an integral part, exert a 70% influence on the performance of an adult bull, whereas genetics […]

There has been a resurgence of interest in free-range poultry farming in recent years, as a result of welfare concerns associated with farming of poultry under intensive conditions. For the best positive welfare […]

Importance of Light to Layers. Sunlight stimulates quite a few biological processes in living organisms. It drives the production of vitamin D in our own bodies, photosynthesis […]

While growing concern over animal welfare is sparking changes in the way pigs are produced internationally, production costs remain a main driver of improved welfare on pig farms.

“The cost of production is s […]

 Sustainable parasite control usually refers to using alternatives that prevent resistance and minimize disease and production losses. Integrated parasite control combines traditional control with alternatives […]

Tips for Feeding and Watering Requirements in Pig Farming. Pick out a good feed for your Pigs. People evaluate the diets to make sure they meet the amino acid requirements of the Pig. Lysine is the amino […]

1. Choosing the right goats is not an easy task. No one should ever “go out and buy a goat” without doing some homework first, otherwise, you will waste time, effort, and money on it later. Do your research, it […]

Research and industry advice mostly agrees on 12 weeks as the optimum weaning age but, if ewes are lean, grass height is below 4cm, or lambs are growing less than 150g/day, early weaning is beneficial. This is […]

You may need to bottle feed a lamb sometimes if you have orphaned lambs, if it’s mother dies in birth or if it’s mother rejects the baby for any reason. For ensuring the lamb survives, you must have to begin bott […]

The bones of rabbits are fragile. House rabbits, furthermore, are often confined in small hutches or cages with little opportunity to exercise their muscles and develop strength as do their wild brothers and […]