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 […]

When it comes to the well-being of your cattle, everything counts, from the feed you use to the way the cattle trough is designed, how much time the animals spend outdoors, and so on. Whether you have a small or […]

Goats are fantastic animals, and can provide milk, meat and money for the rural families that keep them. Here are a few reasons why a farmer new in livestock rearing should invest in goats in eastern A […]

Sheep need dry climate. It has no problem with low temperatures during the rainy season. But the relative humidity in the rainy season should not be high. Hence low rainfall area is good for sheep farming. Hilly […]

Every farmer looks forward to a healthy flock, however at times farmers have had an experience where their birds fight and peck at each other. Below are a few things you can do to stop it from happening. Keeping […]

We all hope that things go quietly and easily for our sows when they’re farrowing. But what about when things aren’t going quite as they should? We’ve spent some time discussing how to lower piglet mortality rates […]

You can improve your cows milk-producing capacity by selecting bulls who rank highly for udder characteristics.

Udder depth: a characteristic which if appropriate will help a cow live out a long productive […]

The Red Maasai sheep are also called Tanganyika sheep. They are sheep of the semi-arid regions of Kenya and Tanzania. Currently they are mostly found in the semi-arid regions of southern Kenyan and northern […]

Once in a while, every poultry farmer finds her birds have laid abnormal eggs. Abnormal in the sense that the eggs have weak shells or internal defects. An occasional egg abnormality from the flock is no cause for […]

Milk boosters can be pellet or flour-based, and usually contain highly absorbable rumen bypass protein, rumen bypass lipids and fats. They are also compacted with high-energy products, enzymes, yeast, micro and […]

When you are trying to raise an orphaned kid, a proper feeding process becomes effective. Taking care of a newborn goat involves a lot of tasks for over a span of a few weeks.  And there is a lot that is re […]

Pigs are intelligent animals that can be handled easily when proper training and techniques are put to use. Incorrect handling and a loud voice can cause pigs stress, so they should always be handled in a calm, […]

Rabbits can, unfortunately, have seizures, periods of involuntary physical movement usually accompanied by some kind of mental aberration. In some cases, loss of consciousness can also occur. Seizure episodes can […]

Many communal farming areas have fallow maize lands that have not been used for years. This is not only a waste of space; it leads to the loss of valuable topsoil, which can silt up village dams.

In many […]

Bees are extremely far sighted. They will see flowers that are miles away. They will, therefore, travel long distances in search of nectar and pollen to bring home to their bee-hive. As a farmer, you should not […]

Two friends, Fred Ssemanda and Emmanuel Karamaje, of Ngereko Village in Kisekka Sub-county, Lwengo District are beekeepers who have a lot of interesting ideas about why every farmer should keep […]

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is also known as Pseudo-rinderpest or Goat Plague, is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, erosions and inflammation in the mouth, lips and […]

In order to keep livestock healthy it is very important to observe strict adherence to recommended treatment, the highest percentage of which should be done by a trained veterinary personnel and a few can be done […]

There can be quite a few reasons to why your pet chicken may be walking like a penguin (dinosaur) (sumo wrestler) etc. which needs to take immediate attention. Worm infestations is one of the possible causes of […]

Caring for piglets takes a higher degree of care and knowledge than caring for other baby animals, at least in my experience. Chicks, goat kids, calves and others seem to be far more resilient when separated from […]