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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 1 month ago
FAO Holds Stakeholder’s Feedback Workshop On Ticks, Tick-Borne Diseases And Tick Acaricide Resistance
The Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) has held a Stakeholder’s feedback wor […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 1 month ago
More about Anthrax disease.
Zoonotic diseases are diseases that are transferred between animals and people. and from people to animals. They may be acquired or spread in a […] -
Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic Help sick calf in the forum Cattle Livestock Welfare 6 years, 1 month ago
I take the two little ones 2 days ago, raining bad, and then it got cold . Now I have one that is sick, great. I’m doing all i know to make this little one come through. Thanks for your help!
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic in the forum Geoffrey Joe 6 years, 1 month ago
You’ll need antibiotics but you really should call the Vet to get the best scrip for the most common bacteria. You can administer the shot yourself. Our large animal vet will listen to me on the phone and give me his best diagnosis based upon what I’m telling him if I can’t afford to bring the calf up there. Get the calf’s temp. rectally, monitor…Read more
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 1 month ago
Brucellosis is an infectious disease that occurs from contact with animals carrying Brucella bacteria. Brucella can infect cattle, goats, camels, dogs, and pigs. The bacteria can spread to humans if you come in […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — that is, a declining effectiveness of medicines to treat bacterial infections — is identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the greatest threats to global health […]
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic New Cattle Farmer in the forum Reproduction and genetics 6 years, 5 months ago
Could be naval ill. Infected navel. Call the vet, you may be able to get a shot for him. Don’t put it off. How old is the calf? What breed? General health status?
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 6 months ago
Cryptosporidiosis In Cattle
Cryptosporidium species are protozoan parasites closely related to the coccidia. One major species, Cryptosporidium parvum, infects both farm […] -
Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 7 months ago
A host of livestock farmers in Ssembabule District have resorted to using bat fumigant to kill ticks which have continued to resist several types of acaricides.
According to Moses Ninsiima, the chairperson […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 9 months ago
Cattle, like sheep, goats and alpacas are “ruminants”. Their digestive system is very different from humans, dogs and
horses, the key difference being the presence of 4 stomachs (3 in alpacas), the first of whi […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 6 years, 11 months ago
Heartwater is an infectious, noncontagious, tickborne rickettsial disease of ruminants. The disease is seen only in areas infested by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. It is one of the most important diseases of li […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 7 years ago
The Ankole Cattle, characterised with their Long Horns and beautiful coats are mainly reared in parts of Mbarara Isingiro, Ibanda, Ntugamo, Bushenyi and Kiruhura located in western Uganda. There, they can be […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 7 years ago
Vaccines help to reduce the incidence or the severity of disease by stimulating the immune system to provide protection. Excellent cattle health is vital for maximum production since cattle must be healthy to […]
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 7 years, 7 months ago
Cattle feed cutters are increasingly being adopted by livestock farmers today. They involve the use of local resources and technology to prepare cattle feeds. The one portrayed here is in Mbarara town, […]
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic in the forum Geoffrey Joe 9 years, 7 months ago
No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic in the forum Geoffrey Joe 9 years, 7 months ago
But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to…Read more
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic in the forum Geoffrey Joe 9 years, 7 months ago
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as…Read more
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Geoffrey Joe replied to the topic in the forum Geoffrey Joe 9 years, 7 months ago
No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.
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Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post 9 years, 7 months ago
Debate about environmental cost of livestock is legitimate but let’s not lose sight of needs in the developing world-
In developed countries, many people are cutting their meat consumption driven by health or a […]
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