For any poultry farmer to have a good yield, immunization of the birds is an important management practice. vaccinating your birds, either broilers, layers, cockerels, and others will help to prevent and control poultry diseases. There are different methods of immunization and vaccines as applicable to different diseases of the poultry. What is Vaccination? … Read more Poultry Vaccination methods & Important Tips in Administration
One important way to prevent common diseases of poultry or get it controlled is to vaccinate your birds. There are different types of poultry vaccines and vaccination methods and should be used properly. Your chickens should be properly vaccinated at the right time to minimize the possibility of a disease outbreak. There’s a need to … Read more Common Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control
Your poultry house is one of the things you should plan well after setting a budget for the business. In most tropical countries, poultry houses are built to protect the birds from natural elements. Usually from rain, intense radiation from the sun, predatory animals such as hawks, snakes, and other animals of prey and from … Read more Requirements for Poultry House – Materials and Space
The importance of brooding in poultry can not be overemphasized. To become a successful poultry farmer, you need to learn to brood your chicks yourself. This will save you several costs – You’ll get the birds cheap compared to when they’re already grown before being sold. Secondly, you will be sure they take their vaccines … Read more Management Practices in Brooding of Chicks
There are various parameters that are being used to measure the productivity of laying chickens. These include egg quantity, quality, egg size, feed utilization, mortality rates, etc. Under good management practices, a layer should lay one egg in a day, and between 310 -340 eggs per year. There are different factors that affect egg production … Read more How to Increase Egg Production in Layer Chickens
The growth and efficiency which should accrue from expensive inputs of protein and energy can be negated by small imbalances in or shortages of essential minerals. Defining the pig’s requirement for minerals is complicated by the interaction that occurs between some minerals and the fact that, not all the minerals in foodstuff are available to … Read more Benefits of Minerals to Pigs and their Deficiency symptoms
Vitamins can be defined as organic compounds, which function in small amounts (mg or g) and are essential to the normal functioning of the animal body. They cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts by body tissues and when lacking, provoke deficiency disease. Vitamin Requirement in Pigs’ diet Vitamins are normally required in the diet of … Read more Importance of Vitamins in Pig’s Diet and Growth
The Dachshund is a small dog breed and an ideal dog for people looking for small dog pet. It can be maintained easily as the average weight of the Dachshund will be less than 35 pounds. Since this dog breed is very friendly, it can be an ideal companion for families with children. Characteristics of … Read more Dachshund Dog Behavior, Breeding and Care
Commercial meat rabbit farming is easy and profitable since there’s a huge market for the meat. The amount of rabbit meat consumed yearly is now about 2 million tonnes and the market revenue amount to $10B. While China, Korea, and Egypt top the list of consumers, this meat can be marketed in your local country. … Read more Commercial Meat Rabbit Farming Management practices
Although watermelon is native of tropical and subtropical Africa, it’s grown and popular everywhere. It grows best on fertile sandy soil, particularly on sandy river banks. It also grows well in hot dry areas with an abundance of sunshine. It is fairly drought resistant and will not withstand waterlogging. Watermelon at Maturity The fruits mature … Read more How to know when to Harvest Watermelon