Most of the important diseases of maize are foliar and the more common ones are rusts, leaf blights, leaf spots, brown spots, downy mildew, and maize streak virus (MSV). Most of these diseases are prevalent on maize in the humid Read more…
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Businesses pertaining to agriculture
Blast Blast is caused by the fungus, Piricularia Oryzae. It is one of the most common and serious diseases of rice. It can attack the plant at all stages. If the plants are attacked in the early stages, the grains Read more…
What is Poultry Disease? A poultry disease can be defined as a departure from the normal health status of chicken(s). Poultry disease outbreak is an unpleasant occurrence that poultry farmers do experience in one time or the other. However, proper Read more…
In layer production and management, there are some practices that are very important in order to manage available resources and increase yield. The most important thing to poultry farmers in commercial layers production is egg production. In order to increase Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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, Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…