Why is Seed Dispersal Important? When flowering is over and the fruits and seeds ripen, they fall from the parent plant to the ground. The number of seeds produced by a single plant is often very large. However, most of Read more…
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Businesses pertaining to agriculture
In pig production, care must be taken in preventing disease outbreaks. There are quite a number of bacterial and fungal diseases affecting pigs. One of the bacterial diseases in swine is Malignant Oedema, its scientific name is Gangrenous Septicaemia Braxy. Read more…
If you want to raise any breed of chicken, it’s cost-wise to choose day old chicks. Either you want to raise chicken for egg production or meat, buying expensive birds can have a great effect on your productivity. However, caring Read more…
When layer chickens are fully matured, they lay one egg per day. Poultry farmers are often faced with egg drop syndrome and it can affect their productivity if the issue is not addressed promptly. There are tons of factors that Read more…
Brooding day old chicks demands a lot of care and can make a big difference in poultry productivity. The importance of brooding in poultry can not be overemphasized. Either layer chickens, broilers, cockerels, etc, buying them at a day old Read more…
Worms are often found in pigs. It is even one of the reasons people who don’t like eating pork run away from it, after religious belief, fats, and cleaning issues. To pig farmers, we all know piggery is a capital Read more…
Pigs are not ruminants and so are not capable of dealing efficiently with coarse foods. However, you can feed pigs cheaply with roughages if you add roughages to your pig feeding program. Foods for pigs usually consist of ground cereals Read more…
Poultry farming is a good business that can be managed by both men and women. In fact, anyone can make a poultry farm at home, provided the facility and resources are available, and wastes are well managed. However, to be Read more…
Broiler chickens are reared for meat consumption, and they consume a lot of feed. Feeding is the most important factor in the management of broiler chickens. Both broiler starter and finisher feed formulation must be rich in quality ingredients as Read more…
Erysipelas or diamond disease is an infectious disease that affects pigs, mini pigs, mostly adult pigs. Erysipelas is not the same as Cellulitis but shares similar symptoms. However, Erysipelas is also referred to as St. Anthony’s fire. The zoonotic disease Read more…