What is Hereford Cattle? Traditional and purebred Hereford cattle originated from Herefordshire in England, and this breed has existed since the 17th century. There are interesting facts about Hereford cattle such as natural polledness, although some are horned, its red Read more…
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Pig Breeding Most farmers breed their gilts at about the age of eight months during which they are not expected to be less than 80kg. Breeding of pigs at 60kg weight has been considered adequate. Sows in good condition after Read more…
What is Blood Meal? Blood meal is a dried animal blood scraped from slaughterhouse, and processed as a constituent and a source of protein in animal feeds and as a nitrogenous fertilizer. Blood meal is commonly used in poultry feeds Read more…
Poultry farming is a good business that can be managed by both men and women. Anyone can make a poultry farm at home, provided the facility and resources are available, and wastes are well managed. However, to be able to Read more…
Farm record keeping is dated to the ancient times, and it’s a practice that always help farmers to increase their productivity. There is so much importance of farm records and accounts in managing a farm or any animal production. Read more…
There are different types of livestock management, but in commercial production, the intensive system is the most practiced. In an intensive system, there are routine management practices in livestock production to increase productivity and improve profitability. Common Farm Management Read more…
As technology is shaping up every industry, agriculture and food production is not left out. With the growing world population, food insecurity is becoming a daily issue to address, old farming practices can not help with the increasing food demand. Read more…
What is Castration in farm Animals? Castration of farm animals is the act of removing the animal’s gonads – removal or disruption of the testes or/and the crushing of the spermatic cord to prevent the animal from breeding, this is Read more…
From time immemorial, people have devised different methods of identifying their animals. The animal identification system stems from finding a way to differentiate your animals from others. However, animal identification is now scientifically more important even if your animals are Read more…
In pig production, care must be taken in preventing disease outbreaks. There are quite a several bacterial and fungal diseases affecting pigs. One of the bacterial diseases in swine is Malignant Oedema, its scientific name is Gangrenous Septicaemia Braxy. Causes Read more…
