There are three types of weathering – Physical weathering, chemical weathering, and biological weathering. Our focus today will be on physical weathering, the processes involved, agents, and examples. What is Physical weathering? Physical weathering is also known as mechanical Read more…
Author: Akin Chaktty
Growing up in a family deeply rooted in agriculture, I developed an early passion for cultivating the land, caring for animals, and exploring sustainable ways to improve farm productivity. I've worked extensively across multiple areas of agriculture, food and cash crop cultivation, poultry farming, fish farming etc. At FarmPally, I enjoy sharing practical insights drawn from real-life experiences to help farmers, pet owners, and agriculture lovers make informed, and sustainable decisions.
Care and management of pregnant sow are very essential in order to prevent most pig farrowing problems. Feeding sows before and after farrowing with healthy food is usually encouraged. Feed lactating sow well so she can produce enough milk for 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…
What is Dehorning? Dehorning is the prevention of the growth of horns or the total removal of horns from cattle, goats, and other animals having horns on their heads. Similarly, disbudding is a related term that simply means the removal Read more…
How do you define Chemical Weathering? The chemical weathering of rock can be summarized as the chemical decomposition of rocks. Chemical weathering of rocks is the disintegration of rocks caused by chemical reactions, and not by mechanical processes. Chemical weathering 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…
What is Soil Bacteria? Soil bacteria are of the plant classification and a subdivision of the soil microorganism. Bacteria are single-cell organisms that are more numerous in the soils and they are very important in various soil processes. Soil bacteria Read more…
What is Vegetative propagation? Vegetative propagation is an asexual means of reproduction in plants, whereby gametic cells are not involved in this process. Vegetative propagation occurs when a new plant grows from any portion of an old one other than Read more…
Bacterial and parasitic infections are common in piggery. Diarrhea is usually a common symptom of most of pig diseases, however diarrhea caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli is the most common cause of death in piglets. It usually causes illness 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…
