I know you are looking for an excellent feed formula to make your broiler chickens grow faster and bigger. Congratulations! You are on the right page. A lot of poultry farmers are worried about the weight or low growth rate of their broilers. Some are even fed up and have… [Read More]
Brooding in Poultry Production
What is Brooding in Poultry Production? Brooding is defined as the management of chicks from one day old to about 8 weeks of age, and it involves the provision of heat and other necessary care during chicks’ early growing period. Brooding units are designed to house chicks from one day… [Read More]
Prices of Livestock Products / Commodities in Nigeria
If you want to know the current prices of livestock commodities in Nigeria, you are on the right page. Below are the prices of commodities or products such eggs, live and dressed chicken, live and dressed beef, live and dressed pork, live and smoked fish, Day Old Chicks (DOC), Point… [Read More]
Concentrate Feed Explanation and How to Do the Mixing
What is Concentrate Feed? According to Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, 2000), Concentrate feed is a feed used with another to improve the nutritive balance of the total and intended to be further diluted and mixed to produce a supplement or a complete feed. A better explanation of… [Read More]
The Fainting Goat Breed – Everything You Need To Know
The fainting goat breed is known by several different names. It has common names like myotonic goat, wooden-leg, stiff-leg and limber-legged goat. A myotonic goat usually is a medium size goat which has a muscle condition called myotonia. This condition causes their muscles to “lock up” or stiffen when startled…. [Read More]
Advantages of Nipple Drinkers and Where to Buy Online
Day after day, the world is coming up with great innovations that make farming operations or activities easier to carry out. Some years back, poultry farmers usually make use of the regular plastic drinkers and buckets to serve water to their chickens. But now, we have nipple drinkers and nipple… [Read More]
How to Safely Debeak Chickens & Other Poultry Birds
What is Debeaking or Beak Trimming? Beak trimming in poultry management is the act of reducing the length of the beak of poultry birds. The purpose of doing this is to prevent feather pulling and cannibalism and to reduce feed wastage. It is a delicate operation, and if it is… [Read More]
