HEALTH

Poultry farmers sometimes have vaccine failures and the birds contract the diseases against which they were vaccinated. are many factors that can prevent a vaccine...

Vaccines have contributed immensely to the prevention and control of major diseases of poultry, which were previously incurable or difficult to cure. Most commercial...

The implications of an outbreak of the diseases are very serious and result in a heavy economic loss. Though, vaccines give proper protection to...

Poultry birds and poultry production are generally affected by seasonal climatic or weather changes. For instance, in the wet or cold season, chickens eat...

Fumigation is a method of disinfection or destruction of harmful disease organisms in an environment by using fumigants. Fumigants are chemicals that are released...

One of our readers complained on Livestocking WhatsApp Group about his hens eating their eggs. He further stated that the farm had done everything...

Vaccination is very important in livestock production, especially in poultry production. Poultry farmers should vaccinate their flock (broiler, pullets, layers, turkeys, duck, geese etc.)...

Vaccination is very important in livestock production, especially in poultry production. Poultry farmers should vaccinate their flock (broiler, pullets, layers, turkeys, duck, geese etc.)...

I had a conversation with a new and loyal reader of our blog who resides in South Africa. This reader discussed the broiler chickens...

Decontamination is the process of physically removing inorganic and biological material from the surfaces of an equipment or building. Disinfection is the destruction of...

What is Avian influenza (Bird Flu)? Avian influenza, also known as Bird Flu, is a viral poultry disease caused by Diverse Type-A orthomyxoviruses which are...

There a number of signs that one would see to determine if an animal is healthy, sick or suffering from certain ailments. A good...

Fowl pox is a poultry disease caused by a virus. This viral disease affects the skin of chickens and turkeys, especially areas that have...

One thing is very natural about chickens and that is, they love to peck virtually everything they see. But one unfortunate thing about this...

Castration is a very vital management practice in animal husbandry. It enables livestock farmers to easily manage breeding in the farms. What is Castration? Castration is...