Animal Health

Taking care of farm animals is already a difficult task, but in recent years the number of farm animals with internal hemorrhages has increased...

When chickens are sick, the owner is immediately interested in finding out what has brought on the condition, and what should be done to...

Needs of Pregnant Animals The needs of pregnant animals are different from male and non-pregnant animals. First and foremost, it’s highly necessary to keep records...

All poultry farmers love to see their chickens doing fine every day. As a chicken farmer, how do you feel whenever you enter the...

Ticks are bad for cows.They are small creatures that suck the blood of animals. Ticks cause skin diseases and other illnesses, and may permanently...

Rabbits or bunnies are fragile and suffer from diseases. Coccidiosis is a dangerous, contagious disease of rabbits. Colibacillosis is even more dangerous. The signs...

Worms and flukes attack sheep, goats and cattle. Animals gain less weight, give less milk and may die. Roundworms, Tapeworms and Liver Flukes Roundworms cause animals...

The vaccination schedules or programmes for goat, sheep and cattle are presented in the tables below. Administer each vaccine according to what is on...

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

What is Coccidiosis?Coccidiosis or Cocci in poultry is an important protozoan disease that is capable of wiping out a large of number of affected...

Prolapse (pickout) is the turning inside out of the oviduct and rectal organs through the vent, to the extent of not retracting back. Its...

Poultry farmers sometimes experience vaccine failures and their birds come down with the diseases against which they were vaccinated for. There are many factors...

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 highly infectious poultry disease affecting the skin of chickens and turkeys. Chickens and other fowl are affected with pox but...

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 on the farms.What is Castration? Castration is defined...

Health management and biosecurity are very important in livestock production. Both need to be carried out to prevent unnecessary mortality, revenue loss due to...

Good animal husbandry starts with proper health care and management. Livestock production is greatly affected by diseases. Having a knowledge of these diseases is...