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Health Management in Livestock Production

by Akinbobola A. 2 Comments


Good animal husbandry starts with proper health care and management. Livestock production is greatly affected by diseases. Having a knowledge of these diseases is important in planning and organizing effective animal health-care programmes. So, every livestock farmer should note the following precautions to maintain the good health of their animals.

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  • Prevent contact with infected livestock
  • Avoid overcrowding in the house
  • Keep the young animals separate from the adults
  • Isolate sick animals
  • Avoid equipment for sick animals being brought into goat house
  • Prevent unhygienic people around the pen
  • Get accurate and early disease diagnosis by a qualified veterinarian
  • Avoid unnecessary medication
  • Eliminate ticks, lice, mites and control predatory animals.
  • Consider droppings as potential source of diseases
  • Keep the pen clean and dry
  • Keep the feed and water uncontaminated
  • Ensure periodic vaccination
  • Maintain record of incidence of diseases and treatment given
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Since it has been known that diseases are one of the major factors that negatively influence the performance of farm animals; the following measures must be put in place to control diseases in farm animals:

  • Quarantine (separate) new stock of animals coming into the farm for some days before introducing them into old stock
  • Cull (remove) chronically infected animals
  • Isolate animals that are sick from the main flock
  • Dispose pen litter material properly
  • Maintain personnel hygiene and sanitation
  • Use of footbath
  • Practice approved method of sanitation
  • Change animal pastures periodically
  • Vaccination of healthy animals (don’t ever vaccinate sick animals)
  • Disinfect shed where sick animals was kept
  • Use anti-serum in affected animals
  • Slaughter, burn or bury 6ft deep with lime underground animals affected by a very serious disease
  • Treat timely animal stock and regularly check them for signs of diseases
  • Give immediate report of disease outbreak to the necessary Diseases Control authorities
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Farmers have to take the health of their animals very important. These animals need to have good health, for them to be productive and profitable on the farm.


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Filed Under: Animal Health, Poultry Tagged: health, management

About Akinbobola A.

I am a young entrepreneur, certified animal scientist, consultant and blogger. You can follow Livestocking on Facebook and Twitter. Click Here to E-mail me

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  1. kaahwa Nickson @ makerere university says

    February 28, 2019 at 9:46 am

    I have appreciated your work , wish to be like you “nice t “

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  2. Bukola Adeniji says

    August 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    Good day,thanks for the information. Please why would sows not return to heat after delivery (for about 8 months now) kindly share your opinion on this.

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