How to Protect Chickens from Snakes
Snakes are one of the deadly and ruthless predators of chickens. They can bite, kill and eat live chickens and also eat their eggs. It means that if a snake …
Management
How to Fumigate a Brooding House & Pen
Fumigation is a method of disinfection or destruction of harmful disease organisms in an environment by using fumigants. Fumigants are chemicals that are released into the atmosphere in the form …
7 Most Common Calving Mistakes to Avoid
A lot of calves (offspring of cattle) are increasingly dying of preventable deaths, which according to Dairy Research Centre, could be prevented through better or enhanced management practices. The primary …
Top 5 Reasons Why Inbreeding is Bad
Breeding is an important topic in livestock production and farming. Though some livestock farmers don’t value breeding, it remains the tool to improve the animals on your farm. Breeding is …
7 Qualities of Successful Livestock Farmers
Successful livestock farmers have some qualities in common, but some unsuccessful farmers don’t know some of these qualities. I was opportune to give a presentation to a particular group of …
5 Most Common Brooding Mistakes to Avoid
Experienced poultry farmers would accept that raising chicks is not a too easy task, especially when doing it for the first time. Chicks are highly susceptible to different kinds of …
5 Effective Ways to Keep Soldier Ants Away
Soldier ants (commonly called army ants) are little living organisms that could destroy your animals or raise great havoc. Thus, they must be considered as a threat and dangerous pests …
5 Methods of Identifying Farm Animals
A livestock farmer is expected to establish the identity of an animal as soon as the animal is born or some days after birth. A lot of farmers have ignored …
Brooding in Poultry – Definition, Types & How to Brood
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 …
Names of Sexes, Young and Act of Giving Birth in Livestock Animals
The names of sexes, young and act of giving birth in some livestock animals are presented on the table below:
