That lush green grass can poison your cow
Grass tetany or hypomagnesemic tetany, is a metabolic disease, which can occur in such ruminant livestock, after grazing on pastures of rapidly growing grass.
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Daktari, how do I make more cash from beef business?
The dressing percentage is calculated by dividing the carcass weight with the live weight and multiplying by 100 to yield a percentage.
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Busaa to treat Foot and Mouth Disease in cows, is it drunk or sober idea?
Now FMD is a viral disease; caused by Picornavirus. Viruses, unlike the other disease-causing micro-organisms, have a peculiar way of causing diseases.
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Taking care of cattle during rainy season
The intensive system involves keeping pigs indoors and feeding them on high-quality commercial feeds to quickly attain market weight.
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Doc help! Pig feeds is eating into my profits
The intensive system involves keeping pigs indoors and feeding them on high-quality commercial feeds to quickly attain market weight.
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Why Rift Valley Fever strikes in rainy season
Rift Valley Fever is a viral disease that affects both domestic animals (cows, camels, goats and sheep) and man. The disease can also be transmitted to man through mosquito bites.
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Here’s the reason why your goat and sheep may have lost that pregnancy
In goats and sheep, abortions can be a result of infectious or non-infectious agents. Trauma resulting from rough handling, but it is the infectious diseases that should concern sheep and goat keepers
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Want to have good beef cows? Try these methods
Cross breeds are a darling to many beef farmers because they combine local environmental tolerance and good beef traits.
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Rabbit farming is an unexploited venture with potential to feed the future
Housing is perhaps the single most important factor that a novice in the “hare-raising” business needs to consider. Rabbit hutches are however relatively cheap and easy to make.
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Here is why you need to more wary of anthrax during this festive season
According to the farmer, the animal died suddenly without any marked clinical signs and so they assumed it was safe for consumption. This is not the first time such incidences are being reported.
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