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One important way to prevent common diseases of poultry or get it controlled is to vaccinate your birds. There are different types of poultry vaccines and vaccination methods and should be used properly. Your chickens should be properly vaccinated at Read more…

Sisal (Agave sisalana Perrine) is a monocotyledonous crop from which leaf fibers are extracted without retting. The leaves provide the most important of the world’s hard fibers, I.e. fibers so coarse that they can only be made into twine and Read more…

African swine fever (ASF) is a hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus.  Domestic and wild pigs are the carrier of the disease and it spreads quickly. African swine fever has serious economic and production impacts and had affected many countries Read more…

There are different breeds of Pigs in the world. Some are reared as pets, but most are for meat production. The breeds I will be discussing today are merely those found frequently within the tropical regions.   Black-skinned Pig Breeds Read more…

Although good pig management practice can help to minimize disease outbreaks in swine, diseases are inevitable just like in humans. Common pig problems are difficulty in breathing, cough, runny nose, or pneumonia, and over-the-counter antibiotics drugs can help with these Read more…

Protein is an important pig feed ingredient, whether you’re formulating grower feed, finisher, pellets for sow, or creep feed for piglets. Also, if you’re buying pig feed from a store, formulating your feed with grains and supplements, cereals with amino Read more…

Dog eating their poop is every dog owner’s nightmare. You just get surprised that your puppy at less than 9 weeks starts eating poop and throwing up all of a sudden. The habit of eating poop, which is termed coprophagia Read more…

Pigs are omnivorous animals and they can eat most foods that humans eat. Whether you’re raising pigs commercially or as a pet, you can feed your pigs with homemade foods. Some of the ingredients for making pig feed are also Read more…

Groundnut is also called peanut and can be grown as a grain legume as well as an oilseed crop. It has the highest oil content (44-50% oil) among tropical grain legumes. It is a major cash crop, which is widely Read more…

Garlic has been known for its aroma and healing effects for ages and it’s used as a condiment in almost every kitchen across the globe. Its Latin name is Allium sativum and can also be called age root or stinky Read more…