Livestock sector in Pakistan: Recent trends and progress
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- Created on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:14
- Written by Farhan Ali & Dr M Jassar Aftab
LIVESTOCK SECTOR occupies a unique position in the socio-economic development of Pakistan. It also plays an important role in the rural economy as supplementing family incomes and generating gainful employment in the rural population, particularly among the landless labourers, small and marginal farmers and women. About 30-35 million rural population is engaged in livestock raising, havi
Development in Livestock Sector Could Reduce Poverty
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- Created on Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:46
- Written by thepoultrysite
GLOBAL - A new FAO publication says carefully tailored policy and institutional changes can help to unlock the livestock sector's poverty reduction potential. "Although an estimated 750 million poor have a major stake in the livestock sector, only a small minority of them have so far been able to take advantage of the opportunities provided by livestock sector growth" the authors write. "In most i
Biosecurity for Organic Livestock Producers
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- Created on Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:36
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Practical tips on everything from property planning to day-to-day management by Karen Omalley of IDO Organic Farming in a factsheet from News South Wales Department of Primary Industries. Biosecurity means 'safe life' and is the protection of people, animals and the environment from infectious disease, pests and other biological threats like invasive weeds. Additionally, for organic farmers, good
Genetic Parameters of Egg Defects and Egg Quality in Layer Chickens
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- Created on Thursday, 16 August 2012 17:19
- Written by ThePoultrySite
In a collaborative trial involving researchers from Poland, the US and the UK - including two genetic companies - it was was found that genetic correlations among egg defect traits that were related to shell quality were positive and moderate to strong, suggesting that they could be grouped into one category for selection purposes. High-producing hens had a lower frequency of egg defects. Genetic
Data Analysis: a Critical Path to Improved Hatchability
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- Created on Thursday, 16 August 2012 17:17
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Quantifiable criteria need to be defined for each step in the incubation process and among the most imporotant is the hatchability of eggs set. Marleen Boerjan of Pas Reform offers advice on how to get the most out of the data. In most hatcheries, the routine monitoring of incubation is based on data collected at each stage in the process. This is an important element of specific protocols for qu
Pedigree Beef Breeds : Caracu
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- Created on Saturday, 11 August 2012 16:02
- Written by ThePoultrySite
History
The Caracu has been present in Brazil since the 17 th Century when the portuguese first imported european breeds. With over four centuries of selection the Caracu emerged as the breed most adapted to the tropical weather of Brazil.| Photo courtesy of The Brazilian Caracu Association, www.abccaracu.com.br |
Pedigree Beef Breeds : Canchim
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- Created on Saturday, 11 August 2012 16:00
- Written by ThePoultrySite
History
The Canchim originated in Brazil around 1922 to improve Brazilian beef cattle breeding. In the last century Zebu cattle (Bos Indicus) were introduced to Brazil which were extensively crossbred with herds of native cattle.| Photo courtesy of Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Bovinos da Raça Canchim, www.canchim.com.br |
Global Weather Conditions Hitting Grain and Oilseed Production
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- Created on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 10:47
- Written by ThePoultrySite
ANALYSIS - The prospects for global grain stocks and prices for 2012/2013 could be bleaker than some analysts are already predicting, writes editor-in-chief Chris Harris. In May and then this month, the International Grains Council, cut its production forecasts for wheat by five million tonnes - down to 665 million tonnes. This is more than 30 million tonnes less than the estimates for the 2011/20
Effect of Crude Protein and Fat in the Diet on Performance and Egg Quality of Brown Egg-Laying Hens with Different Initial Bodyweights
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- Created on Sunday, 29 July 2012 16:59
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As protein and fat levels did not affect egg production in this Spanish trial, the researchers concluded that brown egg-laying hens do not require more than 16.5 per cent crude protein in the diet. The heavier hens produced more larger eggs than lighter birds but feed efficiency per kilogram of eggs produced was not significantly different. In a paper published recently in Poultry Science, A. Pére
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