Reuben Dourte discusses the problems posed by a depopulation order following an avian influenza outbreak, and the ways that poultry operators can use insurance to protect themselves from these losses. Highly pathogenic strains of Avian Flu can create significant problems…
Plotting on a grid how a chicken walks may one day give farmers more insight into how best to protect their flock from non-airborne pathogens that can hurt their profits. “What this mathematical model tells you at this minute is…
Swaziland is now among the African continent’s top poultry producers while others such as Zimbabwe and Zambia are bracing for a steep rise in input prices for the sector, reports Tawanda Korombo. This comes at a time when other west…
ANALYSIS – Stable and, in some cases, even higher stocks and favourable harvests of maize, wheat and other cereals offer livestock producers the prospect of stable feed prices in the coming year, reports Jackie Linden from a recent grain market…
GLOBAL – Raising the alarm for poultry-related livelihoods and public health, FAO warned countries today that a fourth wave of avian influenza H7N9 has already begun. The novel A(H7N9) avian influenza virus originally emerged in humans in China in early…
Here are the top problems you may experience with laying hens and how to fix them! 1. Floor Eggs Problem: Your new layers are laying all their eggs on the floor and the eggs are getting cracked, dirty and broken.…
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This question has puzzled minds and made people wonder for millennia. Ancient philosophers felt that this question was a smaller version of a larger question: How did life and the universe begin?…
Uses: Exhibition. Utility: eggs. Eggs: 200 – 270 white / cream. Origin: Italy Weight: Cock: 2.7 – 2.95Kg, Hen: 2.25 – 2.5Kg. Bantam Cock: 570 – 680g, Hen: 510 – 620g. Colour: Beetle Green ground tipped with white. Useful to…
When people think of chickens, the last thing they imagine is a bird of that size gracefully floating in the air, soaring and swooping as they glide along in the breeze. And they would be right. This does not mean,…
THE local camel population is growing owing to a rising demand for its milk and an increase in its sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha. The increase in exports of the desert animal to Gulf countries has also attracted livestock breeders towards camel-raising.…
