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    Bovine brucellosis
    Bovine brucellosis is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called brucella abortus. Bovine brucellosis is characterized by abortions in the herd but only during the first pregnancy and after that abortions do not occur. The disease is zoonotic hence can be transmitted to humans through drinking unpasteurized milk from cattle, or getting in […]
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    How to give the right feeds to your chicken
    One of the important aspects of chicken rearing that has to be taken seriously is feeding. Nutrition of the flock determines the overall health and performance of the flock. When raising a flock, mind the source of your feed ie it is important that you get your feed from a reputable supplier. You could choose […]
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    How to Properly Mix & Administer Polyflex (ampicillin for injectable suspension)
    Being one of the factors that affect the animal rearing, health of the animal determines the quality and quantity of the products obtained from the animals. As prolyflex help cattle to fight respiratory diseases, it is sold as dry powder that need to be mixed with sterile water to create injectable suspension. The water amounts […]
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    Maximum Egg Hatching at Home using Automatic Egg Incubator
    The biggest problem in poultry, is hatching of chicks. What is the correct temperature, correct humidity or the correct type of machine to use? The most important thing for a successful hatchery business, if you want to hatch the highest number of chicks is the egg. Get the correct source of eggs. Look for correct […]
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    Small Scale Egg Production Masterclass (START SMALL GROW BIG)
    In chicken farming we have touched on egg production, bed management and housing management. Today we will talk about housing management and biosecurity. Housing structure: for layers egg production there are two different types. First one is battery cages, layers are pegged in tiers in cages going up. The other is dip litter system. There […]
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    Beekeeping for Beginners from setting up a hive to harvesting
    Bee keeping essentially is one of the easiest agricultural activity because all it takes is buying and setting up the equipment. The cost of a hive is Ksh. 5000 for a langstroth hive. Wax is put inside the hive to attract bee or a traditional plant called muta. A comb starter is needed so that […]
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    Safe Honey harvesting practices |Handling a hive and use of a smoker|
    Bee suits are worn before visiting an apiary for protection during harvesting. A smoker is then used in smoking bees so that they don‘t get too aggressive when working especially during the day. The first thing to do is to smoke the hive before opening it. Smoking the hive distracts the bees and kills the […]
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    Cheap Chicken Feed Formulation Part 2
    When making chicken feeds use grade 2-3 maize. Do not exceed the required levels of oil in feeds as this will increase the deposition of fats and the higher the fats deposit the lesser the chances of egg production. If you opt to use fish meal make sure it is thoroughly cooked before it is […]
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    How to control DEATHS /MORTALITIES and maximize PROFIT on your chicken farm
    Laying boxes are supposed to be in a darker area or a an enclosed environment. Birds lay best in darker areas. Hence laying boxes should be placed facing the wall. Chicken patch A patch should not be a platform where the chicken can rest but not excrete. When making a patch look for a piece […]
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    PROFIT AND LOSS CALCULATION IN POULTRY FARMING
    The productivity of an activity equates to the efficiencies of conversion of inputs to outputs for semi- intensive and larger poultry production systems. The general inputs include water, feeds, vaccines, medicines, labour, capital, land, infrastructure and management. The general output products are meat, eggs, feathers, day old chicks or ducks, growers and manure. In a […]
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