Poultry production is very lucrative when all measures are followed as required. Disinfection or fumigation of a poultry house is a very important managerial role in poultry production. The health condition of the poultry birds is determined by the nature of their environment. For a healthy poultry farm, you need to ensure your farm environment is as healthy as your birds.
Feeding in livestock business takes about 75 percent of the total cost of production; this makes feeding very important in livestock farming. Obviously, the type and nature of feed your animals consume will determine the productivity of your animals. Hence, feeding your animals in the right quantity and quality enhances their productivity greatly. Feeding animals … Read more
Deworming is the act of giving livestock animals anthelmintic drugs called dewormer, to get rid of parasitic worms such as roundworm, tapeworm etc. affecting the animals. Livestock animals need to be dewormed on a regular basis, say every four months or twice in a year. Deworming is one of the important managerial practices in a livestock farm.
Crop producers are wailing and wary of their produce. The grazing of cattle in a sown farm: maize, groundnut, soybean, and other arable crops; have caused lots of havoc.
Commercial crop production is a huge and dicey investment; imagine after spending over six digits on land preparation alone, procurement of good seeds and planting, crop fertilization and protection; lots of cash have buried before the emergence of the first flower of the crop, not even the fruits to harvest. Some group of farmers, the herdsmen, will now unrepentantly allow their cattle to graze on the crops. It is unfair.
Most farmers and agronomists often make the mistake of indiscriminately calling a plant a crop and a crop a plant; they are not the same at all; all crops are plants but not all plants are crops. There is a clear difference between plant and crop; plants and crops serve different purposes and importance. There … Read more
The modern-day agriculture is becoming more lucrative on a daily basis with the wonderful impacts of technology. Now, agriculture is becoming more adventurous, thrilling and stunning; lots of people are joining the train at an alarming rate. You can now practice agriculture with ease; it is now becoming a self-teaching profession where you can now read and coach yourself.
Cattle need to be vaccinated to prevent the outbreak of deleterious diseases that are capable of reducing the productivity of the animal in the future. A sick cattle is unproductive; it produces less milk and the meat conversion is very low. At different stages of growth, cattle have different vaccines to be administered to prevent … Read more
Several plants have been discovered to be of great benefit to man; they nourish humans and also protect against life-threatening illnesses or diseases; lots have been discovered while the surplus is yet to be discovered. Part of these blessings is the stevia leaf gotten from the stevia plant. Stevia plant is a small leafy herb of … Read more
Termites are baleful and formidable insect; they are harmful to crop, livestock, and humans. They are great threats to agriculture. Being a social animal, termites show some forms of intelligence in the ecosystem. They have a modified structure called termitarium, where they reside and carry out their life activities. Unlike other insects, termites barely roam … Read more