It’s always disheartened to see a child fully neglected in his father’s house, how heinous would it look like if a man fully jettisoned his first wife, one who stood firm in times of hardship, for a newly married angel. Just like how Agriculture has been neglected and jettisoned since of the discovery of … Read more
Undoubtedly, agriculture has been a gold mine for some high profiled Nigerians, owing to the level of the input and output the farm operates. These farms are highly mechanized and a good place to be for any individual, students or agricultural firms to learn the latest innovation and good experience about any aspect of farming. … Read more
Have you ever wondered why your animal, when fed with some particular animal feed, experiences a slow growth rate or stunted growth? This is as a result of the antinutritional factors present in the feed ingredients. Anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) are substances present in feed ingredients that can reduce nutrient utilization and impair animal performance. They … Read more
Digestibility of a feed is the ability of the animal to breakdown or utilized the feed such that it provides the necessary nutrients required for the animal growth. Feeding is an essential aspect of animal production. It is said to be about 70% – 75% of the total cost of production. Many farmers think when … Read more
Livestock farming is the rearing of farm animals for human consumption. Livestock farming a major sector in agriculture. It is one the sectors that need to be revived as it contribute greatly to the national welfare. In Nigeria, the demand for livestock and by products is greatly higher than its supply. It was recorded in … Read more
Plant propagation is the production or method of establishment of plants as an independent unit. It refers to the way by which plants produce young ones. There are numerous techniques used in plants multiplication but they are divided into two maim categories namely: • Sexual propagation. • Asexual propagation. Sexual propagation Sexual propagation is … Read more
Cropping systems refer to the different patterns of growing or cultivating different crops and the methods employed in the production of different crop during the planting season. It entails considering the advantages or benefits to be derived by using any of the systems to be mentioned. These systems have comparative advantages over one another, they … Read more
Poultry feeding takes about 75 percent of the total cost of production, the diet fed to birds determines the productivity of the birds and the profitability of the business. Profit maximization is the objective of every private business. Poultry diets are of different forms, like pellets, mash or crumbles. All these forms are made to … Read more
The sole aim of every business is to increase productivity, likewise in agribusiness, productivity of the flock is the prominent objective the farmer craves for. After huge investment on a poultry farm, what the farmer expects is returns to justify the investments made earlier. It would be saddened and discouraging for a farmer to … Read more
Poultry business is a very lucrative agribusiness, either egg production as in layers or meat production. Egg production seems common because it pays daily unlike meat production which is more or less like an investment. Aside from that, egg production seems the best because at the end of the production when the layers have … Read more