Animal Agriculture

Among the Igbos of southeastern part of Nigeria in West Africa, palm wine is an essential part of her culture & traditions especially during local occasions like coronations, naming ceremonies, marriages etc. In recent years, this is almost becoming obsolete as most churches sees the use of palm wine in such occasions as sinful and idol worshipping thus not allowing their members to partake in palm wine occasions. This puts me into confusion as I cannot understand or see anything bad about palm wine. Should palm wine be abolished in Igbo traditions? What do you think?

A poultry farm is where domesticated birds are raised. Poultry include chickens, turkey, ducks, and geese. These animals are raised for their meat and eggs. Chickens are the most common bird raised for both meat and eggs. Chickens that are raised for their meat are called broilers. Chickens that are raised for their eggs are called laying hens or layers. Some special breeds of poultry are raised for shows and competitions. The Following are poultry farm activities: -Preparing the chicken house for the arrival of the chicks -Feeding the chickens -Monitoring the conditions inside the chicken houses, including temperature, humidity, and air quality -Monitoring the feed and water lines to make sure they are providing the chicks with plenty of fresh water and chicken feed -Monitoring the health of the chickens - Cleaning the chicken houses or coops - Collecting eggs (for laying hens) -Loading chickens onto trucks for moving to chicken plants (for meat chickens)

This vegetable has loads of vitamins and minerals, which help your body to stay healthy and skin to remain smooth. But how do you cook beneficial Ugu leaves juice? There are several approaches of Ugu’s leaves usage in food. The most popular is to make a juice out of them. Let’s see how you can do it and learn the health benefits of pumpkin leaf juice. Health benefits of pumpkin leaves 1. Helps to solve liver and kidney problems Pumpkin leaf juice can help your liver and kidney. If you suffer from gall bladder or kidney stones problems, drink a bit of juice. One cup per day can improve your condition. You should drink half a cup in the morning and half a cup in the evening for ten days. Also, Ugu leaves have a great laxative effect. It will help your digestive system and cure constipation. 2. Improves eyes health Ugu leaves juice is a perfect source of Vitamin A, which is important for eye health and prevents many diseases that come with age. It also prevents dege

Your birds daily consumption of feed depends on the composition of the diet Chickens normally adjust feed intake in order to meet their energy requirements. When energy content of a diet increases, feed intake decreases, and vice versa. Environmental temperatures  determines how much feed a flock will consume. During hot weather, feed intake decreases and  increases during cold weather as chickens consume more to supply the extra energy needed to maintain regulation of body temperature.  Always adjust as at when necessary

Beekeeping is the process of raising bees in order to collect honey or any other products like propolis, beeswax, pollen propolis and royal jelly. Honeybee seems to have a great economic potential for entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Bees are naturally ranged in semi-arid lands and Savanah. Therefore, these bees are used to extreme temperatures. Still, what is the best for them? Traditional or modern process of gathering? Traditional beekeeping methods Beekeeping is not new for Africans. Wooden board and timber have always been in scarce in that regions, that’s why mud and grass were considered the best materials for traditional beekeeping in Nigeria. The Grass hive The grass hives are one of the traditional ways of beekeeping. It’s usually made of dry grasses which are woven together in the form of a cylinder or basked. The entry points are provided in both ends of the hive. Some beekeepers prefer to construct them as low to the ground as possible. These beekeeping hives a

Popularly known as Icheku in Igbo, Awin in Yoruba,  and Tsamiyar kurm in Hausa, African velvet tamarind is the fruit of a native West African tree (dialium guineense). Its health benefits include ; Malaria Treatment : According to research, the leaf extract inhibits the growth of plasmodium falciparum which causes malaria therefore, taking a decoction can cure malaria. Treats Ulcer and Prevents Hypertension: The leaf extract of velvet tamarind has the ability to increase gastric mucus secretion. Therefore, a decoction of the leave can be a remedy for gastric ulcer. The leafs are also highly diuretic-promotes the production of urine, making it easier for the heart to pump blood hence, reducing the risk of hypertension. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-microbial Properties: The fruit pulp contains abundant vitamin C which fights against microbial infections. The stem bark has the ability to reduce inflammation in bronchial tubes that arises due to bronchitis. Improves Or

Coccidiosis is a common protozoan disease in domestic birds and other fowl, characterized by enteritis and bloody diarrhoea. The intestinal tract is affected, with the exception of the renal coccidiosis in geese. Clinically, bloody faeces, ruffled feathers, anaemia, reduced head size and somnolence are observed.