Animal Agriculture

These chicken should have an African origin especially among the Igbo/Ibo tribe in the southeastern part of Nigeria due to it's  use by the African traditional religion worshippers or native doctors. In Igbo land, due to the dialect differences in the Igbo language, so also does the local name of Frizzle chicken differs but has one meaning. In  Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi states, its called  Abuke,Ayahiri'   Ayahara, Ajilija  and  Iyaya okuko.  It is called these names because ... Read more

Bumblefoot in chicken Bumblefoot, also known as footpad dermatitis or plantar pododermatitis refers to any inflammatory or degenerative condi... Read more

IC infected chicken Infectious Coryza(IC )is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of chicken caused by the bacteria  Avibacterium paragallinarum (formerly called Haemophilus paragallinarum ), The disease is well known in lay ... Read more