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CANNIBALISM IN POULTRY: CAUSES AND PREVENTION

Image of a cannibalized turkey Cannibalism  usually occurs when the birds are ... Read more

BUSINESS PLAN

Business Plan is one of the document you must have before starting a business. People believe that you need it for getting loans from bank or grant from other institutions. However, the main purpose of this document is for business clarity and definition of purpose. It is a guide in attaining success. BUSINESS PLAN SECTIONS 1. BUSINESS CONCEPT OR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This section should not contain products or services offered by the company alone, it should highlight all the key elements of your business plan. It should focus on the "WHAT, HOW, WHY NOW AND WHY YOU?" for the business opportunity. It should explain what separate your product from what exists in the market and what specific customer need you are satisfying. 2. PRODUCT OR SERVICE SECTION In your business plan, you'll need to  Answer the following questions about your product or service: 1. What is the customer need that you are addressing (shelter, beauty, health, transport etc) _____

Pertinent Feeding Programs for Small Chicken Flocks

Chicks will double their weight four to five times in the first six weeks of life. This tremendous growth demands proper nutrition. A commercially prepared chick starter "mash or crumble" - is the best way to provide a complete nutritional package at all times. In the first six weeks, feed consumption will be approximately 1 - 1.3 kg for each egg-producing chick and 4 kg for each meat-producing chick. The starter should contain a coccidiostat to stop intestinal damage caused by one of the common types of chicken parasites. The most common cause of problems in small flocks is failure to provide a commercially prepared starter feed. The second most common problem is failure to use a fortified supplement in the correct proportions when grain is added to the diet on the farm. Without a nutritionally balanced ration, birds will suffer from poor feathering, slow growth, increased fatness and leg problems. It is not possible to produce a properly fortified diet by using just

Snakes and Honey revealed

Snake eating chicken Snake swallowing egg Snake about to attack Do you have snakes harassing you in your house or farm? To flush out the snake, just light a whole paper soaked in honey and place it in the middle of the living room and open the door, and wherever the snake is hiding in the house, it will come out urgently and you'll end up with it outside. The smell of burnt honey is a repulsive nightmare for all dangerous reptiles

HOW TO MAKE ODOURLESS MAGGOT

Simple steps 1st step get : Get any plastic open container. Size should be according to quantity of maggots you want to make... 2nd step : Get any substrate that are non smelly like Rice bran,  wheat offal,  pkc, maize shaft from akamu,  cassava shaft  . These materials serves as bedding and substrate for the flies to lay their egg 3rd step : Mix some quantity  of water with sugar or molasses  allow the mixture to stay for 24hours covering it in a cool dry place  and 4th step:  Mix this water mixture with any substrate you have chosen till it forms a mesh don't water logg the substrate... And leave the plastic containing the substrate in an isolated place so no much disturbance 5th step : after 3 days you will notice lots of flies around the plastic containing  the substrate,  but before then make sure daily you wet the mixture by sprinkling  water to make the content so it remain in a mesh form Note once the content is dry.. Flies will only eat from the substr