Animal Agriculture

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.

A snake farm is a building or structure that houses and breeds a wide variety of snakes, often for the purpose of research and the collection of venom for the creation of antivenom . Many snake farms are primarily tourist attractions. Notable snake farms exist in the United States, Thailand, and China. Snake farming business involves the rearing of various snake species for commercial purposes. It is a highly profitable business for anyone who dares venture into it because of the risk involved in it.   Do not allow children near the snake facility.  It does not matter where you are in the country or anywhere at all, there is a market for you. Snake farming business is very lucrative because there has been a continuous demand for snake venom in the global venom market. where there is high demand, there is low people involved in the business because of the risk. Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars each year to purchase snakes or snake venom. These spending

Goat been fed Buck Cut goat meat Goat farming is the raising and breeding of domestic goats ( Capra aegagrus hircus). It is a branch of animal husbandry. Goats are raised principally for their meat, milk, fibre and skin. Goat farming can be very suited to production with other livestock such as sheep and cattle on low-quality grazing land. In Nigeria, goat meat is widely consumed locally and forms major part of the people’s delicacies. The popular goat meat pepper soup is so tasty that people come from far and wide to have a taste of it. Yet, few farmers are into goat rearing in the country, most of the goats consumed in Nigeria comes from the Niger Republic and the North. Nigerian Dwarf Goats is popular in the South and Eastern part of the country but only kept for family consumption and sold in the local markets occasionally despite the huge demand. Any serious farmer who would take goat farming to serious will make a fortune. How To Setup Your Goat Farm 1. Pa