Animal Agriculture

MMA (Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactia) is a complex syndrome in sows,occurs after birth in a short time from 12hrs-3days. It's caused by an infection of the mammary gland or ... Read more

Legs splayed out Marek's disease is a highly contagious disease caused by Gallic herpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2) in chicken. Mobility is 10-50% and mortality up to 100%. Quail and turkeys are also infected with.. .Read more

If you don't want to eat crickets, any chickens, Fishes,ducks, turkeys, or pigs will do well with them. Crickets and other insects, as you may have heard, are a vastly more sustainable form of protein than livestock. They are also an ideal protein source for feed formulation.  Crickets take up very little space, and won’t cause a ruckus if they escape. Unless they escape indoors, that is – then you’ll have quite a ruckus on your hands. factor that prevents most folks from eating bugs, you might still want to raise them as a sustainable food source for other critters that you do want to eat – they are suitable for any omnivorous livestock, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and pigs. Housing consists of nothing more than 20-gallon plastic totes: each one can support a population of 1,000 or so insects. The smooth sides of the totes prevent the crickets from climbing up them and escaping. You’ll need a least two totes, which will be used on a rotational basis for adult

Difficulty breathing       CRD (Chronic Respiratory Disease)  in poultry has some common symptoms such as  wheezy breath... Read more

(Left-Right)Ekere,Uchenna,Valentine, Ugonna and Ozuluonye June 2013 I still remember in the year 2012 when my farming journey began, with me was  Udeh Valentine Chidozie.  We both were students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Many of our classmates wondered how we cope with studies and farming thinking we might fail. I remember  Uchenna Faith  linking me up with clients, that was a big encouragement to my quest,  Ugonna virtue  was always there to spice our day with smiles.  Ekere Mathew  always desired to farm but never had the will power to push. But within me, I was determined to see success in farming and that was my hope. Of course, lot's of mistakes were made which almost led to our failure in farming. With my years of experience in the sector, I can tell some of the reasons why most farmers fail ...Read more

Yellowish/watery diarrhea Weak pig Weak and huddled piglets PED is a disease caused by virus and affects the farmers income due to the high mortality rate in piglets and rapidly spread through flock. Transmission The virus is present in feces,on the floor, skin and hair of sows. Virus invades through oral path,replicates in small intestinal villi system. Diarrhea caused by bacteria doesn't occur rapidly in a wide area. It appears slowly on a few individual. PED caused diarrhea is severe and spread rapidly  and in all ages. It can spread through out the herd. Clinical signs Vomiting, yellow watery diarrhea, undigested milk in feces, huddling together. Newborn piglets are most susceptible with high mortality. Treatment • Immediately supply water/fluid and electrolytes • Use antidiarrheal • Use disinfectant like formaldehyde, benzalkonium chloride. • Supply enzymes and molasses to feeds when pigs recover to increase digestibility and absorbability. Preven

Dog with localized dermatitis around the eyes Hair loss Dermatitis is a common condition that has many causes and occurs in many forms. In dogs,it is caused mainly due to Ectoparasites living in the hair,skin or dog ears like fleas, ticks,lice,ears mites caused by Dermodex Canis, mange caused by Sarcoptes. They suck blood thus leads to anaemia, allergy and damaged skin may lead to deuteropathic inflammation and Pyoderma. It usually involves itchy,dry skin or a rash on swollen, reddened skin. It may cause the skin to blister, ooze,crust or flake off. E.g. Atopic dermatitis (eczema), dandruff and contact dermatitis. Transmission 1. Ectoparasites inflected dams rapidly transmit to their puppies during nursing period. 2. Infected host to susceptible host. 3. From outdoor environment such as playing or sleeping areas. Clinical signs a. Dermodex canis is likely to reside on head and 4 limbs. Obvious sign is hair loss around eyes which appears like wearing-glass. In ea