In our last discussion we have discussed the different vaccines and their roles in the birds healthcare by preventing entry and spread of disease among the flock in the farm. https://poultrygist.com.ng/2024/09/poultry-vaccine/ Poultry vaccination is the process of administering vaccine to the birds in order to improve their immunity and prevent attack of disease(s) caused […]
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Ensuring a thriving and productive poultry farm starts with preventing the entry and spread of disease among the birds. One effective way to safeguard the flock and avoid entry of disease is through vaccination. Poultry vaccine is a biological substance prepared specifically to stimulate the immune system of the bird. Administering vaccine make the bird
Guinea fowl is one of the domesticated birds that live relatively long The bird guinea fowl: Unique nature and care tips Hello, poultry farmers! How is your farm doing? You’ve probably heard the saying, “Variety is the spice of life.” In that spirit, why stick to raising only chickens when you can diversify and
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. To help the farmers taking advantage of the festive season for earning extra income in poultry farm investment, we have being sharing some information to guide and support the farmers. Today, we are considering another important factor impacting on the birds’ welfare and wellbeing – the poultry house temperature management Temperature is very important
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Every Trade Requires Skills – Poultry Farming Is No Different Success in any trade demands a unique set of skills, knowledge, and personal attributes — poultry farming is no exception. While it may appear simple from the outside, managing a poultry farm effectively requires attention to detail, commitment, and most importantly, a high
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Outbreak of disease in the poultry farm is a major challenge. The impact when not quickly curtained sometimes can lead to great loss of invested capital and profit (and sometime actual closedown of the farm). Thus, knowing the common turkey diseases and the risk the birds are exposed to in-terms of their health and
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Compliments of the day. How are you doing and how are the birds faring? From some feedback, there have been question about organic treatment of some poultry diseases – that is : use of herbs in poultry farming. The herbs used for treating the birds organically include plant parts like the root, leaves, seeds and fruits.
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Stress is an occurrence that causes, physical, emotional and psychological strain on the poultry. Poultry birds go through stress for different reasons, one factors that cause stress on birds is an occurrence of hot and excessive temperature,. which is usually referred to as heat stress. Heat Stress can be defined as a condition of
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Pawpaw plant Pawpaw (Carica papaya) is a family of caricaceae planted usually for its succulent fruit. Though cultivation is aimed at harvesting the fruits, the pawpaw leaves have been found medicinal and useful for the effective organic treatment of some common poultry diseases – example : Coccidiosis. Pawpaw leaves are found to have the following
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Bitter leaf (Vernonia anygladina) is a vegetable commonly referred to as a herb because of its medicinal properties, some of which include – It contains Saponins which enables it to disrupt bacterial and viral cell membranes consequently making it useful for preventing disease in poultry. It contains Alkaloids which strengthens the birds body
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