Livestock Management

Best Calf Management Practices From Birth To Weaning

Kevine Otieno Jul 27, 2022, 4:20 AM

Calves can be very vulnerable to external conditions, which can increase their chances of death. It is necessary to implement the calf management practices we'll discuss in this article to reduce chances of death. Calves under these conditions will also grow faster and healthier.

Mastitis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Measures

Kevine Otieno Jul 27, 2022, 5:25 AM

Mastitis in cows is manifested as the inflammation of the cow's mammary gland and udder tissue. This disease/condition is a...

Livestock Management

Milk Fever: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Measures

Kevine Otieno Jul 8, 2022, 6:54 PM

A positive diagnosis is given when the blood calcium level goes below 8.5 mg/dl (or 2 mmol/l). Incalf cows need...

Production

Brachiaria Grass Promises To Increases Milk Production By 40%

Kevine Otieno Jul 8, 2022, 3:10 PM

With average digestibility of 70%, this grass has better returns for the farmer given the time it takes to maturity...

Livestock Management

Bacterial Zoonoses: Classification, Diagnosis and Control

Kevine Otieno Jul 11, 2022, 11:51 AM

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted between humans and animals. They can be transmitted by bacteria, fungi,...

Livestock Management

Viral, Rickettsial and Parasitic Zoonoses: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control Measures

Kevine Otieno Jul 7, 2022, 8:42 AM

Bacterial zoonoses pose a greater health risk to humans. Viral zoonoses compound the risk since they spread fast and are hard to contain.

Livestock Management

Freemartinism in Dairy Cattle Explained

Kevine Otieno Jul 7, 2022, 1:58 PM

Freemartinism is a severe form of sexual abnormality in cattle. Affects female calves born to male twins 90% of the...

Livestock Management

Hardware Disease in Cattle: Diagnosis & Control Measures

Kevine Otieno Jul 13, 2022, 8:32 PM

Hardware disease in cattle, also known as bovine traumatic reticuloperitonitis, is one of the most overlooked phenomena by cattle farmers.

Livestock Management

Animal Diseases & Zoonoses: Diagnosis, Treatment And Control

Kevine Otieno Jul 11, 2022, 11:55 AM

Diagnosing animal diseases becomes a key component of farm management.