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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007How cattle reproduce · We shall now study how cattle reproduce. It is very important to study this, in order to improve cattle breeding. When you have a good knowledge of how cattle reproduce, you can make a good choice of breeding animals, and of the right time for breeding. Then you will get bigger [...]
Cow / Cattle Breeding and Raising – Part 2 of 3
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007Looking after cattle Animals must be watched A farmer who leaves his animals to roam freely, who does not watch them, has not much work to do. But his cattle: · do not make good use of the grass. They eat the good grasses first and leave the poor ones. The good grasses are always [...]
Cow / Cattle Breeding & Raising – Part 1 of 3
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007Preface This manual is a translation and adaptation of “L’elevage des bovine,” published by the Agri- Service- Afrique of the Institut africain pour le developpement economique et social (lNADES), and forms part of a series. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the publishers for making available this text, which it is hoped will find widespread use [...]
Gabay sa Pag-aalaga ng Alimango (Mudcrab)
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Ang alimango o mudcrab ay itinuturing na isang mahalagang pagkain mula sa dagat . Mainam pagkakitaan ito dahil masarap ang lasa kaya mataas ang halaga sa merkado. Ang buntis na alimango o gravid o pregnant na maraming itlog at aligue ay iniluluwas sa ibang bansa tulad sa Hapon, Tsina, Honkong, at Taiwan. Naniniwala ang mga [...]
Growing Pitaya or Dragonfruit
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Growing Pitaya or Dragonfruit Pitaya Growing in the Florida Home Landscape Jonathan H. Crane and Carlos F. Balerdi Scientific Name: Hylocereus undatus and other species and hybrids (Table 1). Common Names: English: Strawberry pear, dragon fruit, night blooming cereus. Spanish: pitahaya, tuna, nopal, pitajaya. Family: Cactaceae Origin: Tropical America; southern Mexico, Pacific side of Guatemala, [...]
Coffee Farming and Production
Thursday, July 19th, 2007A Sip of Excellence “Coffee is the source of happiness and wit,” said King Louis XIV who after experiencing coffee’s excellent taste and distinctive aroma began to recognize the value of it. A sip of coffee reminisces significant events which shaped many a nation’s history. It has chronicled historical records that date back to as [...]
Sustainable Aquaculture: Duckweed
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Facing the Economic Reality of Sustainable Commercial Aquaculture What is the number one problem facing the rapid advancement of sustainable aquaculture? For many commercial operations, the answer is simple – bad economics. The hard reality is that, all too often, the bottom line gets in the way of the development of innovative solutions for sustainable [...]
Black Pepper Farming
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Black Pepper – (Piper Nigrum Linn) is a viny perrenial plant producing berry-like and aromatic pungent fruits. It is locally known as “pamienta” or “paminta” which belongs to Family Piperaceae. Leaves are thick, green with ovate shape. Flowers are white and minute which produce fruits borne on short, hanging spikes 4 t0 12 cm. long. [...]
Biofuel: Biodiesel and Bioethanol Programs
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007What is a Biofuel? Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from organic matter. It is a renewable source of energy unlike any other resources such as petroleum, coal and nuclear fuels. One advantage of Biofuel in comparison to most other fuel types is its biodegradability, and thus rendering it relatively harmless to the environment [...]
Raising and Keeping Chickens – Part 3 of 3
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Source: Better Farming Series 13 – Keeping Chickens (FAO – INADES, 1977, 48 p.) How to protect poultry against disease Preventing poultry from getting ill 64. Buy at the animal husbandry centres day- old chicks or three- month- old pullets That way you get poultry of a good breed that resist heat, dampness and diseases. [...]
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