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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011What is sheep-scab? Sheep-scab is a condition in sheep caused by infestation with a particular type of mite (Psoroptes ovis, known as the sheep-scab mite). This mite is a very small wingless parasite that you can only just see with the naked eye, and then only properly under a magnifying glass or a microscope. Sheep-scab [...]
Manual on Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Asia : Swine
Thursday, November 17th, 2011How to use this manual This is one of four manuals on traditional animal health care practices (or “ethnoveterinary medicine”) in tropical Asia. The manuals were compiled during a participatory workshop held at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction in July 1994. The four manuals cover swine, poultry, ruminants (cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats) and [...]
Off-farm fodder sources in agroforestry (trees and grasses)
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011As a point of reference, this paper will consider a cultivated or improved pasture of such grasses as Pennisetum purpureum, Panicum maximum and the like as the on-famm source of forage. In the main, this is the type of pasture the colleges of agriculture and the Department of Agriculture’s animal breeding centers have or strive [...]
On-farm fodder sources in agroforestry (trees and grasses)
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Livestock production in most upland communities in the Philippines is concentrated in small, farms. Around 90 percent ruminants and 70 percent of non-ruminants are raised in small farms. Livestock provides draft power to different farm operations, transportation, food, additional income and manure for organic fertilizer. Farm animals are mainly fed with the available fodder/forage within [...]
How to Raise Ducks
Tuesday, November 8th, 20111. Buy your breeding stock from reliabe duck raisers. The Pateros duck (native duck) is good for egg production and the Peking duck is good both for meat and egg purposes. You can also raise Muscovy duck or Pato. Muscovy has low egg production but is more selfsustaining than the Pateros and Peking ducks. 2. [...]
Simple agro-livestock technology (SALT-2)
Monday, November 7th, 2011SALT-2 is a half-hectare model of goat-based agroforestry with a land use of 40 percent for agriculture, 40 percent for livestock and 20 percent for forestry. The experience of Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center in Bansalan, Davao del Sur, has shown that this technology can minimize erosion, improve soil fertility and generate a relatively better [...]
Improving the native chicken
Sunday, November 6th, 2011Majority of small and marginal farmers raise native chicken in their backyards. The native chicken are nondescript, mongrel birds that have evolved from jungle fowls interbred with domesticated ones brought into the country by early Chinese, Spanish and Dutch traders and settlers. The native chicken have adapted themselves to adverse conditions in small farms – [...]
Basic Husbandry Practices and Veterinary Care
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Foreword These manuals have been written with the simplest language possible for the convenience of the intended user-the animal health practitioners or (“para-vets”) working in isolated rural communities. It is not designed to be a complete veterinary medicine reference material. But rather, aims to present the most important animal health problems commonly encountered and some [...]
Common diseases of small pig herds
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Many diseases can be avoided by keeping a small number of pigs. In order to have healthy pigs, it is important to know about the common diseases of pigs, so that you can prevent and treat them. Malnutrition (poor condition) Malnutrition is one of the most important problems of small pig herds The pigs will [...]
Feeding Animals on Straw
Monday, October 17th, 2011Introduction Straw and stalks are residues from the cultivation of rice and other cereals. They are normally not considered suitable as fodder of good quality for ruminants. However, this booklet presents two different methods for successfully using these residues as feed. In one method the straw and stalks are treated with a water solution of [...]
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