Livestock
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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 [...]
Crocodiles as a Resource for the Tropics
Sunday, October 16th, 20111 Introduction Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials ( Present-day crocodilians are grouped into three families: crocodiles, alligators and caimans, and gavials (gharials). The animals differ from one another only in minor characters such as shape of snout, arrangement of scutes, and dental features. This report focuses mainly on crocodile species, but its conclusions are generally [...]
Animal Husbandry: Feeding and Care of Animals
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Why learn about animal husbandry? Farmers may have many animals. They usually keep chickens and goats around the house. They often have sheep and cattle which roam about freely or are in the care of a keeper. In dry regions there are donkeys, horses and camels. All these animals are raised and used as they [...]
Diseases Shared by Wildlife and Livestock
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Wildlife and livestock can have the same diseases. Contact with wildlife (wild animals) can be dangerous to the health of livestock. They are a source of some diseases that can seriously affect the productivity of livestock and even lead to death. Livestock may be infected when they come into contact with wildlife. Insects carry some [...]
UDDER AND TEAT LESIONS
Friday, September 30th, 2011A healthy udder is one of the important parts of the cow’s body. It produces good-quality milk for both human consumption and the calf. Certain preventative measures should, however, be applied to promote good udder health. These measures differ and depend on the specific condition. Teat lesions can be mild or [...]
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