According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), raising livestock, including everything from cattle and pigs to chickens, sheep, turkey, goats, and other animals, provides livelihoods for around a billion people worldwide. The animals can be an important nutritious source for many as well as provide manure for fertilizer and even fuel for heat. But proper livestock management is essential for productivity which means it's a must to look for ways to improve to achieve success. Take Advantage of Technology Paper record-keeping systems can be a good place to start, but there are ..read more

Commercial chicken farming requires a high-level of expertise, understanding and commitment to be successful. Whilst it’s important to emphasize the need for excellent flock management at all times, something that comes with experience and aptitude, adopting the correct housing techniques and equipment will set a firm foundation for success of your poultry venture. The following is a guiding checklist for poultry house construction; "A poultry house should provide the birds with a comfortable environment and protect them from the extremities of the prevailing weather (rain, wind and sunshine ..read more

Handling of the day-old chick and management of the brooding program has a direct relationship on life-time production of the bird – whether breeders, layers or broilers, as well as flock mortality. The four factors to control are *Feed *Water *Temperature *Air quality Effective chick management begins before the day-olds arrive. Staff must have a good grounding in regulatory issues and documentation and data collection procedures to ensure that chicks are customs-cleared as quickly as possible. Transport from the hatchery must be in clean, sterilised vehicles, preferably temperatures contro ..read more

 If you’re a poultry farmer, understanding the specie of birds is the best way to avoid most of the problems with stunted growth, Newcastle infection, height and weight challenges and general carcass quality. I’ve heard from farmers countless times that their broilers don’t do very well as the other stocks they raised. It is possible too that they are from the same hatchery but what happens why they don’t grow at the same rate? First, note that unless you are getting your chicks directly from the hatchery, they can be compromised. Forget the carton, delivery agents or suppliers can chan ..read more

  WHAT IS COCCIDIOSIS? Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that occurs when a microscopic parasitic organism (called a protozoa) attaches itself to the intestinal lining of a chicken. It damages the tissue of the gut, causing bleeding (which can be evident in their droppings), prevents the chicken from absorbing nutrients and creates an environment in which bacteria can thrive. Basically it is bad news for chickens. Younger chickens (under six weeks ) are more at risk as they have not yet had time to develop their natural immunity, however adult birds can also become affected. All ch ..read more

As a result of cool weather, we poultry farmers are definitely facing more especially during night that cool is over, and is affecting our chicks, sometimes it lead to there lost of lives, and we also got a huge lost too, So AGRITEACH Poultry Farm has brought to you a newly latest and simple technology that helps and saves our chickens from cool weather, and our product last for about 13-15 hrs if you full it with common charcoal, You don't need to be adding charcoal in the night when you want to rest, Price #14,500 each, You can call or message us for booking, our delivery is nation wid ..read more

There are some little mistakes we make in our poultry that affects us seriously. They might look not important to many people, but they are suffering seriously in their ignorance. Now let's consider these common mistakes.. 1. The Brooding Room: Most people do not arrange the brooding room very well. They do not cover it very well and they don't fumigate it before bringing their day old chicks. This causes a lot of infection that might cause serious mortalities on daily basis. 2. Adequate Heat: There should be adequate heat for the chicks from day 1 till one week. If your area is where the ..read more

Proper air flow is very vital for optimal performance of our birds but many farmers often see it as something neglect! Some problems we have in our farms could be traced to Ventilation and they often arise when not looked into from the onset (brooding). Air is needed for the breakdown of ingested feed, elimination of ammonia gas and carbon monoxide from the brooder, cool the body of the birds, remove dampness, helps in proper litter management and also reduce the risk of quick spread of diseases. When a brooder house is poorly ventilated ( fully sealed brooder house with tarplis or polyethen ..read more

Every farmer desires 100% survival of chicks once he or she has bought and put them in a brooding house. Losses will, however, almost always occur especially during the first two weeks of life. A mortality of 1-3 per cent may be considered normal, but anything above 3 per cent is abnormal and requires immediate intervention to stop further losses. Indeed some of the causes can actually wipe out the entire flock. The number of mortality will depend on the source of the chicks and how the farmer prepared the Brooder before introduction of chicks. Some of the common causes of mortality in bro ..read more

Snail Farming Have you been taking into account what snail meals to feed your snails? Or possibly you're asking, What is the crucial meals for snails, or What do snails consume and drink? Whatever the query may also be, I even have visible it frequently before. These questions represent a massive a part of the e-mail I had been receiving currently from Agro4africa readers. Well, snails devour pretty numerous meals and they're clean to feed too. There are a few versions amongst one-of-a-kind snail species as to what they devour and the way they're fed, however our situation will live w ..read more