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Eggshell quality is of major importance to the egg industry and also has a major economic impact on commercial egg production. Broken and cracked eggs represent an economic loss to egg producers. Some 6-8% of all eggs produced commercially are unusable because of poor shell quality. Eggshell quality is one of the elements that, without …
Iron deficiency anaemia cannot be solely associated with the low iron content in bovine milk. New-born animals are particularly susceptible to the occurrence of anaemia, but nutritional causes of iron deficiency anaemia occur more often in humans. Other factors that contribute to iron deficiency in animals are bleeding gastrointestinal ulcers (causing chronic blood loss), infestation …
In my last blog I discussed the 3 important Essential Nutrients (Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins) that your animal needs for growth, development and productivity and how do you make sure they get all the essential nutrients in their animal feed? Today I will talk about remaining 3 important Essential Nutrients that your animal needs i.e. …
The 6 essential nutrients that you should include in your animal feed! (Part 2 of 2) Read More »
So, what are the six nutrients animals need? And how do you make sure they get all the essential nutrients in their animal feed? This article shows the six nutrients animals need and the function of each nutrient. Animals require 6 essential nutrients to grow, develop, and reproduce. Food nutrients are taken in, digested, and broken …
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Good cheese comes from happy milk and happy milk comes from contented cows! So we need to keep contentment, happiness and harmony as primary principles of animal husbandry. All the practical requirements of cow care – good housing, plenty of good hay, ample pasturage in season, quiet and respectful handling are essentials which contribute to …
Care & Management of Cow before during and after Parturition (Calving) Read More »
Friends we looked at some important GI parasites that affect grazing animals, the natural factors that help their spread, and their impacts on nutritional physiology and ruminant production. Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism in ruminants is related to pasture quality and grazing management. Let’s consider the ways to control GI parasitism through the proper management of pastures …
Ways to control GI Parasitism through Pastures and Grazing systems Read More »
This article we look at some important GI parasites that affect grazing animals, the natural factors that help their spread, and their impacts on nutritional physiology and ruminant production. Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism is a disease caused by different genera of parasites that inhabit the digestive tract of cattle and sheep, causing in appetence, anaemia, diarrhoea, poor …
What is heat stress? Just the way humans are susceptible to heat stroke during hot climatic conditions, livestock also face extreme exhaustion due to heat, known as heat stress. High environmental temperatures are one of the most common causes of heat stress. Heat stress in poultry occurs when birds have difficulty striking a balance between …
Productivity in livestock is severely impacted with the presence of a few bacterial, viral and protozoan borne diseases. Timely vaccination not only prevents the risk of infection but also affects a farmer’s income through livestock rearing. Vaccination helps in maintaining better health and welfare of the livestock. What do you mean by vaccination in livestock? …
Livestock Vaccination – Vaccines and their importance in Animal Health Read More »
Hello Friends! Today I will throw some light on the parasitic relationship. Parasitic relationship is when one member of the pairing benefits while the other is harmed. Parasites have different goals when invading a host. Some simply use the host’s resources with no intention of killing them as they need the host to survive. Others …
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