Dealing with snakes on farms
Having the privilege of living on a farm comes with unique risks, like dealing with snakes. Farms provide ideal conditions for flourishing rodent populations,...
Organization Making Poultry Farming Affordable in Africa
Poultry farming is a lucrative market in Africa due to the inability to maintain them. The feed for chickens has rapidly increased and the...
Big Dutchman feed pans: easy access to feed at any age in broiler production
Poultry managers the world over know that Big Dutchman is the perfect choice for anyone looking for reliable poultry equipment. For more than eight...
Battery cage rearing system in poultry farming: a necessary evil?
There are different systems of rearing chicken namely free-range, semi-intensive, folding units and intensive systems. To a large extent, chicken production especially...
Understanding coccidiosis in poultry
It may be difficult to know exactly who came first; the chicken or the Coccidia species. However, it can be said with certainty that...
Local chicken feed could solve poultry challenges in Sierra Leone and boost maize production
With poultry feed prices at a historical high, a successful 18-month project by Sierra Leone’s Leecon Poultry to produce feed from local ingredients and...
Kenchic commits to supporting local poultry farmers in Kenya
As a major supplier of day-old chicks to poultry farmers in the region, Kenchic has expressed commitment to providing sound technical assistance to poultry...
Bird flu ‘ticking time bomb’ cannot be stopped without major farming reforms, warns new...
The report – called Bird flu: Only major farm reforms can end it – shows that, contrary to popular belief, wild birds are typically victims of the...
World Animal Protection Calls on the Public to Eat Less Meat
World Animal Protection, a leading animal welfare organization, calls on you to reduce the amount of meat you eat. In a campaign dubbed #EatLessMeat,...
Uzima Chicken Ltd in Rwanda begins chicks exportation
Uzima Chicken Ltd, one of the biggest chick producing firms in Rwanda has started exporting day-old chicks to different African countries.Theoneste Sikubwabo, Sales and...