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Livestock

How I faced and defeated deadly poultry disease

The following feature is the diary of Subiri Obwogo, a poultry farmer. Sometime in January last year, a poultry disease broke out in the neighbourhood...

Here’s how I stopped losing eggs to my chickens

The following is the diary of chicken farmer Subiri Obwogo. It was first published in Seeds of Gold Magazine. When Charles, my farm worker, went...

Advantages and disadvantages of using antibiotics in chicken

The following feature is by Dr. Sophie Miyumo. Health management on poultry farms is of chief importance because of the overall economic effect it has...

Why you need to keep your turkeys away from your chicken

For many years my father kept turkeys in our rural village – Lung’anyiro somewhere in Mumias under free range system together with our indigenous...

How honey will improve your chicken layers

Scientists in Nigeria have shown that honey diluted in water improves egg quality and increases survival rates of layers. The scholars from the department of...

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