Livestock
Why your cows have a rough skin and how to help them
This feature was first published in Seeds of Gold.
The skin is the largest organ of an animal and the most visible indicator of its...
Antony Rume: my rabbits are my employer
Inside makeshift wood and wire mesh hutches somewhere in Rongai, on the outskirts of Nairobi, a group of rabbits, nibble away at pellets and...
David Githaiga: beware, this disease wiped out my 60 rabbits
David Githaiga walks to his rabbits coop carrying a bunch of grass mixed with weeds and sukuma wiki, which rabbits love to eat.
As soon...
How to prevent your cows from deadly Nagana disease
Of the many diseases that affect livestock, Nagana (African trypanosomiasis) ranks among the most destructive, causing untold suffering in animals and huge losses to...
Joseph Wachira: Why I ditched selling mythical rabbit urine for rabbit meat
Joseph Kigaruri Wachira’s farm is situated in in Karundu village, Mukurwe-ini, in Nyeri. At the farm, Joseph is busy drying hay, and he directs...