Why control of calf pneumonia is a good investment for your farm
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- Written by: Dr.Tom Juma
- Category: Cattle
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Calf pneumonia is one of the most common calf problems in the farm, especially during the cold season as is currently experienced in the country. About 67% of pneumonia cases affect calves less than three months old.
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11 simple steps Pius took to increase milk yields of his dairy cows
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- Written by: Maurice Rangoma
- Category: Cattle
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Feeding dairy cows to increase milk yield has been for a long time an elusive dream for Pius Wandera, a dairy farmer owning three cows in Kakamega. Despite putting a lot of effort in feeding, none of his cows had ever produced more than 8 litres a day.
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How to make high quality silage
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- Written by: Maurice Rangoma
- Category: Feeding
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High-quality silage is the result of adoption of appropriate techniques, starting with soil preparation and fertilization. The crop must have high dry matter content, adequate nutritional value, and good characteristics for fermentation during the ensiling process. Even if high-quality crops
Urea Molasses Mineral Blocks
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- Written by: Beatrice Wendoh
- Category: Feeding
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Adding Urea Molasses Mineral Blocks (UMMB) to an animal’s diet can increase the total amount of nutrition the animal receives by up to 30%. Even when cultivating your own forages, it can be difficult to provide dairy cattle with all of the nutrients required by farm animals necessary for them to stay healthy and
Are your cows feeding practice putting them at risk of milk fever?
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- Written by: Maurice Rangoma
- Category: Health
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Immediately before or after calving down, you notice one or more of your cows getting excited and agitated. The head and limbs muscle tremble and before long, it staggers and sit down with the neck tilted on one side. Then she lies flat on her side. If you don’t take immediate action, the next thing you notice is that the cow has collapsed and in a short time it’s dead.
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