Livestock

Livestock Health

Tick-Borne Diseases By Dr Shadreck Magonziwa Stock men can agree that during the rainy season animals are susceptible to many challenges, and if a farmer is not careful, they may be killed by various diseases. The new challenges are mainly brought about by an increased level of ticks, which in turn increases the occurrence of […]

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Livestock Trade

Insights into Sanitary Measures and the Role of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Dr. Biandri Joubert, Specialist in Sanitary and phytosanitary measures – non-tariff barriers in international trade Livestock is an interesting topic and an important industry in Zimbabwe as it contributes to the country in many ways. A livestock industry in any

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Management Tips: Nailing the First Seven Days of Brooding Chicks Management Tips

By General Beven Mundida, Livestock consultant The first seven days are the most important time in the life of a broiler chicken. It is a period when the farmer, needs to pay extra attention to nutrition, temperature, drinking water and lighting to get the chicks off to the best possible start. The impact of problems

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Nutrition matters

Non-Conventional Feed Resources in Aquaculture: Potential Uses and Limitations Tafadzwa Maredza, Lorraine K. Salimu & Milton T Makumbe The world is being faced by an ever-expanding food demand which is likely to accelerate soon. There are number solid reasons to believe this futuristic bloom in global food demand. According to a report by the United

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Inaugural General Meeting of the Zimbabwe Beef Producers Society (ZBPS)

Inaugural General Meeting of the Zimbabwe Beef Producers Society (ZBPS) Following last year’s Beef School and supported by ZHB, an Interim Committee was established with an objective of founding the Zimbabwe Beef Producers Society (ZBPS). The ZBPS is a collective of beef producers and farmers who own or are interested in owning cattle. Its inaugural

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January Disease – What Farmers Should Know About Theileriosis

By the Late Peter Jackson of Animal Health Products/Environmental Health at Cooper Zimbabwe. Theileriosis is a disease caused by protozoa called Theileria parva bovis which destroy white blood cells in the lymphatic system and the lungs. The degree of the disease varies in severity from an acute form where the cattle die after 2 to

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