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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Free-range farming refers to farming where animals are allowed to roam outdoors for at least part of the day, instead of being confined in an enclosure for 24 hours per day. Free-range chicken farming is growing popular with poultry farmers. Its growth in popularity is due to the fact that it is extensive agriculture and
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Fast fact: If proper care of poultry is taken, farmers can make more money from their eggs and their customers will enjoy better quality poultry products. Poultry products are an important source of income for many small scale farmers in Zimbabwe. Many people like to eat poultry meat and eggs because they have a good taste
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By General Beven Mundida What is Ascites? In the last few years, ascites has become a major cause of wintertime mortality in broiler chickens. Whilst it is recognised that this condition is a frequent occurrence associated with fast-growing birds, much can be done to minimise the impact on the broiler flock. Ascites is not a
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