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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Livestock health

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The basic care during the winter lambing and kidding season

        By Erastus Ngaruka,Technical Advisor, Livestock & Rangeland   During the winter season, smallstock (goat and sheep) farmers always have a big task at hand of ensuring that the lambing (sheep birth) and kidding (goat birth) season progresses well with fewer or no complications in their kraals to potentially achieve their production targets. Generally, animals’ breeding activities take place during seasons or times most favorable to their […]

todayJuly 18, 2024 10

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Antibiotic use on Kenya’s dairy farms is putting consumers and animals at risk

      By Dishon Muloi, International Livestock Research Institute and Arshnee Moodley, CGIAR System Organization   Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They’re sometimes used as “quick fixes”, to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine vaccination or provision of clean drinking water. Animal husbandry now accounts for about two thirds of the global consumption of antibiotics. As livestock and fish production […]

todayFebruary 22, 2024 16

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