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Healthy rabbit Ear canker and skin mange Rabbits like every other livestock,are affected by different kinds of diseases some of which affects the Farmer's maximum or expected yield. Below are common diseases of Rabbits and how it can be controlled. 1.  EAR CANKER AND SKIN MANGE(SKIN SORES ) External parasites like mites causes this conditions in Rabbits. With ear canker, the entire ear maybe filled with crusty scabs. It spreads on to the face. Rabbits with ear canker shakes head a great deal. CONTROL Dipping diseased animals in acaricide solution 2.  COCCIDIOSIS This is the most common disease in Rabbits. It is caused by protozoa. SYMPTOMS • Loss of appetite • Potbelly • Bloody diarrhoea CONTROL Use coccidiostat in the Rabbits drinking water 3.  MASTITIS It is a bacterial disease though not common. It occur when there's of the teats which becomes hard and sore. CONTROL • Use antibiotics like penicillin. • Discontinue breeding from such doe 4. C

Damp litter exposes animals to disease 1.  Anthrax disease  of ruminants : Anthrax, a highly infectious and fatal disease of cattles, is caused by a relatively large spore-forming rectangular shaped bacterium called  Bacillus anthracis . Anthrax occurs on all the continents,causes acute mortality in ruminants. The bacteria produce extremely potent toxins which are responsible for the ill effects, causing a high mortality rate. The bacteria produce spores on contact with oxygen.  Signs of the illness usually appear 3 to 7 days after the spores are swallowed or inhaled. Once signs begin in animals, they usually die within two days. Hoofed animals, such as deer, cattle, goats, and sheep, are the main animals affected by this disease. They usually get the disease by swallowing anthrax spores while grazing on pasture contaminated (made impure) with anthrax spores. Inhaling (breathing in) the spores,which are odorless, colorless, and tasteless, may also caus

Pregnant sheep Pregnant cow Pregnant pig Animals grow in stages . 1. PRENATAL GROWTH Stages of prenatal growth i.  Blastocist stage During this stage, the dividing zygote will yield millions of cells which are enclosed within the  zonapellucidal  and this is called blastocist. Blastocist is a ball of many cells enclosed by a membrane called zonapellucidal. During this stage, the Blastocist feeds from the uterus by means of diffusion. In the Ewe for instance, one to three or four lambs are normally produced but up to ten eggs maybe fertilized during fertilization or during mating particularly when when females are super ovulated. The Blastocist stage following fertilization will last for about  10days in sheep and pigs and 11days in cattle . ii.  Embryonic stage This is the second stage in prenatal growth. Cell differentiation into tissues and organs are beginning to show or manifest. These differentiating cells have a very high priority for nutrients. The size of

Electric brooder Clay pot brooder Nipple drinker Be it in the cage or deep litter system of poultry production, the Farm keeper must do the following to have a successful brooding of day old chicks. First thing first 1.  Before the arrival of day old chicks , the following activities should be carried out; •Clean and disinfect the poultry house or brooding area • Feeders, and waterers at least two weeks before day old chicks due to arrive. • Repair windows, doors, ventilators, or any part of the poultry house or brooding area that needs attentchicks • Eliminate any drafts, especially those caused by cracks in the walls or poorly fitting doors and windows. • Spread the bedding material two days before the day old chicks are due to arrive. • Turn on the heat lamp or brooder the day before day old chicks are due to arrive. This will give the brooding house time to warm up. • Provide footwears for entering the brooding house. This will reduce the transportation o

Palm kernel cake (PKC) palm kernel cake(pkc) also known palm kernel meal(PKC) is  meant to be used as an ingredient in formulating poultry ration but the reverse is the case as its been used to solely feed broilers and this is widespread especially among subsistent local farmers in Africa. Maybe due to high cost of commercial poultry feeds in the area. Although palm kernel cake supplies both protein and energy, the proximate composition of palm kernel cake suggests that it can be classified as an energy source. Facts about the use of PKC in feeding broilers and other poultry birds •  Poultry are monogastric animals that have a simple stomach and they are unable to tolerate highly fibrous feed. • Due to its high fibre and shell content, low level of energy and key essential amino acids, and grittiness the use of PKC in poultry rations is very limited.  • The fibre content of palm kernel cake (21-23%) has been associated with a decline in nutrient digestibility of palm kerne