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3rd February 2020
Desert locust situation update Credit:FAO Locust Watch Three hot-spots of threatening locust activity The current situation remains extremely alarming in three main areas. (1) In the Horn of Africa, the worst affected area, there is an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods as swarms increase in Ethiopia and Somalia and continue to move south to Kenya where they have spread […]
De-Worming
Credit: Dr. iCow Worms can be grouped as round worms, tape worms and flukes. They can be controlled by good feeding and watering practices and regular use of effective broad-spectrum anthelmintic or dewormers. In organic herds, it is not permitted to use medicine for prevention of diseases but parasite infections should be prevented through good management practices, […]
Eyes and Nasal discharge
Dr.iCows’ Diary Date: 28.01.2020 Case №: 09/2020 Jambo Mwalimu, Swali. Huu ugonjwa wa vifaranga macho kufura na kupofuka, ni ugonjwa gani na unatibio aje? (Question, which disease causes chicks eyes to swell and blindness and how is it treated?) From: Farmer Moses County: Trans Nzoia, Kitale, Kenya Discussion The chicken are having discharges from nose […]
Chick vaccines and antibiotics
Dr. iCows’ Diary Date: 28.01.2020 Case №: 08/2020 Dear Dr, iCow, My chicks are one month and a week old. I have already vaccinated with Newcastle and Gumboro. What vaccine will I give now? Apart from vaccination what are the best antibiotics? From: Farmer Japheth, County: Kericho, Kenya Discussion: Japheth is following the recommended vaccination […]
How to select eggs for hatching
Dr.iCows’ Diary Date: 30.01.2020 Case №: 02/2020 Dear Dr. iCow. How are hatching eggs supposed to be arranged? [Question asked through a phone call on Dr. iCow line]. From: Farmer D. Maket County: West Pokot, Kapenguria, Kenya Discussion: David is interested in adding new chicks and would want a clarification on the place the eggs […]
Orphaned calves and milk replacer
Dr. iCows’ Diary 29/01/2010 Dear Dr. iCow, What is the required amount of milk replacer to give a calf who is one week and 3 days? From Farmer Elizabeth, Trans Nzoia, Kitale Kenya Discussion. The mother cow gave birth to twin female calves and she got a uterus prolapse which took time to be attended. […]
Sweetpotato Silage
Expanding Utilization of Roots, Tubers and Bananas and Reducing Their Postharvest Losses (RTB-ENDURE) is a 3 year project (2014-2016) implemented by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) with funding by the European Union and technical support of IFAD. http://www.rtb.cgiar.org/endure IV. Sweetpotato as a livestock feedCHALLENGES TO USE OF SWEETPOTATO RESIDUES AS LIVESTOCK […]
Sweetpotato Production
Expanding Utilization of Roots, Tubers and Bananas and Reducing Their Postharvest Losses (RTB-ENDURE) is a 3 year project (2014-2016) implemented by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) with funding by the European Union and technical support of IFAD. http://www.rtb.cgiar.org/endure I. Introduction Sweetpotato is the third most important food crop after cassava and […]