Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa quashes ban report that government had imposed a ban on quail bird farming by locals for commercial purposes
Poultry
Mosquitoes avoid feeding on poultry, study finds
Scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as poultry using smell
Device created to make chicken slaughter more humane
Dr. Jessica Martin, a PhD research student at University of Glasgow, has successfully created a ‘neck dislocation glove’ which aims to humanely kill chicken on poultry farms
Olam to invest US$150mn in Nigeria’s poultry sector
Olam International announces a US$150mn investment in animal feed mills, poultry breeding farms and a hatchery in the Nigerian states of Kaduna and Kwara
New organic supplement for poultry launched in Kenya
Animal feed manufacturer MolaPlus Limited have introduced an organic supplement that claims to improve the nutrition of poultry without the use of chemicals