The Kenyan Administration Police plan to use a global positioning system (GPS) to fight cattle theft and recover stolen animals
Livestock
Incubating eggs of different sizes
Maintaining all eggs within an incubator at the correct Egg shell temperature (EST) is a challenge as varying egg characteristics, such as eggshell conductance and egg size, can lead to variation in EST
New FMD strain threatens North Africa
The detection of a new case of a novel strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Gaza strip stresses the importance of intensifying international efforts to stop the virus from spreading further in North Africa and the Middle East, the FAO said
South African firm finds way around EU ostrich export ban
A meat processor has found an innovative way to work around a European Union (EU) ban on South African ostrich products by selling heat-processed meat
Software to enable farmers to formulate better feeds
Nairobi-based software company Fika Systems Limited has built an easy-to-use feed formulation software that it hopes will enable farmers to develop suitable, well-balanced feeds for their livestock