Across Africa, poultry farmers have to grapple with four main diseases namely Newcastle, fowl typhoid, coccidiosis and Gumboro, writes Mwangi Mumero
Poultry
Chevron partner in Liberia for poultry hatchery and feed mill
Oil drilling company Chevron and not-for-profit development organisation BRAC-Liberia have signed an agreement to contribute US$375,000 to a poultry hatchery and feed mill project
Cobb Africa technical school hosted by Irvine’s Zimbabwe
More than 100 delegates from nine African countries took part in a recent three-day technical school organised by Cobb Africa
Innovative method sees poultry producers increase productivity
African poultry producers are reaping the benefits of using an energy-efficient material to maintain a favourable environment in the poultry house
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