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The importance of biosecurity in poultry houses
Biosecurity is a set of practices put in place to limit the spread of disease or contamination from one location to another. Because poultry is housed in close confinement, disease spreads rapidly from one bird to another and outbreaks can be economically devastating. Biosecurity is teamed with disinfectation and sanitation to reduce or preferably eradicate…
Mastitis control is a better option than mastitis treatment
Mastitis control is a better option both economically and for the health of the dairy cow than mastitis treatment. Not only is the treatment expensive, but the cows production will decrease by at least 10% while she has active mastitis and the loss in production can continue throughout her current lactation. Mastitis is medically defined…
Control worms in your pigs to retain profitability
Pig rearing is profitable only if pigs grow quickly and attain good weight gains in a short time period. The burden of worms can retard this growth and can make the difference between a profitable enterprise and a loss situation. Pigs are infected by both roundworms and tapeworm. They ingest the eggs which are in faeces,…