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Housing management for Cattle 1. Extensive 2. Intensive 3. Semi-intensive Extensive System or Range Feeding - Easiest and most unspecialized form of beef production. - Animals are produced solely ...
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FEEDS AND FEEDING Depending on the purpose for which the cattle is being kept. Beef cattle is meant for meat while dairy cattle is meant for ...
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Breeding and Management of Cattle Considerations for Starting Beef Farming - Availability of bulls for fattening - Source of pasture - Availability of grains and roughages - Availability of demand ...
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Vaccination Schedule Vaccination Disease Age of animal/dosage Route of administration Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) Vaccine CBPP 2 months/1ml Subcutaneous Injection Foot and mouth (FMD) disease Vaccine FMD 4 months/2ml Subcutaneous Injection Anthrax spore vaccine Anthrax 4 months/1ml Subcutaneous Injection Black ...
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Diseases of Cattle Diseases Causes Clinical signs Recommended solutions Anthrax Bacteria ⮚ Bleeding from the nose, mouth and eyes ⮚ High mortality ⮚ Breathing difficulty ● Proper disposal of dead animals ● Vaccination ● Report ...
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Balanced Diet Planning · Ensure goats receive the right proportions of: o Forages (grasses, browse leaves, legumes). o Concentrates (grains, cakes, brans). o Minerals (salt licks or premix). o Clean ...
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Processing of Cattle products Beef processing ● A stunning device is used to render the animals unconscious ● The throat is slit and then hung by its hind ...
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Breeds of Horse Local Breeds of Horse Bhirum pony (Nigerian Pony) Characteristics Average height of 14-14.2 hands Small and alert ears Deep chest Short neck ...
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Shelter and Housing of Horse Housing can be Indoor or outdoor or a combination of both Type of housing is dictated by the use of the ...
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Management system of Horse Intensive Semi- intensive Feeding and Nutritional requirement of horse Mare should be fed enough energy and protein Protein demand becomes high at 9 months because ...
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Vaccination schedules for Horse Diseases Vaccines Dosages Age of animals Route for vaccination Tetanus Anti – tetanus e.g Equivac® T 1st 4 – 6 weeks Intramuscular injection in the centre of the ...
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Health management in Horse a Biosecurity/sanitation in horse Regular cleaning and packing of the manure Regular hoof cleaning Paddock should be safe and clean for new born foal b. ...
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Products and Processing of Horse Slaughtering Meat is produced after slaughtering They are processed in industrial abattoirs A penetrating captive bolt gun or gunshot is used to render the ...
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Shelter/housing Ø Raised in a rangeland pasture area. Ø Are housed in a cage/hutch, pen in a paddock (partitioned) Ø Hutches should be 2.5 feet (0.76m) deep and ...
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Feed and Feeding · Feeding costs is very low and they also scavenge food themselves · Feed on cereals/grains e.g. wheat, corn, sorghum, rice etc. and legumes ...