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Monitoring Cattle Temperature: A Key to Early Disease Detection and Herd Health

Brenna ShumbamhiniFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 202501093

Monitoring cattle body temperature is essential for maintaining herd health, productivity, and biosecurity. Accurate temperature readings enable early disease detection, improving treatment outcomes and reducing...

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Bayer and Neste Partner to Develop Feedstocks for Renewable Fuels

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 202501039

Bayer and Neste Unite to Scale Winter Canola as a Renewable Fuel Feedstock Bayer and Neste, a leader in sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel,...

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Why Are Prefabricated Modern Agro Closed Houses Becoming Increasingly Popular in Livestock Operations?

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 20250782

Transforming Livestock Farming: The Rise of Prefabricated Modern Agro Closed Houses In recent years, the livestock industry has experienced a significant shift towards sustainable and...

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Understanding Genetic Potential

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 20250787

Breeding Chickens for Egg Production: A Balanced Approach The topic of breeding and selecting chicken breeds for egg production often sparks diverse opinions. At Hendrix...

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UK Poultry Exports Resume to South Africa After Eight-Year Ban

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2024October 8, 202402939

British poultry will soon be back on South African plates after the eight-year ban on UK imports was lifted. This development is projected to generate...

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Seminar on optimising poultry performance at VIV Africa

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240780

The Flanders Poultry Cluster will host an in-person seminar at VIV Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, this October. The seminar will focus on effective health monitoring...

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Moving towards a sustainable integrated agriculture-aquaculture system

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240583

WorldFish in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy has launched a revolutionary solar-powered aquaponics greenhouse in Egypt, demonstrating a move towards a sustainable integrated agriculture-aquaculture- (IAA)...

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GMP+ Academy to launch new e-learning module on feed sampling

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240652

In order to ensure quality and safety, the GMP+ Academy is launching an e-learning module that teach attendees the basics of correct sampling techniques Effective sampling...

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Hubbard organises first Hubbard Efficiency Plus Poultry School in Kenya

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240474

The first edition of the Hubbard Efficiency Plus Poultry School was organised by the Hubbard Customer Support team from 19-20 June this year The progarmme offered in-depth on...

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Ghana battles infectious bronchitis virus in poultry

Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJuly 31, 2024July 31, 20240456

Scientists at the Veterinary Service Department and the CSIR – Animal Research Institute have confirmed IBV in Ghana’s poultry industry The IBV impacts the respiratory,...