GRASSCUTTER FARMING
Fig 1: GRASS CUTTER FARMING Grasscutter is a microlivestock and its scientific name is Thryonomys species. Grasscutter is also known or called cutting grass or cane rat. They are monogastric…
FARMING SYSTEM RESEARCH (FRS)
Farming System Research (FRS) is a multidisciplinary whole farm arrangement developed some years ago to solve the problems of small scale and marginal farmers who constitute over 80% of farming…
FERTILISERS
Fig 1: FERTILISER Plants need nutrients to grow. They absorb the nutrients from the soil via the plant’s root system.As the plants continue to absorb the nutrients without replacement, yield…
ORGANIC FARMING
Fig 1: Organic farming. Conventional Agriculture had been seen as a way of improving the quality and quantity of Agricultural produce from both crops and Livestock. The use of agrochemicals…
PIG FARMING
Fig 1: SOW WITH IT'S PIGGLET Piggery Pig farming also called piggery or pork farming or hog farming or swine farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as…
RABBIT FARMING
Rabbitary Fig 1: RABBITS Rabbits are small mammals belonging to the family Leporidae. The domesticated rabbit with scientific name Oryctolagus cuniculus is commonly reared for their meat, fur, and as…
FISH FARMING
Fig 1: FISH FARMING Fish farming.Nigeria is one of the largest producers of fish in Africa, accounting for about 10 percent of the continent’s total fish production. With several challenges…
SNAIL FARMING
SNAIL FARMINGHeliculture (snail farming) is breeding of edible land snails for human or industrial consumption. SNAILRY is a place where edible snails are kept, and reared. Snails are invertebrates belonging…
POULTRY DISEASES
Poultry Diseases A disease is an abnormal condition that is caused by infection, basic weaknesses, or environmental stress. Diseases can be categorized by common causes, such asgenetic,mechanical,toxic,and nutritional.Infectious diseases are…
Poultry
FOWL PRODUCTION Fig 1: FOWL AND CHICKS In Nigeria, fowl and turkeys are the major birds poultry farmers focus on rearing. Fowl is the most preferred. About 85 million (42%)…