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Thursday, October 29, 2015
EARLY DETECTION OF TUBERCULOSIS..
Tuberculosis a zoonotic disease and debilitating disease characterized by cough,muscle wasting,immuno suppression e.t.c.The prognosis of case is based on early detection,availability of drugs and frequency of use. The early detection of tuberculosis is vital to the success of treatment. A new study has shown a new method for early detection,read more;
http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/respiratory-infections/news/online/%7Bc3837a71-6a73-437d-8175-993ccd395e5a%7D/novel-assay-detects-tb-in-early-stages-of-disease?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=infectious%20disease%20news
IVERMECTIN DISRUPTS MALARIA TRANSMISSION.
New studies has shown that ivermectin ,can disrupt the transmission cycle in malaria. Ivermectin, a common endo and ecto parasitic agent,has been shown to reduce incidence of malaria.
The study conducted by a team ;http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/zoonotic-infections/news/online/%7B1d049fb1-4e96-42d4-8d92-906425f0ea06%7D/ivermectin-interrupts-malaria-transmission-in-mosquitoes?utm_source=mae
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
FEEDING SNAILS !!!
Feeding snails is easy ,but could be very complex if care is not taken and ants invade the snailery because of wrong feed or wrong feed presentation. Snails eat by rasping the feed by their radulla.The radulla are teeth -like,performing the function of teeth.Snails must be presented with finely grounded or succulent feed.
The common snail feeds are fruits and leaves.They can also thrive on agricultural waste such as blood meal.Poultry feed finely grounded can also be provided,and water must be made available.
The common feeds include;1) compounded broiler/layer/grower feed.
2) calcium sources for shell development are....oyster shells,chalk(grounded),limestone.
3)protein sources..blood meal,fish meal.
4)grounded maize,groundnut cake.
5) pawpaw,cocoyam,banana peels.
6)cooked potato or yam.
7)leaves of banana,cassava,potato.
Water is provided in shallow dishes and must be cool and fresh.
The feed must be fresh,finely grounded and have low fibre content.The temperature in the snailery must not be high to ensure snails are comfortable and feed properly.
VACCINATION FOR BROILERS.
The vaccination protocol is not as cumbersome as for laying flock but are also essential as the market date is 42 days(6 weeks).
VACCINATION.
a) day 1......intra ocular( new castle disease vaccine)
b) day 3-5.......Coccidiosis vaccine.
c) day 7.......1st Gumboro.
d) day 11-13....vitamins.
e) day 14.....2nd Gumboro
f) day 21.....lasota.
PET INSURANCE SAVES THE DAY!!!
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