AGRO-VETERINARY BUSINESS .

Thursday, October 29, 2015

ANIMAL CRUELTY.

NO TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. Love your pets or get slammed.This woman has been slammed for neglect of her horses; http://www.thehorse.com/articles/36639/virginia-woman-charged-with-animal-cruelty

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease,characterized by bleeding/blood oozing from all orifices.The spores are deadly and as such post mortem is not done on cases.The spores have even been used as war weapons.The disease has been confirmed in a farm, that had a similar case over 20 years.This shows how viable the spores can be in the environment; see more http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-34647511

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.