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Sunday, July 17, 2016
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Veterinarian saves cat injected with heroin.
A 24-year-old West Goshen man is facing animal cruelty and drug charges after a kitten he allegedly injected with heroin was revived with a life-saving drug typically given to humans during a drug overdose..
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Crossbred chicken boosts farmers profit.
A farmer in Kenya discovered the value of Indian curoilers, a cross-breed between layers and broilers and she made more money raising them. This breed is not a heavy feeder compared to local breeds and does not brood at all,they lays eggs their entire life.Proper feeding and cleanliness is key in poultry farming.
The birds are fed on commercial feeds and a mixture of maize jam and egg shells. Greens are also provided in plenty with clean water, which is changed twice every day. The birds are vaccinated at one day two weeks and one month to protect them from gumboro and Newcastle diseases. Deworming is also done regularly. Read the story of Omenda
Be a watermelon farmer and be a millionaire.
Amos Morori 38, went into watermelon farming, a venture that has brought boundless fortune, making him the only millionaire in his village. He says going into farming was a priceless decision.
“I settled for watermelons because they do extremely well in Kerio Valley. The fruit is high-yielding, matures fast and has a huge market,” he says. His record fruit so far weighs 25 kilos. Raring to go and armed with Sh40,000 after persuading his father to sell a few heads of cattle to enable him start the venture, Morori started growing the fruit on their farm along the banks of River Kerio. He first cultivated an acre before up-scaling the farm to 10 acres.
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Methionine could be key to improving pregnancy rate in dairy cattle.
Research at the University of Illinois has shown that adding methionine to the diets of Holstein cows during the prepartum and postpartum periods may impact the preimplantation embryo in a way that enhances its capacity for survival.
"Methionine is the first limiting amino acid for dairy cattle," says U of I animal scientist Phil Cardoso. "We know that the lack of methionine limits cows in producing protein in the milk.He explians
Happy cows make more nutritious milk.

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