The rainy season is perfectly compatible with an increase in relative humidity and a reduction in temperature; rainfall affects both feeding quality and quantity while wind speed affects disease outbreaks

The urinary tract contains the kidneys, ureters (small channels that pump urine from the kidneys into the intestine), the intestine and the urethra (the tube that takes urine from the bladder and out of the animal). Urolithiasis — the accumulation of "blocks" or mucous, protein, and mineral concretions in the urinary tract — is a common problem in small male ruminants and a challenging problem for owners and veterinarians.

When doing something to scale, it's important to look for key points where you can optimize efficiencies to get the most value for your dollar One of the advantages of operating a donor group within a large herd, is a larger pool of donor candidates from which to pick

Egg shell quality and egg internal quality are of major importance to egg industry worldwide. Egg quality is a general term which refers to both internal and external quality. External quality is focused on shell cleanliness, texture and shape, whereas internal quality refers to egg white (albumen) cleanliness and viscosity, size of the air cell, yolk shape and yolk strength.

BVD is a general cause of hereditary respiratory and reproductive problems. In many states, it is an economically important disease, and the disease-related problems are thought to be expanding in some places However a disease in itself, BVD is responsible for a number of transient infections that are often the source of animal health and economic issues

A lemon-ginger chicken sounds perfect! Oh, just wait a second. Is this feasible in the scientific sense?

Managing levels of ammonia is generally considered a secondary problem when raising poultry, but it can have significant impacts on the quality of life and productivity of the birds. Ammonia can cause contact injuries and secondary infections, according to Dr Pitesky, a UC Davis poultry vet. Many of the ammonia-related diseases are difficult to treat, or have no treatment what so ever and Prolonged exposure to ammonia can also reduce meat quality while raising birds.

Vaccination plays an important part in the health management of the poultry flock. There are numerous diseases that are prevented by vaccinating the birds against them. A vaccine helps to prevent a particular disease by triggering or boosting the bird’s immune system to produce antibodies that in turn fight the invading causal organisms.

One of the challenges of owning rabbits is that rabbit usually doesn’t show signs of illness. This is because they are naturally prey animals, and showing signs of illness is simply telling predators about their weakness, making them easily susceptible to a predatory attack. So, it can be difficult to know what health condition your rabbit is suffering from. However, if you pay close attention to any change in your rabbit’s behaviour, you will be able to discover that your rabbit is sick and should go to a veterinarian.