2/3/2015 Robert Okumu-Obonya, ECHO Technical Advisor for the TOGETHER Program, an initiative of ECHO, Church World Service, and MAP International, with funding support from St. Mary’s United Methodist Church Foundation, reports on progress being made through a poultry vaccination program being implemented...
This is an article on the webpage ofCommunity of Practice for Pro-poor Livestock Development (CoP-PPLD), an on-line sharing network for practitioners, managers, researchers and other actors involved in pro-poor livestock development.The article presents the results of a successful ACIAR program...
13/4/2016 What is Newcastle disease? Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious, severe viral disease found worldwide that affects birds including domestic poultry. ND is endemic in all parts of Nigeria and is more common during the harmattan season (October –March) with the virus remaining dormant most...
19/10/1995 “Probably more people are directly involved in chicken production throughout the world than in any other single agricultural enterprise.” Maintaining and improving the productivity of backyard chicken flocks is important for the wellbeing of rural families. Backyard producers value chickens for...
20/1/2013 Los pollos de patio pueden encontrarse en todos los países en desarrollo y desempeñan un papel vital en muchos hogares rurales pobres. Proporcionan la escasa proteína animal en forma de carne y huevos y pueden venderse o cambiarse para llenar necesidades esenciales de la familia como medicinas,...
20/10/2007 Para muchos agricultores de pequeña escala las gallinas son una importante fuente de carne y huevos. Cuando solo se mantienen unas cuantas gallinas es usualmente posible satisfacer sus necesidades dietéticas con sobras de la cocina y un poquito de grano, y pueden comer libremente picoteando...