As more restaurants, eateries, and fast-food outlets open doors to consumers, it is proving a major boon for farmers. Here are some tips for raising healthy broiler chickens. A broiler chick requires ...

The broiler feeding process is aimed at making sure that the bird, being raised for meat, attains the desired weight at the time of slaughter. According to Dr Ismail Nsubuga, a veterinary adviser at ...

A mix of rainworm meal and Leuzea carthamoides, a perennial plant also known as maral root, has shown promising results in ...

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Phil Holman-Hebert of Sweetlove Farm talks with us all about raising broiler chickens, including what defines a broiler, things to think about when ...

With feed accounting for up to 70% of total production costs, efficiency of use is one of the crucial factors as broiler growers look to maintain margins. A slight improvement in performance here can ...

Feeding was to the fore at the World Poultry Science Association meeting earlier this year. Philip Clarke takes a second look at some of the papers. Feed additives play an important role in boosting ...

In olden days, wealthy people were the ones raising chickens while cows and goats belonged to the poor. Why? A ruminant animal could always be fed by tethering it in common ground while poultry ...

Broiler rearing is a profitable venture whose target is to achieve the slaughter weight on the set number of days. This growth is monitored by comparing the amount of feed consumed by the ...

A poultry agronomist feeds his broiler chicken. Farmers must ensure a regular check on their chicken. PHOTO/MICHEAL KAKUMIRIZI. Broilers are the ultimate money-spinning business over a short period ...