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The Ayrshire breed originated from the county of Ayr in Scotland, prior to 1800. The breed was introduced to Kenya in 1908 from South Africa. It has been developed over the last century through inputs of bloodlines from Britain, South Africa, Sweden, New-Zealand, Canada and USA.
Kenya Aryshire...
The exact origins of the breed are difficult to determine but it is known that in the 18th century, herds of small black-and-white cattle were brought into northern Holland and Friesland from northern Jutland to replace animals that had fallen victim to disease and flooding. These animals were...
The fungi, which produce toxins in the field and during storage, are of the strain Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium. Mycotoxin producing moulds are found in nature and come into contact with forages and cereals in the field, before and during harvesting.
The contact goes on throughout...
Courtesy: Wilson K. Lelei, facebook.
Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia officially commissioned a 5,000 litres-per-hour milk pasteurisation processing line at the Ol Kalou Dairy plant in Kaimbaga Ward Ol Kalou sub-county.
The Kshs. 120 million milk processing plant will enable the company to process and package milk in readiness...
The County Government of Turkana will put up a honey processing and aggregation plant at Kalemngorok area of Turkana South Sub-County.
The County Executive for Agriculture, Pastoral Economy and Fisheries Philip Aemun said that the processing plant has been budgeted for under the National...
Community dialogues held in the Moroto District of Uganda’s Karamoja region gave women taking part in Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods goat rearing project the opportunity to challenge gender bias and inequality.
Two Women’s Livestock Groups receiving support from Farm Africa, each...
Africa’s demand for livestock and livestock products is currently higher than the existing supply and is poised to increase significantly in the next three decades.
By the year 2050, with increased population to 2.4 billion people, food demand for livestock products will nearly double in...
The veterinary services directorate in Turkana County is on high alert to curb spread and control of livestock diseases following the migration of large herds of livestock from Uganda, County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Pastoral Economy and Fisheries Philip Aemun has said.
The...
A goat restocking exercise in Turkana County will benefit 126 families in four sub-counties of
Turkana South, Turkana North, Turkana Central and Loima sub-counties. The initiative funded by Child Fund is being conducted together with Turkana County Government where each identified household...