You don’t need me or anyone else to tell you that water is important for livestock and all other living things. The necessity of water is common sense, but what tends to fall by the wayside is just ...

An ambitious initiative to vaccinate all livestock in Kenya is due to kick off this week amid fierce resistance from farmers that is being driven by misleading claims about the vaccines.

The government’s aim is to vaccinate at least 22 million cattle and 50 million goats and sheep over three years. Currently only 10% of the national herd get the necessary vaccinations and the ...

He emphasized that livestock vaccination had been a long-standing practice in Kenya, and the current drive was no different from the previous efforts. Ruto further dismissed the claims that Bill Gates ...

Livestock and vegetable farmers are expected to be among the biggest beneficiaries of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Nicholas Ngahu, CEO of the Meat and Livestock Exporters Industry Council, says these new markets will offer better prices for livestock products and live animals. He said at present, a kilogramme ...

Water availability and quality are a big deal for cattle on pasture. In summer, that’s even more the case. Water requirements can double when temperatures increase from 50 to 95 degrees F, according ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a final action on a water-use permit to a 10,000-head cattle operation in Clayton County, following a years-long legal battle with an area environmental ...

LIVESTOCK owners are being reminded to look for signs of blue-green algae when inspecting farm dams, troughs and other water sources, particularly during the warmer months, when algal blooms are more ...

Research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends that beef cattle need about 1 gallon of water for every 100 pounds of body weight. But lactating or growing cattle may need twice that amount.