4tunebest: Dr. Isa please where can I get local rice farmers(not ofada rice)? I need to purchase the intermediate product from rice paddy before it is milled and processed into white rice. Is there any one you can link me up with? Thanks

am still on the research for you. I'll get back to you on this

I will be expecting the outcome of your enquiries. Thank you sir

doctor isa:
the battery life is superb when you get to where they sell this instruments you will definately see many mounted sprayer that are automated some uses battery and some small engines

thank u very much i buy one rather than buying another mannual one

hi farmers in the house.my name is Daniel.we specialise in catfish farming, we run training and also seminar on catfish farming. we also sell fingerings,juvenile, broodstock,post fries.we build ponds for new farmers. you can reach kaykay farms on 08026224955,07056851327

doctor isa:
you need ask for vaccination schedule from your hatchery....every hatchery use to have this because they know best the type of disease that can attack there birds....even if you are not given always ask from

Thanks for the reply, the problem is that I'm not buying from a hatchery. Can you just give me a general vaccination schedule.

Dr Isa, do you or anyone know where one can get a small Forage Chopper (silage machine) to buy in Nigeria? I need it for my cattle farm project. thx

Pls can you explain how to mate (cross a male and female pig). Is it something that a novice can do by putting them together in a pen or does it need special trainning?

julibaba: hello sir
am just nine month in business of pig farming
my farm is located in ibadan
the issue i have is that after spending alot of resources on the feeding
buying concentrate feeds with cassava peels and pkc my pigs average weights are 40 to 50kg
will appreciate how to effect gain more than this weight in a shorter time
thanks

Hi Julibaba,

I am also a farmer in ilorin, i had a similar problem, when the pigs got to between 40-50kg, they just stop growing, i suspect it is majorly the breed; i have come to the conclusion that some breeds, even if you give them maize and soyabeans for 24-7 they wont add weight after sometime, its like a local chicken, if you give it broiler feed, it can never add the same weight,
what i did was to sell them off, i then got A.I from South Afirca which i inseminate 3 of them and some other sowers which i had, i am hopefully that the result will be diff, because where i bought the semens from, there pigs at 7months , they are about 130kg. I will let you know the outcome of my research, also let us know, if you are able to sort the problem .

julibaba: My pig breeds are landrace, largewhite and duroc.

Yea where I got them is ok

Cos I saw the parent stock

I feed them from weaners for three and half month with concentrate

12 % soya
20 % maize
50% pkc and Gnc
15% brewery waste
3% lysine lime bone meal

But now incapacitated cos of the urge some of money I wasted on feeding and not attaining meaningful weight.

Got 70 weaners weaners wen I started in January and 65% of the stock is underweighT

Am now feeding dem on cassava peels, pkc and brewery waste alone

cow blood meal which u vs get from ur local abbatoir will definitely do d tricks for u..

.

dejia:

Hi Julibaba,

I am also a farmer in ilorin, i had a similar problem, when the pigs got to between 40-50kg, they just stop growing, i suspect it is majorly the breed; i have come to the conclusion that some breeds, even if you give them maize and soyabeans for 24-7 they wont add weight after sometime, its like a local chicken, if you give it broiler feed, it can never add the same weight,
what i did was to sell them off, i then got A.I from South Afirca which i inseminate 3 of them and some other sowers which i had, i am hopefully that the result will be diff, because where i bought the semens from, there pigs at 7months , they are about 130kg. I will let you know the outcome of my research, also let us know, if you are able to sort the problem .

where did you order the semexn from, I am intrested and what is the breed you are currently using. I discovered most of pigs. breed present in Nigeria have been cross breed with our local pigs in a way this has reduce their growth potential but made them more resistant to diseases.

Leonaidas300:
Thanks for the reply, the problem is that I'm not buying from a hatchery. Can you just give me a general vaccination schedule.

Effective and proper vaccination programme in poultry is necessary to prevent mortality and losses from many dreadful poultry diseases. Vaccination programmes are available against the major poultry diseases. All birds reared on your farm either for your own stock or for sale to the public must be properly vaccinated.

(a) The schedule of vaccination should be as follows:

1. Newcastle vaccine should be administered at the time of hatch or within first 7 days of age. One drop of vaccine in the eyes or one drop in the nostril is given. Care should be taken not to release the chick until it has inhaled the nasal drop and/or blinked its eye.

2. Newcastle and Fowl Pox Vaccination: - This vaccination must be given when birds reach 6 weeks of age. Fowl Pox and Newcastle vaccine are suspended in 50% glycerin saline solution and the birds’ inoculated by the web stick method in the web of the wing.

(b) It is essential that all four vaccinations are given and in the proper sequence. A sufficient stock of properly refrigerated vaccine must always be kept on hand and all vaccinations are to be given according to instructions. It is equally important to observe birds after vaccination to make certain that the vaccine has been effectively given.

(c) Precautions

Water soluble antibiotic/electrolyte can be given in the water 4 days prior to and 5 days after the vaccination to reduce stress.

VACCINATION CALENDAR

day 1 water+vitamin c+sugar
day 2 antibiotics+vitamin
8-10 coccidiostat
11th ordinary water
12th gumboro vaccine
13th-15th cocccidiostat
16th-19th antibiotics
20th ordinary water
21th lasota vassine
22nd-24th coccidiostat
25th-27th vitamins
28th lasota strain
29-35th antibiotics
6 wks dewormer
6wks kamorov vaccine
8th wk fowl pox vaccine
16th wk NDVK 2nd dose

Dr. can boar goat be crossbred wit sokoto red. our local goats have small body frame, I wonder if the cross will be successful. male boar goat and female sokoto red goat

doctor isa, ur advise is quite enlightening. especially as per poultry vaccinations. but Pls what can someone Who mistakenly forgot to administer some vaccines do. Am in that group. birds r dying with some watery stool an twisted neck when dying. Pls advise.

eugeneric: doctor isa, ur advise is quite enlightening. especially as per poultry vaccinations. but Pls what can someone Who mistakenly forgot to administer some vaccines do. Am in that group. birds r dying with some watery stool an twisted neck when dying. Pls advise.

am sorry to say this a serious farmer will never never forget vaccination schedule for his birds...even if you are sick you will never mistakenly forgot...if what has happen toooooo .............i pray you never experience such...you can give them the vaccine immediately you remember if at all the disease have not attack them and consult a vet doctor for more advice

Hello fellow farmers. We specialize in importation of incubators for poultry. We have both mini(for quail and chicken) and industrial incubators. Our incubators are fully automated and we guarantee you 95 percent hatch rate. You can contact me on 07061296381 or adebayoadeolu5@gmail.com

I currently buy bagged feed for my broilers and its very expensive.Please advise on reliable cheaper options, thanks for all your time an effort on this thread.

eaglevirus: I currently buy bagged feed for my broilers and its very expensive.Please advise on reliable cheaper options, thanks for all your time an effort on this thread.

learn how to prepare your own feed formula

Hello Sir,
Pls do you know the cost of renting tractors at obafemi owode?
Thank you

I will like to start snail farming but I don't no how to go about it ,how to build the pen and market it.I will be happy if you can mentor me on it.thanks

Hello Dr. Pls educate me on pig rearing: The best species of pig, Its best feeds, good location for the farming and the available mkt and the risks involved. U can email me on bnkjb4me@yahoo.com or call or text me on 07032250576. Thanks

tobajetex:
I will like to start snail farming but I don't no how to go about it ,how to build the pen and market it.I will be happy if you can mentor me on it.thanks

Hello, snail farming is the easiest form of animal farming that I've seen and very profitable. Though like every other venture it needs some tactical approach if you want to go into it big time. I just started mine own farm, as for information I can't give u everything you need at once here. Either ask a specific question or search for topics on snail farming here in NL, you'll be surprised at the vast of information you'll get.

yazz09:


Hello, snail farming is the easiest form of animal farming that I've seen and very profitable. Though like every other venture it needs some tactical approach if you want to go into it big time. I just started mine own farm, as for information I can't give u everything you need at once here. Either ask a specific question or search for topics on snail farming here in NL, you'll be surprised at the vast of information you'll get.

Good evening! Pls I came here because of Snail farming. Am about starting mine too, any good info would be of help.