Ruminants

Cattle production’s long history and milk production was not always the ultimate goal. Keeping cows and oxen for droughting purposes and the production of natural… Read More »Best Systems of Cattle Production

A parasite including in ruminants, is a living organism that depends upon a living host for survival. It lives either inside or outside the host… Read More »Internal Parasites of Ruminants and Control Measures

Health care is the management of the well-being of animals including the diseases of ruminants to ensure normal metabolic and physiological processes in its system.… Read More »Diseases of Ruminants and their Preventive Measures

All animals including ruminants have dietary nutrient levels at which they exhibit optimal performance either for production or maintenance. This is what is referred to… Read More »Nutrient Requirements and Feeding of Ruminants

In some of our previous articles, you learnt about internal or endo-parasites of importance in ruminant animals. These animals are also infected with external parasites… Read More »External Parasites of Ruminant Animals

Feed is an important component of livestock production (ruminant animals). The feed and feeding practices employed in farm animal production is one of the determining… Read More »Feeding Materials for Ruminant Animals

For easy production of ruminant (ruminant production) or any farm animal certain equipment have been designed and are used to facilitate management operation. In ruminant… Read More »Equipment and Management Practices in Ruminant Production

In sheep and goat production, housing type depends on the system of production. Each system of sheep and goat production requires different housing needs that… Read More »Guide to Proper Housing in Sheep and Goat Production

Housing is an integral part of management, hence it is of great importance in cattle production. Housing must be well planned with adequate ventilation and… Read More »Guide to Proper Housing in Cattle Production

An effective production of sheep and goats for either meat, hides and skin or milk is affected by the occurrence of desirable traits in the… Read More »Management of Breeding Stock in Sheep and Goats

The success of any farm animal production in cattle lies in the ability to reproduce good quality traits which form the basis for selection and… Read More »Management of Breeding Stock in Cattle

In the tropics, sheep and goats have characteristic features that make them to survive in the environment. These features make these animals to develop a… Read More »Different Breeds of Sheep and Goats (Sheep and Goats Breeds)

Each group of animals including cattle breeds exhibit characteristic features that makes them stand out or easily identifiable. These characteristics are usually inherited hence could… Read More »The Different Breeds of Cattle (Cattle Breeds)

The performance and utilization of plant materials by ruminant animals for production function is related to the efficiency of their gastro- intestinal tract. The handling… Read More »The Digestive Anatomy of Ruminants

Animal rearing is an age long activity that man carries out basically for food and the production of raw materials for agro-industries. Meat or flesh,… Read More »General Features of Ruminant Animals

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle and swine. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and other cloven-hooved… Read More »Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Cattle: Causes and Symptoms