As the dairy sector looks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, farmers are adopting new technology and innovation to address the source: methane. One exciting innovation is the use of feed additives ...

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat for public health, and the use of antimicrobials in livestock feed has been a major contributing factor in the emergence and spread of ...

My name is Eric Senteu a resident of Kiserian, Kajiado County. I am a regular reader of your column and I like how you simplify animal health information. I am a dairy farmer who is keen on cutting ...

An Aarhus University study found no link between the use of Bovaer and an overall increase in cow mortality or decrease in ...

Since the United Nations COP26 climate summit, the race to reduce methane emissions from cattle production and to slow climate change appears to have officially started. Unofficially, animal ...

A newly engineered biochar-based feed supplement could help reduce methane emissions from livestock while maintaining healthy digestion, offering a promising tool for more climate-friendly agriculture ...

New research has yielded promising results in the fight against campylobacter in free-range chicken flocks. Trials demonstrate that adding biochar to chicken feed can reduce campylobacter in chickens ...

Dear Daktari, Thank you for the informative articles you write in this newspaper. I am a poultry farmer, keeping layers on the outskirts of Eldoret town. Out of curiosity, while buying my feeds at an ...

The growing need for antibiotic-free products has challenged producers to decrease or completely stop using antimicrobials as feed supplements in the diet of broiler chickens to improve feed ...