The crop of a chicken is the first compartment in the digestive tract of the chicken, it is found directly after the esophagus and can be lo...

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The crop of a chicken is the first compartment in the digestive tract of the chicken, it is found directly after the esophagus and can be lo...
How to spot mastitis in dairy cows and easy ways to prevent it Recognising the presence of mastitis in the udders of cows is the firs...
Whether a system uses the best type of bedding available, with the most comfortable mats and cushioned barriers, chances are the cows wil...
Inside the womb of the cow there a number of membranes which help to keep the calf alive and healthy. Once the calf has been delivered, thes...
During a spell of wet weather recently, a cow showed up lame with no signs of trauma or foreign body, in her back right hoof. Slightly...
This is always one of the most daunting tasks to undertake for the first time. If you have no experience with injecting, as I didn't, yo...
Unfortunately, I recently came across a cow that had 'knocked off' her left hook (in proper terms she fractured her tuber coxae). Yo...
The first thing I should mention here is that for any aggressive cow, calm, well-experienced handling is essential and can almost always pre...
Every pregnant cow must undergo a 'dry period' just before they calve, in order for their next lactation to be healthy and for their...
An important skill in dairy herdsmanship is the ability to detect when a cow is 'bulling'. In other words, when the cow is most fert...
The main purpose of this article is to describe the anatomy of twisted uterus in cattle, assess the risk factors involved in pre-disposin...