Mitigating disease challenges in poultry using traditional means
One of the biggest cost drivers in poultry production is disease management. Diseased birds can not only erode your income but can demotivate the farmer. Our goal as free-range farmers is to lower production costs, desist using conventional medicine as much as possible so that the taste of free-range can be maintained Below are some of the traditional (ethnoveterinary) medicine that can be used to treat or prevent some poultry diseases ; 1 ) Septic Wound s • Muvengahonye- grind the fresh leaves apply to the wound •Muvheva- apply the powder of the dried fruit to the wound. • Murenja- crush the fruit apply the juice on the wound 2) Eye problems • Nhundurwa - crush the fruit apply the juice on the eyes . • Snails Shells - grind the shells into powder and apply on the eyes • Tomato leaves- crush the leaves and apply on the head of the fowl poxes. •Matamba - crush the fruit apply the juice • Mupangara- crush the leaves 3). Worms • Muzhoz...