01/10/2021
https://harvestmoney.co.ug/?p=13842
Poultry waste as feed for other livestock
The poultry industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of livestock production in Uganda. The rearing of birds has grown from a sideline occupation into a commercial enterprise with single farms housing thousands of birds. This can be attributed to increasing demand for poultry meat....
01/10/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/size-difference-in-your-poultry-will-give-slim-your-earnings--3561636
Size difference in your poultry will give slim your earnings
To satisfy the demands of the modern distribution network, bulk buyers that process and supply dressed chicken require uniform flocks with the correct average body weight
20/09/2021
https://harvestmoney.co.ug/?p=13541
Poultry farmers feel pinch of high feeds prices
High poultry feed prices have continued to bite into the profits of farmers across the country. Broilers mash in Kampala and the neighbouring areas is currently retailing for sh1,500, up from sh1,000 per kilo. “I am going to give poultry farming a break until maize prices go down. It is foolhardy ...
04/09/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/local-chicken-to-produce-more-3519030
Local chicken to produce more
The exercise began as a project to be carried out by scientists in Uganda in collaboration with their counterparts in Mozambique funded by African Union
18/05/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/for-indigenous-chickens-to-thrive-embrace-cages-3400614
For indigenous chickens to thrive, embrace cages
The birds are commonly reared in a free-range system where they scavenge for food in the compound and there is little supplementation with grains and kitchen remains
25/04/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/try-sasso-chicken-this-year--3375088
Try Sasso chicken this year
The Sasso ruby c (C44) is a heavy chicken breed that is meant for meat, gaining up to 3.4 kilogrammes for males and 2.7 kilogrammes for females at 10 weeks. It has reddish coloured feathers
24/04/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/poultry-house-construction-guidelines-3365758
Poultry house construction guidelines
Poultry like any other living creature needs some kind of shelter. Whether the chickens are free-range, pastured or caged, the poultry farmer will need to house poultry to protect his birds
22/04/2021
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/agronomy-tips-for-managing-rainbow-rooster-chicken-3365770
Agronomy tips for managing rainbow rooster chicken
When managed as meat birds, the rainbow rooster will attain the average weight of two kilogrammes in eight weeks under commercial feeds. At eight weeks, rainbow roosters meat birds will have...