Can I eat my sick chicken? We received a question from Janet, a reader asking whether it is okay to kill and eat sick chicken. She said some of the birds in her flock were snoring, " Kuku wangu wanang'orota", and so was wondering whether it…
The secret to getting to market faster More than just animal models, Charles River offers discovery, safety and biologics services to support your project from lead candidate selection, all the way through to IND enabling studies. What's the best way to shave a year off the drug…
Layers vs Broilers which is more profitable? How much money can a chicken farmer make? Or in other words, is chicken farming profitable? That chicken farming is a profitable venture is not in dispute. But still, the question lingers. As an agribusiness agripreneur, is it better to…
Chicken Agribusiness What is chicken farming as an Agribusiness? Keeping chicken for purposes of selling them later or for the purpose of selling chicken products is what is termed as an agribusiness. This definition can also be extended to running a business…
Kienyeji (Indigenous) chicken vs exotic breeds vs… To the agripreneur engaging in Chicken rearing, one question that keeps lingering is Which chicken breed is better to keep for business? Kienyeji i.e. indigenous chicken vs exotic breeds vs improved kienyeji what are the pros and cons of each? The…
What is airsac disease How can I know whether my chicken has airsacculitis? Is airsacculitis a common respiratory disease in chicken?