Question

Outline ten management practices a farmer should carry out to maintain good healthy in a herd of cattle.

Answer 1

• provide balanced ration to increase disease resistance
• select healthy breeding stock
• cull animals susceptible to certain diseases
• use appropriate breeding methods to avoid disease transmission
• provide proper housing e.g calf pens to avoid diseases.
• maintain high level of hygiene
• isolate or confine sick animals from healthy ones
• Treat sick animals
• impose quarantine incase of out breaks of notifiable diseases
• use prophylactic drugs e.g dewormers
• carry out regular vaccination
• control vectors such as ticks
• slaughter & dispose properly affected animal if cannot be cured.