About animals

Pigs were gradually moved from outdoors into enclosed styes, which developed into sophisticated stye capacities utilising technologies not only for automated feeding and water supply systems, but also for controlling the stye environment, in commercial farms. Ecological farming trends have been popular for some time in Europe in relation to demand for healthy products from…

Racka sheep resemble a woolly antelope in appearance. The horns are also exceptional in the Jacob breed. The smallest breed kept in our country is the Ouessant sheep.

Man has kept pigs for many centuries. According to some sources, pigs began to be reared, mainly for meat, in the ninth century before Christ, when they were domesticated. Pigs were initially allowed to range free but were gradually placed in sties. How are pigs kept nowadays?

Before starting poultry farming, a breeder should obtain as much information as possible related to the specific species being kept—its characteristics, feeding habits, and, last but not least, the requirements that the housing facility must meet. This article focuses specifically on housing, or rather, on the equipment and parameters of poultry facilities.

The breeder’s goal should be to achieve and maintain the maximum health of the animals being kept. Healthy and high-quality animals produce high-quality eggs and other nutritionally rich foods suitable for our diet. Another pleasure is the sight of healthy animals that can present themselves well to the breeder.

Individual poultry species may display different social behaviors – some brood (sit on eggs), while others do not. Among poultry, we can also find both monogamous and polygamous species. There are also significant differences in the appearance of individual species.

The period around kindling, together with the rearing of young rabbits up to approximately 2 months of age, can be considered the most critical stage in rabbit production from a health perspective. At this stage, the economic prosperity of the given farm is largely determined, which is why it receives considerable attention in breeding management,…

A number of factors contribute to the development of rhinitis (snuffles) in rabbits, many of which can be influenced to prevent the disease from manifesting.

Selecting the right potential breeding rabbits is extremely important for the direction of your breeding program, whether the goal is meat production or exhibition purposes. Given the possible mistakes that can occur during selection, particular attention should be paid to the following aspects.

The arrival of a new animal is always associated with certain requirements for adaptation to new housing conditions. Without exaggeration, this period can be described as critical with regard to the rabbit’s health and the success of its future use in breeding. For the adaptation to proceed smoothly, it is essential to follow certain preventive…