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Top 5 Nutritional Freshwater Fish Species

Are you looking for the most nutritious freshwater fish to add to your daily meals? Let’s discover the TOP 5 most nutritious freshwater fish to help improve your health. Fish is not only delicious but also contains many essential nutrients that help improve health. Let’s explore the 5 most nutritious freshwater fish that you should add to your daily meals. 1. CARP – GOLDEN FOOD FOR HEALTH Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the most popular freshwater fish, famous for its delicious meat, sweet taste and high nutritional value. Carp contains a lot of protein, beneficial fatty acids, antioxidants and..

How to effectively treat chronic respiratory disease (CRD) in quail

CRD is one of the dangerous and contagious diseases in quails, greatly affecting the health of quail flocks and farming efficiency. Chronic respiratory disease, also known as CRD, is an infectious disease that quails often encounter. This disease spreads through many ways and leaves serious consequences. 1. CAUSES – CRD is an infectious disease caused by Mycoplasma bacteria. This bacteria exists in the air, feces and livestock equipment. – The disease only occurs when there are stress factors that reduce the resistance of quails such as: + When the weather changes suddenly + Too much stocking density + Periodic disease..

Highly Effective Super Egg Breeding Duck Technique

Techniques for raising super egg ducks to achieve high efficiency, from preparing barns, choosing breeds, nutrition, to care and disease prevention. Super egg ducks are duck breeds with high egg productivity. Currently, in Vietnam, some popular duck breeds are: CV 2000 duck, Dai Xuyen duck, Super duck, Triet Giang duck, etc. These breeds can lay from 250 to 300 eggs per year, if raised and cared for properly. To raise super egg ducks effectively, farmers need to pay attention to: housing, breed, nutrition, good care and management, and egg harvesting techniques. 1. BARN The barn greatly affects the health and..

Top unique goat breeds in the world

Let’s explore the top most unique goat breeds in the world and find out why they attract so much attention. Goats are one of the livestock species closely associated with human life, not only because of their economic value but also the diversity of species and characteristics. In the world, there are hundreds of different goat breeds with unique characteristics in appearance, behavior and value. Besides, there are goat breeds that impress not only because of their high productivity but also their “uniqueness” from their strange shape, outstanding adaptability, or the cultural stories associated with them. 1. FAINTING GOAT (MYOTONIC..

Important notes when importing goats for raising – How to avoid loss and care effectively

Goat farming is a model that has been developed in our country for a long time. Goat farming techniques when newly importing are important in effectively caring for the herd, increasing economic efficiency, and raising successfully. Goat meat is very popular in the market because of the concept that goats only eat grass, the meat has high nutritional value, and can be processed in a variety of ways. Following the current trend of developing goat meat farming, many people are not afraid of difficulties and invest a large amount of capital. However, raising goats is not as easy as we..

Pork supply to wholesale markets has decreased sharply

At wholesale markets in the North and South, the number of live pigs is down 50-60% compared to before Tet, causing pork prices to skyrocket. Noting the recent sharp decline in supply, Mr. Hung – a trader in Dong Nai – said that last year he collected several hundred pigs a day, but now he only collects a few dozen. “Prices are high, but finding pigs of the right weight is not easy,” he said. In the North, the consequences of Typhoon Yagi have further exacerbated the shortage. Traders said that damage caused by natural disasters has prevented many farmers..

Pork prices increase, chicken prices decrease sharply

For about 2 months now, the price of live pigs nationwide in general and Bac Giang province in particular has increased sharply, at times reaching 72 thousand VND/kg, causing the price of piglets to also increase sharply. Meanwhile, the price of chickens is falling sharply, greatly affecting herd restoration. Specifically, the price of live pigs is fluctuating between 69 – 70 thousand VND/kg (up 15.8% compared to the same period last year). The price of imported piglets is 2.2 million VND/head from 6.5 – 8 kg (up 41%). Pig farming household in Nghia Trung commune (Viet Yen town). With the..

Hundreds of dog meat farms in South Korea close after dog meat ban

Hundreds of dog meat farms in South Korea have closed since August 2024, following a law banning dog meat and a policy to support closed farms, with support of up to 600,000 won (10.5 million VND)/dog. A dog meat farm in Pyeongtaek city in South Korea. Yonhap News Agency reported on February 10 that about 40 percent of dog farms in South Korea have voluntarily closed since last year, when the country enacted a law banning the consumption of dog meat. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 623 of the 1,537 dog meat farms nationwide have..

Foot and mouth disease is basically under control

Currently, two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs in Khanh Yen town (Van Ban) and Bao Ha commune (Bao Yen) have been controlled. Spraying disinfectant to disinfect livestock barns in Khanh Yen town (Van Ban). Photo: Ha Phuong According to information from the Provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, on February 3, 2025, foot-and-mouth disease was detected in livestock herds at some households in Khanh Yen town, Van Ban district, causing 44 pigs to become sick. On February 5, 2025, 27 pigs in Bao Ha commune (Bao Yen) were found to have symptoms of the disease. Test results..

US: New strain of bird flu detected in dairy cows

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced on February 5 that it had detected a strain of avian influenza in dairy cattle that had never been seen before in cows. Prior to the discovery of this strain of avian influenza, all 957 reported cases of avian influenza in dairy cattle this year were caused by the same strain of the virus, according to the USDA. Dairy cows are raised on a farm in Porterville, California, USA. Illustration photo: AFP Nearly 70 people in the US have contracted avian influenza since April 2024, mostly farm workers, as the virus..