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How to stop rodent infestation in your farm

Raphael Kimari, nailing a piece of an iron sheet to a macadamia tree at his farm at Githakwa Village in Tetu, Nyeri, in a bid to deter an invasive from squirrels. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Wild birds and small mammals are known to spread many diseases including Avian influenza, fowl typhoid, fowl cholera and coryza, they must be excluded from any poultry unit.

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