Farmers in Rongai, Nakuru County have resorted to dregs 'busaa, a traditional brew, to contain a foot-and-mouth disease that has killed more than 30 cows in the area
There are many causes of infertility in cows; ranging from poor handling of semen by the inseminators, anatomical deformities, diseases of reproduction tract, nutritional imbalances or bull infertility (where bulls are used) and a farmer not being observant of the heat signs where A.I is used.
In old age, athletes are likely to experience joint and muscle problems due to extreme usage of their joints and muscles in their heyday. Ruminants too in old age are likely to have “teething problems”.
This is the situation I found myself in last month. Mama Shiro; a small scale dairy farmer at Ololua village in Ngong is one of my clients. She called to inform me that one of her two Friesian cows had fallen in a ditch. They pulled it out but it was unable to stand up.
Two hormones that serve two opposite roles are the reason behind these two scenarios, namely oxytocin and adrenalin, commonly called milk let down and fight or flight hormones, respectively. As the names suggest you can already know which is responsible for what outcome.
Onyango, who is better known by his nickname 'Abiola' was seen ferrying five dairy cows that were being distributed at Mamboleo grounds in Kisumu by Ida Odinga to his home in his pickup truck.
