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Practise Pen and Pasture Rotation to Reduce Parasites in Livestock
Characters Program Host Mr. Chui: Farmer Mrs. Kawa: Veterinarian SOUND EFFECTS: COW MOOING. SHED DOOR OPENS. SOUND OF STEPS ON STRAW Mr. Chui : (speaking to his cow) Now then, Mama Ngombe, how are you feeling today? (The cow moos.) Po, po, po, po, po … you are still looking ill. And smelling ill, too. Who do you think…
The Role of Native Breeds in Maintaining Livestock Health: Story Ideas for the Radio
Exotic chickens not adapted to local conditions Story:The chickens in a local village are low producers, but they provide enough eggs to meet the needs of villagers. When a veterinarian comes to visit the village, he says the native chickens are poor producers because they are sickly. He recommends that the native chickens be replaced…
Livestock health
Radio Spot #1: Keep animal housing clean Why do some animals get sick but others stay healthy? The answer is simple. Some animals have better resistance to disease than others. And there are ways that farmers can help animals build that resistance so they stay healthy. First, provide good quality feed. Animals that eat well…
A Guide for Broadcasters to Some Important Livestock Diseases
There are simply too many kinds of livestock diseases for a non-expert to be familiar with every one. This article provides a few basic facts about twelve of the most important and widespread livestock diseases. This information is basic, but it can help you decide what diseases to focus on when designing a radio program….
Indigenous Knowledge and Livestock Raising
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Announcer: Today I’m going to talk about livestock.In particular I’ll talk about traditional ways of raising livestock – methods that have been passed down from one generation to the next. Let’s start with some chicken talk.The people in a village called Simirinac in Costa Rica keep…
One Good Idea Leads to Another in Cameroon
Host: The program you are about to hear is about understanding and respecting local farming practices. Sometimes these practices are passed down from our parents and grandparents and we continue to use them because they still work well. But sometimes farmers develop new practices based on their own ideas and experiments. The farmers in this story…
Farmers and Scientists Working Together
Example 1 – Farmers and scientists re-discover and improve a traditional livestock cure Sheep farming is common in the highlands of Peru. But a continuing problem for some sheep farmers is a parasite called ‘sheep ked’. This parasite weakens sheep, and damages the hide and fleece. The sheep do not produce as much meat, and the…
Use Moringa Seeds to Clean Dirty or Polluted Water
ANNOUNCER: Dirty water can kill you! Or make you very sick. It’s true. You probably already know that you can boil your water to make it safe for drinking. However, boiling water is expensive and not always easy – it uses a lot of fuel. But there is another way to clean water. Let’s find…
These Crops will Help you Through the Drought
ANNOUNCER: “Where are the rains? My crops are dying. How will I feed my family?” Have you heard someone say this? Have you said it yourself? Things can look desperate when you’re depending on the rain – and the rain doesn’t come. What’s the solution? Well, there are some ways to make the water you…