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16 February 2018
Falgore Grazing Reserve to Cater to CattleNIGERIA - It has been reported that the Kano State Government has said that the proposed grazing reserve in Falgore game reserve has the capacity to cater to over five million heads of cattle....
29 November 2017
Misuse of Antibiotics in Livestock, Poultry Also Causes Resistance in Humans, Says ExpertNIGERIA - Solomon Chollom, a medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute, says the misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry can also make humans resistant to the drug....
16 November 2017
Kebbi Govt Creates Settlement for Fulani Cattle BreedersNIGERIA - The Kebbi State Government has resolved to create a permanent settlement for Fulani cattle breeders and with the necessary basic amenities for them and their animals....
22 June 2017
FAO: Emergency Aid to Combat Hunger in North-east NigeriaNIGERIA - Seeds and fertilizer for more than one million people are being distributed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in north-eastern Nigeria for the planting season that begins this month....
05 June 2017
Livestock Feeds Invests in Supply Chain to Enhance CompetitivenessNIGERIA - Livestock Feeds Plc, a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria Plc, has announced that it is currently investing in its supply chain operation to drive further growth, and enable it deliver better value to all stakeholders....
24 May 2017
Dealers Threaten to Stop Bringing Cattle to LagosNIGERIA - Cattle dealers, butchers and other stakeholders at the Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege, Lagos State, have threatened to ensure that no cattle were brought to Lagos State until the state government compensate them for the Sunday demolition at the abattoir....
06 February 2017
Lagos Clamps Down on Illegal Abattoirs, Cattle MarketsNIGERIA - In a renewed effort to stem the tide of illegal operations, prevent the sale of unwholesome meat and improve hygiene conditions in abattoirs in Lagos State, no fewer than 24 butchers and cattle marketers have been arrested for offences bordering...
23 January 2017
Benue Govt Cedes Land in Agatu for Cattle GrazingNIGERIA - Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has provided land in Agatu Local Government Area of the state for use as cattle routes....
06 January 2017
High Dairy Import Worries Dangote GroupNIGERIA - About 98 per cent of dairy products consumed in Nigeria are imported, the Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said....
22 July 2013
Drive to Improve Nigerian Beef SectorNIGERIA - The Nigerian Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has assured farmers that investing in red meat industries can earn returns of 45 per cent. ...
27 August 2010
Nigeria Reports One New Outbreak of FMDNIGERIA - The country has reported a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease at Chanchaga in Niger State....
24 May 2010
Call For Specialised Research InstitutesNIGERIA - The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) and stakeholders in the poultry industry have unanimously called for more livestock research institutes, saying that there is a need for species-based research institutes if the livestock sector...
28 August 2009
Professor Calls for New Animal Research InstitutesNIGERIA - The president of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science has called on the federal government to set up new institutes for poultry, pigs and dairy research....
08 July 2008
Alarms Raised as Disease Returns to NigeriaNIGERIA - The Executive Director of the National Veterinary Research Institute, Dr. Lami Lombin, has raised the alarm over the resurgence of Bovine Pleuropneumaonia, a disease she says that is "capable of wiping away the cattle population in the country"....
30 November 2006
Nigeria able to produce 70 percent of its milk, meat needsNIGERIA - Nigeria has the capacity to produce 70 percent of its milk and meat needs, the official News Agency of Nigeria reported on Sunday....
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