Glossary of terms

Poultry farming is associated with many important aspects related to ensuring proper living conditions. This is important in both professional and hobby breeding. One of the most important elements is to provide birds with constant access to clean and fresh water. Small breeders are becoming more and more aware and give water in adapted drinkers, not dishes that are not intended for this. Putting water in an open tank will allow the birds to go inside and the water will quickly get dirty. Such unsanitary conditions result in the occurrence of diseases in birds with frequent falls.

Home incubation of eggs is becoming increasingly popular among growers. Home poultry production provides healthy organic products and brings satisfaction from the backyard farm. With a small outlay, you can grow chicks from your own eggs or from eggs from a proven source. The first step to incubation is to purchase an incubator. There are incubators on the market for hobby home incubation at affordable prices.

The main causes of the spread of the dangerous African Swine Fever virus include contact with infected animals or infected food waste. The source of ASF infections are sick domestic and wild pigs, as well as warthogs and ticks of the genus Ornithodorus, which are not found in Europe.

Exmersible heaters are heaters used to heat drinking water in drinkers for all poultry, pigeons or farmed birds. The immersion heater is a flexible cable powered by 230 V. The flexible heating part allows the heater to be adapted to different sizes of drinkers used in watering birds. The heater made of plastic is insulated, which guarantees the safety of use and birds drawing water.

Advisible syringe - is a syringe that automatically complements a fixed dose of solution, used in veterinary medicine. The self-replenishment syringe is used for injection and vaccination of animals, especially in larger farms, when more animals are vaccinated at one time. Refilling of the drug can be done via a hose or a bottle placed on the stem of the syringe.

The diatomaceous earth is a diatomite - a rock, formed from diatoms (algae) and their shells. Diatomaceous earth is in the form of a white, odorless powder. Diatomite is 100% natural. The powder particles are sharp and hard, thanks to which they injure the living parasites. Diatomite can also be dissolved in water and given to drink, cleansing the digestive system, without damaging the intestinal walls.