Lekatu Simbras & Simmentalers has won numerous awards and has dominated shows across the country. Owner Obakeng Mfikwe, a medical doctor who took early retirement, believes that by setting big goals you might miss them – but if you don’t set them, it is almost guaranteed you won’t reach them.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/from-doing-hospital-rounds-to-breeding-champion-cattle/

As customers become more accustomed to the realities of life in the middle of a pandemic and global economic crisis, cosmetics and personal care brands in general, are now regularly emphasizing safety and hygiene. However, this hasn't lessened the significance of the fragrance industry developments; rather, it has heightened their significance and is hastening both suppliers' and brands' innovation pipelines.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/sustainability-and-inclusivity-overriding-trends-in-fragrance-ingredients-sector-in-2022/

The prominence of agritourism is growing rapidly across the world with surge in interest toward farming activities, products, and innovative practices along with the launch of new initiatives by governments. These new initiatives promote the local farming and agriculture activities and aim to provide a much-needed economic boost to local farming, ranching, and other communities related to the agriculture sector. Peter Michalko, the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan, stated that the demand for services in agritourism increased by nearly 60% in the EU countries over the past decade. In a report that discussed the growth of the agritourism in Azerbaijan, Michalko highlighted that agritourism increased the economic opportunities to the youth of the country and led to development of rural districts.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/supportive-government-initiatives-to-boost-agritourism-worldwide/

Unlike other birds where you find partners, in chickens there is no courtship or romance. A rooster just forces himself on the hen. So what happens is when a rooster mates a hen, his injected semen is stored in numerous sperm storage tubules (SSTs) located in the area where the hen’s uterus joins the vagina. But this only happens provided the hen likes the rooster. If she doesn’t, she can squirt out the semen to avoid hatching his offspring. Therefore, a hen may still proceed to lay eggs that are not fertile despite even mating with a rooster every day.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/02/04/interesting-facts-of-chicken-egg-fertility-that-you-may-not-know/

Most goats suffer from worms. Worm infestation may contribute to low growth rates and death from other diseases due to worms causing malnutrition. Young goats are more susceptible.

It is worth observing and noting what worms are present in all goats slaughtered for sale and all goats which die. This will enable you to know what worms are common in the area and make sure appropriate remedies are chosen.

Different remedies treat a different selection of worms. Generally, most will treat roundworm and milk tape worm but not all will treat liver tape worm, nodular worm or liver flukes.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/01/25/lets-talk-goats-internal-parasites/

Companies all around the world are racing to find better meat replacements for plant-based or plant-curious consumers, and the plant-based protein sector is flourishing. According to a new survey by the nutrition business Kerry, 61% of customers prefer plant-based proteins to animal-based proteins. Customers increasingly link protein with health and as the benefits of plant-based diets become more widely understood, consumers are gravitating toward vegan protein sources.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/02/01/the-rising-popularity-of-plant-protein-and-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2022/

The adoption of a healthy lifestyle is increasing with growing health concerns and rising awareness among the population. The health and fitness market across the globe registers a decent consumer base shift towards healthy dietary alternatives. Consumers are looking for products that provide energy for a longer duration and have high nutrient value, thus increasing demand for energy bars in the market. The rise in demand for convenient and healthy energy-providing food products is driving the organic energy bar market. The consumption rate of high protein bars is more among bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts, and athletes as they need to replenish their lost energy. The increase in preference of consumers for organic food variants and the rise in popularity of snack bars provides lucrative market opportunities for the global organic energy bar market.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/01/27/healthy-energy-bars-are-in-vogue/

Still, in its infancy, nutrigenomics has the significant advantage of allowing researchers to look at people, diet, life stage, and lifestyle without preconceived notions.

We choose a complicated mix of meals throughout our lives, which can have a favourable or negative impact on our health. Complex biochemical processes extract the energy and other essential components that allow us to develop and function, and many previously inconsequential chemicals have since been identified as beneficial. The issue, for both scientists and consumers, is that the benefits do not appear to be uniform for all.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/01/15/nutrigenomics-potential-upsides-and-downsides/

Diseases of goats are many, and are more of a problem if the goats are kept in large numbers. Contributing factors to high disease levels are poor nutrition (especially poor in August) internal and external parasites, overcrowding and poor housing.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/01/13/lets-talk-goats-9-common-goat-diseases/

If you are setting up your poultry farm in a distant place away from where constant electricity supply is a fairy-tale, you have to look at the area and find out how regularly they get electricity and how much it would cost you to buy a generator and fuel it monthly. Or else a good solar system would be a cheaper option.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2022/01/03/5-considerations-before-selecting-your-poultry-farm-location/