This morning, a client called with an unusual observation: his foreign turkey had laid a brown egg. Naturally, his curiosity immediately caught my attention this morning during our conversation together.

I know this client well because he is inquisitive, just like me. We connect easily because I appreciate people who ask questions whenever something seems unusual or confusing permanently today.

He wanted to understand why this happened, since turkey eggs are generally white. I explained that biological variation can sometimes produce unexpected characteristics without necessarily indicating any danger or disease.

There is a term called aberration, describing something noticeably different from what is normally expected. However, an aberration does not automatically mean illness or poor health in animals indeed today.

Nature still holds many mysteries, and science continues explaining things we once considered impossible. Farmers should observe carefully, ask questions, and seek evidence before reaching conclusions responsibly and confidently always.

Abdullah Opeyemi Akande
B.Agric. (FUNAAB)
GAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Animal Sci. (UI)
RAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Int’l Business (UU, UK)
Ph.D. in view