The fight against bovine brucellosis: Is there a solution?
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Brucellosis is a notifiable zoonotic disease that requires immediate reporting upon a positive laboratory result in cattle.
An electronic survey revealed...
Trigomoniase: As jy nie toets nie, sal jy nie weet nie
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Trigomoniase is die algemeenste geslagsoorgedraagde siekte ter wêreld by ekstensiewe beesboerderye wat natuurlike dekking gebruik.
Bulle van alle rasse is vatbaar...
Verantwoordelike versorging van melkkalwers
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Verbruikers se aankoopbesluite word meer beïnvloed deur dierewelsyn, smaak en gehalte as deur volhoubaarheid, wat produsente dwing om tussen dierewelsyn...
Cattle selection decisions based on objectives, resources and environment
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Genetics are a crucial aspect of the livestock industry, influencing the success or failure of the entire value chain, making...
Wees lief vir jou motor
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
“Waarom poets Mbali ons Stout se wiele blink?” vra Gert toe hy ’n handvol kwitansies op haar lessenaar neersit.
Gert is...
Boosting communal sheep production
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
The National Wool Growers’ Association (NWGA) has significantly increased wool production in communal areas, with the wool clip's value growing...
Veldverbetering is ’n 100-jaar wedloop
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Charl, 2024 se Veeplaas Klimaatslim-ambassadeur, sê dit is vir hom ’n lewenslange uitdaging om sy veld te verbeter.
Vir Charl is...
A healthy gut makes for a healthy pig
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
The diets of healthy pigs consist of a series of rations formulated for each phase and requirement of the pig’s...
Wees waaksaam met snotsiekte
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Snotsiekte rig jaarliks groot skade in veetroppe aan. Dit is ’n virussiekte wat deur wildebeeste na vee oorgedra word.
’n Kenmerk...
Strukture en bouplanne op plase
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Die invloed van plaaslike owerhede oor landbou-eiendomme is egter nie tot grondbelasting beperk nie. Ander nasionale, provinsiale en plaaslike wetgewing...
Management factors influencing lameness in commercial sows
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Lameness in sows, regardless of the size of the herd, is a significant welfare and economic concern for pork producers....
Cheesemaking troubleshooting with the guru of cheese
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
The article was based on a webinar presented by cheese guru, Hans Keller, on behalf of the Dairy Standard Agency...
Sustainable farming – finding the sweet spot
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Horizontal expansion in farming is becoming increasingly difficult in SA as good agricultural land is becoming more difficult to obtain.
The...
Voorbereiding vir ’n dissiplinêre verhoor
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Werkgewers moet seker maak wat van hulle verwag word voor en gedurende ’n dissiplinêre verhoor.
Dit is belangrik dat die werkgewer...
Topskaapboer floreer met ’n simplistiese lae-inset benadering
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Wikus Bekker, ’n Dohne-Merino-boer van die plaas Geluksdam by Edenburg in die Vrystaat, se passie vir teling, en sy toewyding...
Die Sybokhaarbemagtigingstrust: Ekonomiese vordering deur inklusiwiteit en diversiteit
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Die Sybokhaarbemagtigingstrust funksioneer onder die sambreel van Sybokhaar Suid-Afrika en speel tans ’n deurslaggewende rol in die ekonomiese vooruitgang van...
Cover crop mixes: Composition and species for summer
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Soil health is a key objective when designing a cover crop mix.
The soil nutrition web is crucial for keeping soil...
Prickly pears as a grazing crop
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
The first prickly pears arrived in South Africa shortly after Jan van Riebeeck’s tenure in the Cape, but it was...
’n Belegging in prestasietoetsing verseker volhoubare kuddeverbetering
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Diere se prestasie word bepaal deur hul genetiese samestelling sowel as deur die omgewing waarin hulle groei en produseer. Albei...
Pak die lente- en groenweidingsuitdagings trompop
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Die lenteseisoen in Suid-Afrika se somerreënvalgebiede kan om verskeie redes baie uitdagend wees vir die weidingsboer. Waar dit nog nie...
Unlocking production potential, one step at a time
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Unlocking the full production potential of the livestock industry – that is the mission of Ndumiso Gule of Gule Agri...
Veediefstal en die afwesigheid van die geskikte beskermer
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Hierdie artikel fokus op die landbouer as 'n geskikte beskermer en hoe die rol kan help om veediefstal te bekamp.
Die...
Die koste van presisieboerdery: Is dit die voordele werd?
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Presisieboerdery is meer algemeen in gewasproduksie en behels die gebruik van tegnologie soos globale posisioneringstelsels (GPS) of outomatisering van boerdery-aktiwiteite....
Die Outeniqua-navorsingsplaas se vleisbeesproduksiestelsel
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
Melkprodusente het soms ekstra droëlandweiding beskikbaar en wil dan ’n vleisbeesvertakking tot die boerdery byvoeg.
Die inbring van vleisbeeste kan die...
The basic principles of reproduction management
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Profitable milk production and the genetic improvement of a dairy herd are directly dependent on effective reproduction management.
An effective reproduction...
Fermentation in the cheesemaking process
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Cheese is a naturally fermented dairy product. The cheesemaking process has a reputation of being a complex craft which can...
Roof- en probleemdiere op Suid-Afrikaanse plase
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Veeboerdery is ‘n belangrike skakel in Suid-Afrika se voedselsekerheidsketting, maar uitdagings soos roofdierverwante verliese kan die finansiële sekuriteit van ‘n...
Slakwurms kan jou winste knou
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Slakwurms in vee veroorsaak ernstige verliese vir veeprodusente en waar ernstige besmettings voorkom, kan diere uiteindelik vrek. Lewerslak tas diere...
Só lyk 2024 se Veeplaas Klimaatslim Ambassadeur-finaliste
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Die 2024 Veeplaas Klimaatslim Ambassadeur-projek finaliste is aangekondig.
“Hierdie is nie ’n 100-meter wedloop nie. Dis dalk eerder ‘n 100-jaar...
Addressing defamation in the digital age
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Defamation, which is the unlawful publication of a statement that harms another’s reputation, has found a new and powerful medium...