Cutting-edge technology for diagnosing cattle abortions
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Abortions that occur as a result of pathogen infections lead to economic losses and create public health risks.
As a...
Beef and sheep carcass block test and its relevance in South...
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
The last official block test performed on South African beef and sheep carcasses was done in 1995. The objective of...
Relevansie van die bloktoets vir Suid-Afrikaanse bees- en skaapkarkasse
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
Die laaste amptelike bloktoets op Suid-Afrikaanse bees- en skaapkarkasse is in 1995 gedoen. Die doel van die bloktoetse was die...
Die bestuur van somatiese seltelling in melkbeeste (Deel 1)
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Hoë somatiese seltelling (SST) in melkkoeie is ’n simptoom van ’n onderliggende probleem.
Somatiese seltelling is ’n aanduider van uiergesondheid.
Die uitdaging...
On buying a cheaper Chinese vehicle
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Gert, our farm mechanic, often gets consulted by young staff needing advice on a used car they want to buy....
The future calf in mind: Supplementation of beef cows
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The nutritional requirements of beef cows change as they proceed through different production phases. The supplementation of beef cows in...
Laat die beeste die praatwerk doen
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Hulle is aangewys as KwaZulu-Natal se Jongboer van die Jaar vir 2024.
Die naam T&G staan juis vir Tony ’n Guy.
Die...
Damage caused by game: Who is legally liable?
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This raises the question as to whether someone can be held legally liable for damage that has already occurred, and...
Die koste van plaasinsette
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Die doel van hierdie studie is om die prys van insette wat vir veeproduksie aangewend word, maandeliks te monitor.
Die studie...
The Eastern Cape Boer Goat Club’s veld ram project: A balanced...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Rams in the adaptation phase need to adapt to changing grazing and climate conditions.
Upon completing the adaptation phase, rams are...
Waardetoevoeging maak nuwe deure oop
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Meestal lê die antwoord voor jou en ’n bietjie meer waardetoevoeging tot die produk wat jy aanbied, kan vir jou...
Animal disease trends in January 2025
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
The overall driver of disease trends during January 2025 was fast changing environmental factors. Interactions between the following main factors...
Keep your herd redwater free
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Redwater remains a pressing issue, especially in South African cattle herds, says Dr Hanri Bester-Cloete, state veterinarian at the Bloemfontein...
Effective worm control in sheep
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Worms pose a significant threat to sheep, making effective control measures essential for flock health and productivity. Dr Takula Tshuma,...
Produksie en reproduksie in ’n veranderende omgewing
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Die kanse is goed dat veeprodusente se grootste uitdaging in die toekoms waarskynlik gaan wees om op volhoubare veeproduksie voort...
The Unemployment Insurance Act and the employer’s responsibilities
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Employers and employees contribute to the fund, and employees who become unemployed, or their beneficiaries where this may be the...
Spot the culprits to prevent sweating sickness
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Bont legged ticks are a familiar sight in South Africa, often leaving a trail of disease and complications in its...
Voorkom sweetsiekte deur deeglike bosluisinspeksies
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Bontpootbosluise kom redelik algemeen in Suid-Afrika voor en laat ’n dik spoor van siektes en probleme.
Sweetsiekte is nie ’n baie...
Greater predator numbers, bigger problems
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Role-players in the livestock industry are concerned about the increase in large and foreign predators that have been killing off...
Groter getalle roofdiere knou produsente wyer
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Kommer bestaan oor die toename in groot en vreemde roofdiere wat die afgelope tyd onder veeprodusente se diere begin maai....
2024 Textile Exchange-kongres: ’n Saak van verandering
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Die vinnig-veranderende produksie- en verwerkingsomgewing, tesame met die implementering van nuwe regulasies in die tekstielbedryf, was die hooftema van Textile...
Doeltreffende wurmbeheer in skape
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Wurms is ’n beduidende bedreiging vir skape, wat doeltreffende beheermaatreëls vir kuddegesondheid en produktiwiteit noodsaaklik maak.
Die warm en nat toestande...
Bly op die pad met die regte bande
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Vakansies is my gunsteling tyd van die jaar, want dit is wanneer familie op die plaas bymekaarkom en die huis...
Ewe synchronisation: Understand the breeding cycle
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Some breeders do not want to interfere with nature and prefer to leave a ram with the ewes so that...
Higiëniese ontwerp van suiwel-infrastruktuur
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Die mikpunt van die behoorlike, higiëniese ontwerp van suiweltoerusting en -infrastruktuur, was sy vertrekpunt, is die voorkoming van biologiese, chemiese...
Ontmoet die trailblazers: Die baanbrekerbul wat voor loop
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Die Engelse woordeboek omskryf ’n trailblazer soos volg: “The first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows that...
Coming to terms with crossbreeding
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
Most commercial farmers know that mating cattle of different breeds results in increased performance in the crossbred calves relative to...
Unravelling the forage quality of pasture mixtures under grazing
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Plantain, if maintained at 60% in a pasture mixture, can improve forage quality and milk production.
A kikuyu-ryegrass pasture see-saws dramatically...
Die voergehalte van aangeplante weidingmengsels
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Voergehalte en melkproduksie kan verbeter wanneer plantaan 60% van ’n weidingmengsel vorm.
Die goeie nuus is dat data getoon het dat...
Korrekte bewyslewering is belangrik
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Tydens dissiplinêre verhore en arbitrasieverrigtinge is die werkgewer verantwoordelik om bewyse aan die voorsitter of kommissaris voor te lê om...