Tag: animal health
Crop residues: Popular crops and managing them
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Once harvesting in the summer planting areas has been completed, it is a good time to move your animals...
Sheep scab: Get the big itch under control
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Sheep scab in small stock can lead to considerable damage if not treated early. Due to its prevalence, Dr Andries...
Prevent cryptosporidiosis from running riot in young cattle
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Although cryptosporidiosis has nothing to do with cryptocurrency, this animal disease can cost livestock producers a considerable amount of money....
Focus on hoof care (Part 5): Vertical fissures
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
In last’s month’s article I focussed on horizontal fissures in dairy and beef cattle. There is a difference between...
Focus on hoof care (Part 4): Horizontal fissures
In the first three articles in this hoof care series, I discussed the role that management and the environment plays in claw problems, as well as...
The health of the national herd begins on the farm
Animal diseases are an unavoidable aspect of any livestock farming enterprise and require due attention. Yet it is often overlooked, leading to major economic...
Focus on hoof care (Part 2): Genetics and conformation
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
In part 1 of this series, I explained why we often see cattle with long claws and I touched on...
Stringent hygiene protocols can keep abscesses at bay
Sheep and goat abscesses are not only painful to the animals they affect, but can have a devastating effect on a producer’s pocket. Two...
Focus on hoof care (Part 1)
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
There have been many myths and different opinions in the past regarding the subject of the bovine hoof. Part of...
The do’s and dont’s of tail docking
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Tail docking is usually performed in sheep and involves both surgical and non-surgical methods to shorten or remove the tail....
