Tag: cattle farming

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Dail van Rensburg, owner of the Rensbou Ankole stud between Delareyville and Stella in North West, is proud of...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Early this year, police in the Matobo district in Matabeleland South province on a section of Zimbabwe’s border with Botswana,...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The country’s largest and one of its most fertile Brahman studs is operated under extensive conditions on grazing southeast...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes • Robert Mphuthi farms on Quarrykop and is run under the umbrella of the Mphuthi Family Trust.• Within a...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Optimal reproductive efficiency is a key factor in the operational success and profitability of a cow-calf production system. Each...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Since 2020, the Department of Animal Science at the University of Pretoria has been offering BScAgric Animal Science students...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Stockfarm recently visited two formidable farmers in the Eastern Cape, both of whom are making their mark in South Africa’s...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Producers are constantly faced with managing a wide range of animal diseases, of which botulism is one of the most...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The challenge of making genetic progress in beef cattle breeding in a communal area where hundreds of cows and...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes An early-maturing, easy fleshing, short on the leg animal with excellent hormonal balance. That is the breeding objective that drives...