Tag: cattle farming

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Die gebruik van honde op ’n veeplaas, vertel Bruce MacLarty, kan die boer geweldig help in die doeltreffende hantering van...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes When Shakes Shabalala of Ladysmith resigned from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in 2017, the plan was...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The quality of grazing decreases dramatically during the winter months, reaching a low in August and September before the arrival...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In Part 1 of this short series, I discussed the characteristics of different grass species. This article takes a closer...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The term ‘veld’ in Southern Africa denotes natural vegetation, utilised by livestock. In other parts of the world it is...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This article provides a brief overview of a very important but complex subject. The aim is to give the ruminant...

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....

For Jan Masiu, who used to earn his living as a farm worker in the Marquard area of the Free State for most of...

Stress undoubtedly has a detrimental effect on livestock productivity. One of the most stressful times in a cow/calf production system is weaning. The challenge...

Zippo Lamprecht of Mynhardsrus, south of Dewetsdorp in the Free State, is the fifth generation Lamprecht on this farm. In 2020 his Bloodline Boran...