Tag: cattle
Robert Mphuthi: Building a legacy, one cow at a time
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
• Robert Mphuthi farms on Quarrykop and is run under the umbrella of the Mphuthi Family Trust.• Within a...
Cattle movement ban is irrational, says Agri Eastern Cape
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
The recent Government Gazette, imposing a restriction on the movement of cattle nationally for 21 days, except under a...
FMD: Movement of cattle prohibited for 21 days
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, has taken the decision to suspend all movement...
Keep your calf crop healthy by banishing brucellosis
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
It is completely normal to have one or two animals that abort in a herd. However, when more than...
Nodular worm: One of the most damaging parasites in sheep
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
The nodular worm (Oesophagostomum spp) (Afrikaans = knoppieswurm) is a parasitic roundworm. The adults occur in the caecum and...
UP Agric Feedlot Challenge – a challenge to watch
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Since 2020, the University of Pretoria has been offering BSc Animal Science students the opportunity to participate in a...
Anaplasmosis: A tickborne disease to be reckoned with
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Anaplasmosis, or gallsickness, can wreak havoc in cattle herds. Despite the possible underreporting of gallsickness cases, the annual average...
Mineral supplementation for ruminants
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
This article provides a brief overview of a very important but complex subject. The aim is to give the...
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...
