Tag: cattle
The LRF is searching for the 2024 Stud Producer of the...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The Livestock Registering Federation (LRF) is once again inviting entries for its Veeplaas/Breedplan Stud Producer of the Year competition...
Cattle breeding is like a three-legged pot: Keeping it all together
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The primary focus at Kermar Brangus is to get a calf on the ground in one breeding season from every...
Buying a better bull
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Buying a bull is one of the riskiest decisions a commercial cattle operation can make. All the different breeds and...
Bumbi Mahlangu: A farmer with a vision
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The 68-year-old Bumbi Mahlangu has proven that if you want to be a producer it is never too late,...
Histophilus somni: A bacterium that demands attention
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The organism Histophilus somni is part of the normal bacterial population (normal flora) found on the mucous membranes in the...
Feedlots and respiratory diseases: Beware of seasonal fluctuations
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Of all the diseases present in livestock, respiratory tract infections have the greatest impact on a feedlot’s profitability. Lung infections are...
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...
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 colon,...
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 mortality...