Tag: feedlot

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Acidosis can give rise to livestock mortalities and impair a ruminant’s production potential. Besides animal deaths, the condition can also lead...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The effects of metabolic diseases can seriously damage the red meat industry. During quarantine periods all new animals are given a...

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Francois Smit is one of the producers who has been trying to convince feedlots that discriminating against Boran weaners is...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Respiratory diseases are undoubtedly the number one cause of disease and death in feedlots. Cattle are especially susceptible to pneumonia. Administering antibiotics...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Sheep feedlots represent a specialised and efficient system of raising weaner lambs for meat production in an intensive environment....

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Steers can be finished in one of two ways, namely in an extensive system (veld or pasture) or in an...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Carcass quality affects the eventual meat quality and therefore has a substantial impact on consumer acceptability of the final product. From...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Management is imperative in any enterprise, including the feedlot industry. With a small profit margin, it is important to meticulously...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Since the UP-Agric Feedlot Challenge kicked off on 5 July 2022, sleeping in has become a thing of the...

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