Tag: goats
Joint indigenous veld goat project launched
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iNkosi Zwelothando Mabandla, AfriForum and the family farmer network, the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai), recently launched the joint...
Indigenous veld goats: The way nature intended
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
It is important to keep animals in their original form and preserving the characteristics of that respective breed.
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Nodular worm: One of the most damaging parasites in sheep
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The nodular worm (Oesophagostomum spp) (Afrikaans = knoppieswurm) is a parasitic roundworm. The adults occur in the caecum and...
Stringent hygiene protocols can keep abscesses at bay
Sheep and goat abscesses are not only painful to the animals they affect, but can have a devastating effect on a producer’s pocket. Two...
A hardy Savanna goat stud that can meet challenges head on
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Tattie Scholtz breeds Savanna goats in the Griekwastad area and is chairperson of the Savanna Club of South Africa....
Martyrsford Angoras: The legacy lives on
Sean Hobson’s grandfather, Arthur Blake Hobson, once said about farming: “The way people judge you is by your integrity. Integrity is everything.”
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Goat meat excels, but supply remains limited
Due to its health value and excellent taste, goat meat has become more popular among consumers over the past few years, and goat farmers...
SA goat breeds suit the Zimbabwean landscape
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Pathisani Ncube has a wholly indigenous flock of 15 goats that he rears on a 90ha farm in Inyathi,...
