Tag: livestock

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes There are three key reasons why maize silage is an excellent feed for high-producing livestock: High dry matter production or...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Meat prices continue to rise faster than most other food categories. With a year-on-year increase of just over 13%, meat...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The Umfolozi Livestock Farmers’ Information Day was held under the banner of the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Extensive livestock production is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, especially droughts and higher temperatures. It is therefore...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes SA Feedlot Association (Safa), the representative body for the South African feedlot industry, is seeking a steady hand to steer...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Mere days after president Cyril Ramaphosa declared an economic emergency in South Africa, the Agricultural Conditions Assessment Committee of South...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The value of testing for feed efficiency, how to build a ruminant from birth to slaughter, the wonder of conception...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This is a summary of trends observed at Bonsmara auctions over recent years. Bull sales at auctions As illustrated in Figure 1,...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes If you want to stay ahead of the latest genetic research, livestock production techniques, industry trends, and animal health matters,...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The recently released 2024/25 Stats SA Governance, Public Safety, and Justice Survey (GPSJS) once again echoed the disastrous effect of...