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Boer goat management (Part 1):Buying your goats

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Boer goats can be an exceptionally rewarding livestock enterprise, provided a few key principles are followed. The ram plays a vital...
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The consequences of not reporting livestock theft

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes South Africa is unique in publishing official livestock theft statistics, including the number of animals stolen and recovered, as part...
Rudzani Sadiki (left) and his right-hand man, Tshilidzi Mudau, with the ARC National Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo of the Year award. Tshilidzi assists Rudzani in marking and weighing the animals, and recording all measurements.
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From herdsman to award-winning producer

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes As a young boy, Rudzani Sadiki tended to his family’s cattle in the village’s communal pastures in Venda, Limpopo....
A livestock farm with a kraal
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Communal livestock farming (Part 5): Marketing your livestock

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In the last article in our series on communal livestock farming and the protocols and lessons associated with it, we...
Although communal grazing creates a challenge in preventing diseases from entering a herd or flock, the practice of kraaling animals every night creates the opportunity to do exactly that, or at least to provide early treatment that will prevent losses. (Photograph: Carin Venter, Plaas Media)
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Communal livestock farming (Part 4): A practical approach to biosecurity

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes This article, as part of the communal livestock farming series of articles, looks at biosecurity and managing diseases such as...
To increase weaning weights, Shakes has been using this Braford bull as a terminal sire.
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Shakes Shabalala: When hard work pays off

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Shakes Shabalala, ex-SANDF staff sergeant, implemented his master plan to create a family legacy with creating a agricultural co-op. Shakes had...
Kraaling animals at night affords the opportunity to supplement poor grazing in winter. Communal livestock farming. Farmers
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Communal livestock farming (Part 3): Grazing management in commonages

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The greatest challenge with communal livestock farming in rural areas is the year-round availability of grazing. Sourveld is highly palatable...
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Age determination in small stock: As easy as 1, 2, 3

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Counting teeth remains the best indicator of a sheep or goat's age. Counting teeth helps producers to determine flock composition,...
Drought is a recurring phenomenon in the arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa. There is 100% certainty that drought will prevail.
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Climate-smart livestock farming (part 5): Mitigate the effects of drought

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Drought is a recurring phenomenon in the arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa. In fact, there is 100%...
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Climate-smart livestock farming (Part 4): Livestock that efficiently convert veld into...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The first three articles in this series focussed on the optimal use of rainfall to produce feed. However, all...
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