Tag: livestock farming
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%...
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...
Genex: Building strength through co-operation
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Farmer co-operatives in South Africa and Peru are set to improve their profitability, productivity, resilience and competitiveness in the...
The health of the national herd begins on the farm
Animal diseases are an unavoidable aspect of any livestock farming enterprise and require due attention. Yet it is often overlooked, leading to major economic...
Considerations when erecting pens and camps
Livestock farmers don’t have the luxury of wasting time. Each farming activity is a piece in the production puzzle and must be planned in...
Applicable injection sites for livestock
Administering treatments to livestock via injection can be a hairy business, in more than one respect. It is therefore essential to take the necessary...
Creep feed 101: The basic principles
The saying that you must first learn to crawl before you can walk, applies to many facets of life. This concept also applies to...
