Tag: livestock

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes NAMPO Cape 2025 is set to return to Bredasdorp Park from 10 to 13 September with a host of new...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This year we are grateful for a wet start to the winter in the Highveld, with our water table recharged...

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: 7 minutes A centralised operations centre (OC) will be opened at the Red Meat Industry Services’ (RMIS) headquarters in Pretoria today (Monday,...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Livestock commodity groups have called on government to formally declare foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) a disaster as KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) grapples...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Livestock farming is a broad field of study that encompasses several sciences. The modern livestock breeder is expected to have...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Jackals and caracals remain Karoo livestock producers’ greatest concern, with their numbers appearing to have increased since rain broke the...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Hot, humid summer conditions in South Africa create an ideal environment for the spread of eye diseases in cattle and...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Veterinarian Network, in collaboration with RuVASA and RMIS, manages the national disease reporting system, which relies on private veterinarians reporting...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Livestock producers face many challenges, such as predator-related losses. These losses must be kept to a minimum to ensure both...