Tag: nutrition
Lick supplements for ruminants in perspective
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
The use of licks as supplementary feed for ruminants is commonplace, especially where livestock is farmed extensively. Grazing quality...
Poor sucking reflex in newborn calves
It all started with a conversation I had with a farmer who mentioned a friend who had trouble with newborn calves that were unable...
The secret to restoring nutrient density in food
Over the past 60 years, scientists have noticed alarming changes in the nutrient values of the food we eat. A popular article, Mineral Depletion...
Nutritional aspects of beef cattle production
As the reproduction rate of beef cattle in South Africa
is generally low, helping animals produce according to their genetic potential
requires careful planning and effective,...
Managing nutrition in ewes
The increasing demands placed on ewes in terms of multiple births in intensive,
accelerated lambing systems,
has triggered a marked increase in these animals’ nutritional needs....
