Tag: sheep

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This year’s Komga Agricultural Show, energised by the arrival of summer and filled with festive stalls, was abuzz with activity. The grounds came alive with live music, a poultry exhibition,...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Economical sheep production depends on a number of basic requirements and factors. The size of the flock is the major determinant. Climate...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Properly classed wool will always be in demand among wool processors. The wool classification process focusses on six physical characteristics. As far...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Grouping animals into different physiological stages for the lambing season is a cost-saving exercise The process of lambing makes ewes more...

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The last official block test performed on South African beef and sheep carcasses was done in 1995. The objective of...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The negative impact of bluetongue has been widely felt by livestock producers and their flocks over the past few...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The highly contagious bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus is responsible for foot rot infections. The bacterium can easily enter soft tissue of...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes A strong lamb crop is highly dependent on meticulous management of the newborn lambs and their mothers. Quality care during...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The nodular worm (Oesophagostomum spp) (Afrikaans = knoppieswurm) is a parasitic roundworm. The adults occur in the caecum and colon,...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When ruminants suddenly over-consume low-fibre carbohydrates such as grains, without them having been adapted to it beforehand, it can lead...