Tag: stockfarm

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes South African Boer goats have proven popular worldwide for their ability to improve indigenous goat breeds. In addition, Covid-19...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Artificial insemination (AI), and accompanying hormone treatments given to female animals, have been successfully applied for decades. The next...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Land reform in South Africa is complex. Land reform solutions are equally complex and within partnership and development models, this...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The term ‘veld’ in Southern Africa denotes natural vegetation, utilised by livestock. In other parts of the world it is...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The saying goes that too much of a good thing is not good at all. In the case of acidosis,...

Three different rodent species are usually encountered on a poultry farm. They are Rattus rattus or the roof rat, Rattus norvegicus or the brown...

After qualifying as an occupational therapist at the University of Pretoria and practicing in Johannesburg for six years, 29-year-old Sarah Green moved back to...

Administering treatments to livestock via injection can be a hairy business, in more than one respect. It is therefore essential to take the necessary...

Many farmers and feedlot owners have first-hand experience of the damage respiratory diseases can cause to a cattle farming enterprise. Although pneumonia is a...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Three elements are necessary for a crime to be committed: a willing criminal, a suitable target (property) and the...