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Tracking the future: Livestock industry unites

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes South Africa’s livestock industry is putting its technology where its mouth is by integrating livestock management with Red Meat Industry...

Pork 360: South Africa’s self-regulated assurance mark for sustainable pork

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Pork 360 is South Africa’s self-regulatory assurance system: a commitment by the pork industry to hold itself accountable for producing...

Stray animals, traceability, biosecurity, and court cases

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Stray animals have become a major problem in most provinces, threatening small and large stock producers' biosecurity status. Brent McNamara,...

NWGA discuss traceability in the red meat and wool industries

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes On Friday, 4 July the National Wool Growers’ Association (NWGA) hosted an interactive panel discussion at the Karoo Winter Wool...

Spotlight on LITS-SA: Where do we stand and how will it...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The recent and ongoing outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in various South African provinces has once again put the...

The ins and outs of processing feedlot cattle

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes During the feedlot challenge hosted by the Department of Animal Science at the University of Pretoria, BScAgric Animal Science...

Artificial intelligence: Paving the way for traceability

It may be a weighty term, but artificial intelligence (AI) will play a significant role in the intensive beef cattle industry in future. This...

Marking your livestock is worth your while

There are still cattle farmers who believe the marking of their livestock is a waste of time. The truth is that this small chore...

Anatomy of an auction

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The livestock auction industry finds itself at a crossroads and is likely to see a few profound changes over the...