With today being designated World Rabies Day there is good reason to focus on the current state of this and other animal diseases in South […]
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Are these Seven Livestock Breeds Suitable for Your Smallholding?
Ease of care, cost of nutrition, housing and finally usage are just some of the factors which affect the suitability of various livestock breeds on […]
Limpopo Gets Foot & Mouth Disease Campaign
Concern about continued cases of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) being diagnosed in Limpopo has prompted the national and provincial departments of agriculture to embark […]
Live Sheep Exports: Feedlot Manager Arrested
In an event that amply illustrates the barbarity of the seaborne livestock export trade, the Eastern Cape feedlot manager of Kuwaiti livestock trading company Al […]
More SA Sheep in Seaborne Ordeal
Showing a flagrant disregard for its own Guidelines for the Exportation of Live Animals by Sea, published last year, the government and the Red Meat […]
Understand Parasites In Equines
Like all livestock, horses and donkeys have external and internal parasites that, if not managed, can cause serious or even fatal organ damage. A parasite […]
Running A Business On Your Plot: Guidelines And Pitfalls
A smallholder with an expanse of land can consider various ways in which to run a business on your plot to make money. Whether this […]
Why Do Hens Stop Laying?
Even the best laying hens eventually stop laying eggs, and sometimes egg laying even stops seemingly randomly. There can be various reasons for this. As […]
Ticks On Livestock: Tick Control And Disease Prevention
For all tick-borne diseases it is prudent to prevent ticks from attaching themselves to your animals. For large herds and flocks the common method of […]
Ticks On Livestock: Types Of Ticks & The Diseases They Carry
Livestock, like all plot animals, are susceptible to external parasites such as ticks, lice and flies, and smallholders with livestock must be aware of these […]