Creep feed is a way to supplement the diet of young livestock, like calves and lambs, by offering feed even...
Read moreDetailsAfter weaning, lambs can be selected for either intensive or extensive finishing, where nutrition becomes a critical element in adding...
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Read moreDetailsSupplementing the natural winter veld and other bulk feed, like hay, that your beef cattle eat is important if you...
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Read moreDetailsHaymaking is becoming increasingly important to farmers and the Balfour Hay Day on 16 January wants to help them produce...
Read moreDetailsWant to shoot out the lights with your maize, sunflower or soya crop? African Farming spoke to Johan Meyer from...
Read moreDetailsShould you dock the tails of lambs or not? Many vets argue that leaving tails on sheep causes lambs the...
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