Animal Health
Watch out for these livestock diseases during autumn
Be vigilant about livestock diseases and parasites that may occur during autumn, especially hairworm, coccidiosis and cryptosporidiosis, which can cause...
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Ruvasa: Foot-and-mouth disease under control, but…
With only one case of foot-and-mouth disease reported last year, it seems the spread has been halted. But the smallest...
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Foot-and-mouth disease may have been curtailed
With only one new case of foot-and-mouth reported last year, it seems the spread of the disease may have been...
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Department of Agriculture warns about potential FMD outbreak in North West
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has issued a warning about a possible outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...
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Avian influenza checkmate: ‘We can’t compensate,’ says state
Producers are losing billions of rand due to avian influenza outbreaks, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural...
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Accessibility of good quality feed
Access to good quality feed is essential for any livestock production. Many farmers in South Africa, however, live in rural...
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SA can be a foot-and-mouth-free zone again
South Africa can once again be declared a foot-and-mouth-free zone, provided all stakeholders play their part.
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Hundreds of dairy cows slaughtered in soaked Southern Cape due to hoof problems
Three months of almost uninterrupted rain in the Southern Cape have led to the worst hoof problems in dairy cows...
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Animal nutrition: Supplementary feeding principles
Supplementary feeding is more important during certain seasons because, during different times of the year, the farmer will experience either...
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24 August 2023 In this week’s episode of African Farming (Honey, channel 173, Tuesdays at 17:00) the viewers meet 2023...
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