Cattle
WATCH | Botswana imports Brazilian Girolando cattle to cut dairy imports
Botswana has begun importing 1 000 Girolando dairy cattle from Brazil in a phased programme aimed at reducing the country’s...
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Expert advice | Using growth stimulants and implants on calves
Hormones play a key role in an animal’s growth and development, influencing everything from frame size to muscle production and...
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Regular ‘pedicures’ save dairy cattle in soggy Southern Cape
Receiving a pedicure every three weeks may sound like a luxury. However, for the herd of George Kuyler, a dairy...
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‘Why we paid a record-breaking R5.5 million for Omega’
Cattle Group has paid a record-breaking R5.5 million for Omega, the most expensive Ankole bull ever sold in South Africa....
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You can’t improve what you don’t record: The hidden power of recordkeeping in the genomics era
Genomics, SNP chips and DNA testing are transforming livestock breeding – but they’re only as powerful as the records behind...
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Backgrounding – how to prepare calves for feedlots
Success in backgrounding calves for feedlots depends on far more than just good feeding once they are bought. Many of the health...
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Building a profitable cow herd – Part 2: Genetics, management and fertility
In the second instalment of his practical beef cattle series, Christopher Sparks – honorary life chairman of the Livestock Registering...
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Profit starts with grass: Practical lessons for building a profitable cow herd – Part 1
Building a profitable cow herd starts not with cattle, but with grass. In this first of a two-part series, Christopher...
Read moreDetailsThe cattle farmer’s manual | Supplementation is an investment, not an expense
Winter supplementation for cattle is often viewed as an unavoidable expense – but experienced producers know it is one of...
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The cattle farmer’s manual | Why protein is the key to winter grazing success
When cattle lose condition despite plenty of grass in the camp, the answer often lies in protein – and not...
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