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Pork production: Watering your pigs
How much water do pigs need to drink? In hot weather they go to the watering point and seem to...
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Have your say in survey on livestock theft
The farmer and criminologist Willie Clack invites farmers to share their experiences regarding livestock theft as part of a research...
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Biosecurity not government’s responsibility alone
Biosecurity has been a buzzword in the agricultural sector for quite some time. While its enforcement is the responsibility of...
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Pork market shows signs of recovery – Absa Agri Trends
Cautious optimism is evident in South Africa’s pork industry as pork prices start to recover following a period of pressure...
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Pig and goat farming: MEC Kekana urges farmers to move from survival to sustainability
During the closing of Agri-Ventures 2025: Pathways into Pig & Goat Farming on Friday, 12 September 2025, Nakedi Kekana, MEC...
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African swine fever (ASF) outbreak highlights stray animal problem
Amid struggles to contain ongoing outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease elsewhere in the country, the probable outbreak of African swine fever...
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Science behind PRRS resistant pigs shows promise for fight against African swine fever
The success achieved with gene editing to make pigs resistant to the disease porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS) also...
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Over ten years of hard work with small-scale pig farmers paying off
We caught up with Chris Ngeleza, national transformation manager at the South African Meat Industry Company (SAMIC) during the South...
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WATCH: Positive developments in the pork industry
The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) recently hosted its annual media day, the Baconer’s Brunch, at the Pretoria Country...
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Neurocysticercosis: The preventable infection plaguing the Eastern Cape
Many parts of the Eastern Cape have a high prevalence of the parasitic infection known as neurocysticercosis (NCC), a leading...
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