Pigs
These livestock diseases can be problematic in wet weather
An increased tick burden after the recent rain that fell over a short period in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal...
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This year’s national entrant into commercial agriculture
Thulani Magida, the Eastern Cape new entrant to commercial agriculture of the year, was named national entrant to commercial agriculture...
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WATCH: Big Dutchman’s exhibition at EuroTier in Germany
The world-renowned pig and poultry production technologies company, Big Dutchman, was again an unmissable presence at the EuroTier 2024 exhibition...
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A pig farmer says: This is how pigs grow on pasture
Simon Goble of Khula pig farm near Swellendam is one of a handful of farmers who raise pigs on pasture....
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WATCH: News from Germany
Did you know? Pig and poultry production technologies developer, Big Dutchman, sponsors huge quantities of snacks at every EuroTier exhibition...
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Pig movements recorded in online register
The commercial pig industry is the first meat sector in the country with an online register. Members of the South...
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Waking up to the possibilities of winning in pig farming
Buti Malinga has built Vukani Piggery from a very small start – when he left a full-time job to start...
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Pork production: Alternatives to commercial feed rations for your pigs
Question: I want to feed my pigs well so they can grow and be healthy, but commercial rations are very...
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Pork production: Watering your pigs – Dr. Mary-Louis give advice
How much water do pigs need to drink? In hot weather they go to the watering point and seem to...
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