Sheep

The Sustainable Cape Wool Standard is one of four wool standards that received a mark of approval from the global...

Police in KwaZulu-Natal’s Bulwer district have nabbed more livestock thieves, who reportedly tried using false documentation to try to deceive...

Despite a slight correction at the most recent wool auction, prices have returned to sustainable levels for small-stock farmers after...

Biosecurity has been a buzzword in the agricultural sector for quite some time. While its enforcement is the responsibility of...

Human welfare and animal welfare are seldom mentioned in the same sentence. Usually, the focus is on the latter. But...

Nutrition starts with the mother. If ewes or does are poorly fed while pregnant, the offspring will not grow well...

At the last wool auction of the past summer season – while the exchange rate increased from R17.71 to R17.81...

Sheep scab, or brandsiekte, a skin disease caused by the sheep scab mite (Psoroptes ovis), is a major threat to...

The South African agricultural markets showed mixed performance across various commodities for the week ending 16 May 2025. 

Before the Dorper entered the scene, South Africa had no locally developed, well-adapted mutton breed. The focus had been on...