Sheep

Winston Woollies’ 24th annual production auction was held on 5 February at James Miller’s farm Winston at Cathcart in the...

The 105th Consortium Merino auction, held on 31 January in the Eastern Cape, was a great success, with all 131...

When Plan A – the vaccine – is not available, there are measures farmers can take to mitigate the impact...

By Johan Norval Poor production conditions played a relatively depressing role in the sale of Dormers at the annual production...

Managing nutrition in lactating ewes is critical to ensuring their body condition does not drop so much that it decreases...

Creep feed is a way to supplement the diet of young livestock, like calves and lambs, by offering feed even...

After weaning, lambs can be selected for either intensive or extensive finishing, where nutrition becomes a critical element in adding...

It is still too early in the year to determine what the demand for wool from Chinese buyers will be....

Meet Xolisa Bomela, a livestock farmer in Nqamakwe in the Eastern Cape, who primarily focuses on sheep.

Farmers in the Free State will have to jump in quickly to vaccinate their lambs against the dreaded bluetongue disease,...