How climate change is reshaping beef cattle production in SA
Over the past three decades, the beef cattle sector has experienced significant changes due to rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns ...
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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 ...
Daybreak Foods: R74 m. is ‘bandage on a bigger wound’
The R74 million Daybreak Foods received in an attempt to normalise the company’s operations is only a temporary solution to ...
Daybreak Foods: NSPCA rescues more than 500 000 chickens
After the director of Daybreak Foods indicated last week that the company could not buy feed for its chickens due ...
Voermol Stressbuster helps your animals cope with stress
Producers have to farm more effectively and economically in the current agricultural environment to meet the higher demand for human ...
Farmers experience the effects of collaborating with nature at Regenerative Farming Field Day
Over 50 farmers from across the country gathered at the Tlhokomela Mobu farm in Radium, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, for ...
New research sheds light on the behaviour of lambs during and after tail-docking
A groundbreaking new study by researchers from South Africa has provided valuable insights into the behavioural responses of lambs during ...
The Donkey Dairy story: From rare breeds to healthy milk
For Jesse Christelis, his 146-strong donkey herd – made up of 108 mares, 6 breeding stallions and 32 fillies – are ...
Thousands of chickens die from starvation at a large poultry farm
By Maile Matsimela The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) says it urgently intervened in poultry farming operations run by Daybreak ...
Tail docking: Striking a balance between welfare and management
Tail docking in sheep is still often influenced by breed standards and tradition. Dorper breeders, for instance, tend to dock ...
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