Tag: livestock management

For South African cattle farmers navigating the unique challenges of our climate and pasture conditions, proper mineral supplementation is not ...

Mohair South Africa has warned farmers to be on the alert for seasonal diseases such as brown stomach worm (Teladorsagia ...

African Farming editor, Lebogang Mashala, caught up with Khomotso Mashiloane of the Red Meat Industry Service (RMIS) at Nampo 2025 ...

A recent study conducted at the Mara Research Station in Limpopo has revealed important information about how different types of ...

Alpacas are alert, agile and territorial, and display instinctive guardian behaviour. They make excellent protectors of sheep flocks and, less ...

A groundbreaking new study by researchers from South Africa has provided valuable insights into the behavioural responses of lambs during ...

Rams top the list of things that can go wrong on a sheep farm. They’re expensive, essential for producing a ...

Tail docking in sheep is still often influenced by breed standards and tradition. Dorper breeders, for instance, tend to dock ...

One thing all goat breeds have in common is that after the morning’s first feed, lactating mothers leave their kids ...

This may sound obvious, but rain and the state of the pasture are two of the most important factors when ...