Category Archives: Beef & sheep
Livestock handling boxed in (but in a good way)
The Bud Box concept is anything but new, but it has recently started trending among ...
Dec
Feeding the white gold factory: A life-phase approach
The profit of any factory will be affected by its working parts (machinery) and steady ...
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Dec
Foot rot in sheep
Although there are many reasons as to why sheep develop hoof problems, foot rot is ...
Oct
Calculating feedlot performance in a carcass-value economy
It has become increasingly apparent that conventional measures of live animal feedlot performance are inadequate ...
Oct
Biosecurity: Keeping out the ‘black’ sheep
Things could be so much easier if sick or infected animals turned black to be ...
Oct
Hybrid vigour for cattle in extensive systems
Hybrid vigour, synonymous to heterosis, has always been a popular subject at a braai, but ...
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Oct