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 ...

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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Foot rot in sheep

Although there are many reasons as to why sheep develop hoof problems, foot rot is ...

Calculating feedlot performance in a carcass-value economy

It has become increasingly apparent that conventional measures of live animal feedlot performance are inadequate ...

Biosecurity: Keeping out the ‘black’ sheep

Things could be so much easier if sick or infected animals turned black to be ...

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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