Category Archives: Beef & sheep

The red flags of poor water management

The reality is we can no longer simply assume that our water is safe for ...

Mineral supplementation on veld

It remains unbelievable to think that ruminants (such as sheep and cattle) can use grass ...

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Trace mineral research shows benefits for gestating cows

A research study at Oregon State University shows that supplementing gestating beef cows diets with ...

Water: The life blood of livestock farming

Numerous parts of South Africa have been burdened by drought over the past few years. ...

Lameness in grazing cattle

Lameness in grazing cattle has some key differences from lameness observed in confinement housed dairy ...

Availa®Zn Improved Ruminant Gut Health in Heat-Stressed Holstein Steers

This study was designed to assess the effect of Availa®Zn on ameliorating the negative impacts of ...