The use of organic versus inorganic trace elements in poultry nutrition is a bit of a conundrum and underscores a pivotal challenge in farming and animal care. Organically bound zinc has the potential to not only improve broiler health and reduce footpad dermatitis, but also improve carcass quality, which favors its use over inorganic alternatives. Switching […]
In the light of raw material shortages, disruptive markets and ever-present price increases, we cannot tolerate poor nutrient content in feed and inadequate feed conversion. Mycotoxins must not be ignored as a possible cause of performance loss and poor feed conversion, especially during the rainy season, when higher rainfall leads to an increased spread of […]
The new mobile processing units (MPUs) are designed to bring essential livestock services, including tagging, branding, dehorning and vaccinations, directly to farmers. The RMIS is a not-for-profit company responsible for delivering industry services with statutory funding to enhance the South African primary value chain from farmer to abattoir. The RMIS Inclusive Growth pillar focuses specifically […]
A total of 125 goats were sold under the hammer of Vleissentraal Bosveld, with SwiftVee also offering the auction online. The highest price was R47 000 for a ram from the Ilse Lombard Boer Goat Stud of Vrede in the Free State. The buyer was the Eland Zakithi Boer Goat Stud from Hartbeespoort in North West. […]
Two rams from Jan and Thomas Uys of Steynsrus, 3002 GU and 2234 GU, achieved the top prices at the auction when they were sold for R15 000 each to Peet van Zyl of Heilbron and Jan Harm Bosch of Steynsrus. A total of 40 rams were sold for an average price of R10 475. OVK Ladybrand hosted the […]
Wars in faraway countries, protectionism in developed economies, domestic stagflation and foot-and-mouth disease in the Eastern Cape have directly and indirectly affected South Africa’s primary dairy industry in the past year. And according to Luke Gibbs, who chairs the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) and farms in KwaZulu-Natal’s Normandien district, grassroots dairy farmers have felt the […]
PMSA plays a key role in coordinating efforts to tackle the problems of predation on livestock and wildlife. The organisation represents four member industries: the National Wool Growers Association (NWGA), the Red Meat Producers Organisation (RPO), Mohair SA and Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA). STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES PMSA recently met the Predation Management […]
Suzanne Kotzé from Moorreesburg’s ram 2002 SJ fetched the highest price at the auction, selling for R32 000 to John Morris of the Stellenbosch University’s Mariendahl research farm. A total of 59 rams were sold for an average price of R12 576. The auction was conducted by BKB Humansdorp under the auspices of the SAMM Society, with […]
The auction was held on 28 August at the farm Rheederskop in the Jamestown district of Stellenbosch. Three bulls were each sold for the sale’s highest price of R60 000. VPBM 210044 (lot 5) was sold to J&A Pieterse of Richmond in the Northern Cape. R Rossouw of Aliwal North bought VPM 210057 (lot 10). VPM […]
Recent reports indicating that veterinarians are leaving the country en masse have caused a stir. The parliamentary portfolio committee for agriculture reported that about 100 of the 160 veterinarians who graduate annually from Onderstepoort emigrate, but experts dispute this figure. While the shortage of veterinarians over the years is not denied, Dr Paul van der […]
