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 […]
Little Miracle follows in the footsteps of the first cloned calf, Michelle, born on 29 June. The clonings are proudly South African, with two local experts – Dr Gert Jordaan, a reproduction specialist, and Dr Niel van Zyl, a veterinarian from Parys – responsible for both. The process uses stem cells from a top cow’s […]
vKlaas Venter from Grootvlei purchased the bull (HN 20-140 Frelon) for R200 000. All 49 bulls at the auction were sold. The average price was R95 760, which according to Rodney is the highest average for production auctions this year. All the female animals were also sold. The highest price was R19 000 for a pregnant heifer, […]
The scale and integrated structure of the proposed experimental farm, Farm@UP, is the first of its kind in the country and the continent, said Prof Barend Erasmus, dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, during its introduction to potential private sector partners. According to Dr Hinner Köster, president of the UP convocation and […]
By Koos du Pisani (sponsored content) Commodity organisations in the red meat industry – the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO), the former National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (Nerpo), the South African Feedlot Association (SAFA) and the Red Meat Abattoir Association (RMAA) – realised the South African red meat industry has the potential to compete internationally, […]
The enthusiasm and display of quality animals showcased the passion and commitment of communal farmers towards their development and progress. The selected animals, chosen from regional flocks, were indeed of the best quality that the communal areas of the Eastern Cape have to offer. The number of entries, 102, was similar to previous years. There […]
Although it is encouraging that Steenhuisen recognises the seriousness of animal diseases, the process of finding solutions has been dragging on since 2000, says Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of Agbiz. Biosecurity, with animal diseases being the biggest concern, has been a much-discussed issue, especially over the past three years. Sihlobo says conditions such as foot-and-mouth […]
Most riders have heard about ‘Monday morning sickness’, ‘tying-up syndrome’ and polysaccharide storage myopathy in horses. Tying-up, also known as exertional rhabdomyolysis, is a condition that causes muscles running over the hindquarters to tighten and cramp up. Recent studies have highlighted links to training and feeding strategies in racehorses that can also be applied to […]
