How to manage piglets
Care is essential to avoid piglet mortality in the first three days of life. Here's a list of tips on how to manage piglets.
Listen to your birds
According to expert Bruce Gibson, the three golden rules for best
broiler house management are: look, listen and smell. This week we
discuss the importance of listening to your broilers. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Getting started with pigs – 5
Feed your pigs correctly and you’ll have efficient reproduction and
growth as well as good quality meat.
Stormy time ahead for animal feed
Prospects for animal feed prices are not looking good as demand is starting to outstrip supply.
Getting started with pigs – 4
Feed will be your biggest cost when raising pigs, but they reward careful feeding with excellent profits.
Getting started with pigs – 3
The successful pig farmer always uses good breeding stock.
Farming pigs: how to get started – Part 1
Here are some basic facts you need to know before starting your own piggery.
What causes disease?
Knowing why an animal gets ill can help us understand how to
prevent disease and treat sickness.
The basics of Angora farming
Farming with Angora goats can be easy once you understand the essentials, says Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Selecting the best bull for beef
Here are the important traits to look out for.
What to look for when selecting a bull
As a herd bull has a great influence on the future of the herd, it must be carefully selected. As we noted last week, to improve the herd, the bull must deliver the goods – literally.
Cows: the inside story
Cattle are ruminants, which means the digestive system has four compartments.
