How to Livestock

The Braford is a highly adaptable beef breed with good disease resistance.

We look at how to identify tuberculosis in cattle.

The Afrikaner has good depth and muscular loins, rump, back and thighs. However, it has a fairly shallow body. 

This week we discuss leg and skin conditions in chickens and how to prevent them.

When injecting your animals, always consult a vet if you don't know what you're doing. This week, we look at the consequences of badly administered injections and the importance of keeping records.

When it comes to inoculating your animals, you have to know what you're doing, or you'll hurt the animal. This week, we look at the different ways of giving injections
Issue date: 26 November 2010

Some medicines and vaccines can only be given to animals by injection. But you must know what you're doing, otherwise you can hurt the animal.

An injection is the best method of administering certain medicines and vaccine. But when it's not given properly, an injection can do more harm than good.

Tick-borne diseases can cause major animal losses. This week we look at how to identify heartwater.

This bird disease is highly contagious, especially to domestic poultry. Death rates are high and no treatment is available.

Breeding management is important if you want to get the best out of your herd.

Cattle occupy a unique role in human history and some consider cattle the oldest form of wealth. One of the ways to get your cattle to multiply and your wealth to grow is through "breeding management".