Stockfarm Magazine - January 2021

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In this issue

Artificial intelligence: Paving the way for traceability
Piet Mothepu: Creating a legacy
Rural safety • Mukota pigs • Mycotoxins • Mineral shortages
Hoof care • Low-stress handling • Abscesses • Trading Post

Artificial Intelligence: Paving The Way For Traceability

It may be a weighty term, but artificial intelligence (AI) will play a significant role in the intensive beef cattle industry in future. This is according to Dr Andy Hentzen, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort’s Production Animal Science Department, and clinical manager of the Production Animal Clinic at Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital.

5 mins

Rural safety: Legislation and resources

This is the second in a series of three articles focusing on different aspects of rural safety.

6 mins

Smallholder farmers can make it big

Smallholder farmers are usually defined as farmers who own or have access to a small plot of land on which they produce food for their own use and the market.

5 mins

Piet Mothepu: Creating A Legacy

Piet Mothepu and his wife, Maria, have been farming on Kirkdale in the Koppies area of the Free State for three years.

5 mins

The Mukota: Saving the breed from extinction

The Mukota is an indigenous, domestic pig found primarily in Zimbabwe with smaller populations found in Mozambique and Zambia.

5 mins

Keeping Game Safe From Mineral Deficiencies And Poisoning

Game kept in intensive systems and that are moved to larger camps or open farms, can suffer from mineral deficiencies.

5 mins

The hidden role of water on earth

Water is the most precious substance on earth, a fact which has been undisputed throughout history. Water has unique properties that are required for life. This article focuses on the importance of water in stabilising the earth’s climate.

6 mins

Protect your silage from mycotoxin mayhem

Some filamentous fungi are able to grow in food and produce toxic secondary metabolites known as mycotoxins.

3 mins

Low Stress Methods For Moving And Herding Cattle On Pastures

In order to lower stress and improve productivity, calm, quiet handling of cattle in all aspects of management is very important. There are three steps in the process of moving cattle on large pastures: