Stockfarm - January 2021
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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:
4 mins
Stringent hygiene protocols can keep abscesses at bay
Sheep and goat abscesses are not only painful to the animals they affect, but can have a devastating effect on a producer’s pocket.
5 mins
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Categoría: Business
Idioma: English
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