Rift Valley Fever
Rift Valley Fever (RVF)
is a viral zoonotic disease, which mainly affects livestock but also has the
capacity to infect humans. Humans are susceptible...
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Field tests demonstrate precision and reliability of GEA DairyMilk M6850 Cell Count SensorKeeping cows happy and healthy is...
Insect-based animal feed could help UK reach net zero
Insect-based feeds for farmed animals could help the UK reach its net zero
carbon emissions target, researchers say.Emissions from...
Transforming Africa’s livestock sector is key to food security amid surging demand for meat...
Pastoralist with herd Horn of Africa_Katherine Bundra RouxWithout sustainable growth of its livestock sector, Africa...
Adoption of precision agriculture to match fertilizer inputs in livestock farming
Livestock farmers are increasingly adopting precision
agriculture techniques to match fertilizer inputs more closely to grassland
requirements. The techniques, underpinned by a combined package...
Managing shortage of forage in livestock keeping
Livestock farmers are continuously being encouraged to calculate grass availability and act quickly to prevent forage shortages amidst one of the driest...
Use of Aloe Vera, magadi soda as EVM in animal healthcare and management
Ethno-veterinary Medicine (EVM) stands for the belief, knowledge, practices and skills relating to animal healthcare and management, and is as ancient...
FNB welcomes lifting of ban on livestock auctions
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNBThe lifting of the ban on livestock auctions is a...
Foot-and-mouth disease: Saai to add traceability function to app
The agricultural network for family farmers, Saai, today announced that it would soon be augmenting its livestock theft app, STIC, to prioritise the traceability...
Government of Zimbabwe bans imports of livestock and pigs from South Africa
The Government of Zimbabwe has suspended with immediate effect the importation of livestock and related products from South Africa. The suspension follows notification by...