Category : Livestock
Livestock Markets In Kajiado Closed
Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku has ordered the closure of all livestock markets along the Kenya- Tanzanian border for the next 14 days. The move follows...
Saving livestock by thinking like a predator
For predators like wolves, cougars and snow leopards, a cow or sheep out to pasture may make for an easy and tasty meal. But when...
Technology boosts Kenyan pastoralists
In a roadside bar in Nairobi, the smell of roasted meat wafts into the air as commuters make their way home from work. Served with cold...
Over 15,000 Farmers Approved for COVID-19 Fund in South Africa
More than 15,000 small-scale farmers in South Africa have been approved for the COVID-19 Agricultural Disaster Fund, says Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister,...
Didiza announces African Swine Fever outbreak in the Eastern Cape
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Fisheries Thoko Didiza announced on Saturday that an African Swine Fever outbreak has been detected in...
Improving beef yield through crossbreeding
Like too many other black farmers in South Africa, David Rakgase of Rakgase Farms in Northam, Limpopo, has spent decades being refused the right to...
Now is the time to buy red meat – if you can afford it
The global meat industry continues to feel covid-19’s impact as global lockdown measures complicate trade prospects. Economic growth estimates for 2020 have been lowered, and the...
Pandemic Poses Double Challenges for African Pastoralists
In Africa, slowly rising numbers of cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, have surpassed 100,000, according to the World Health Organization. The...
Nguni bull sells for record R310 000 on WhatsApp auction
The livestock auction industry in South Africa has suffered major setbacks during the past six months. First, a ban on auctions was imposed due to...
An animal health plan for the year from Dr Faffa Malan
Maintaining herd health is crucial to ensuring a profitable livestock business with high weaning rates. This involves adhering to a vaccination schedule and a quarantine...