Category Archives: Technical articles

Nutritional interventions to manage Escherichia coli during the nursing period

Modern swine production systems have become highly intensive to maximise animal productivity. The higher intensiveness...

Extended lactations in dairy cows

Successful dairy enterprises need to achieve consistently superior levels of productive and reproductive efficiency to...

Importance of creep feeding in lambs

Creep feeding young lambs provides an opportunity to get lambs started on feed at a...

Practical management around the weaning period: A feeding perspective

The impact of weaning is well documented for increasing stress levels, lowering nutrient uptakes, and...

Ensure broilers get essential macro and micro minerals

Mineral deficiencies can occur in poultry production when an imbalanced diet is fed. Balancing poultry...

Summer season supplementation for the producing beef cow

Summer is approaching fast, and for the beef cattle farmer, this means the calving season...

Programmeer die fetus vir hoër wolproduksie

Wolproduksie begin nie met die skeer van ’n skaap nie, dit begin reeds voor geboorte....

Stage of maturity determines the balance between quality and quantity of your forage

There are many different views on the right time to cut forage for baling or...

Practical management of the piglet around the farrow process

The swine industry has made tremendous improvements in terms of the number of piglets born...

Bestuur beïnvloed voerkraalprestasie

Droë-materiaal-inname (DMI) bepaal grootliks die Gemiddelde Daaglikse Toename (GDT) van ’n voerkraaldier. Daadwerklike pogings moet...