Stock and breeds
Poultry farming Part 5.2: Natural and artificial incubation
In the previous issue we discussed the raising of pullets and broilers to be sold as meat. In this issue we look at natural and artificial brooding of eggs to be raised as layers. Breeds of chicken In the chapter on planning your poultry farming enterprise, we looked at[...]
Pig farming Part 5: From pig to pork
There is nothing that excites pig farmers more than seeing their herd healthy and having attained the ideal slaughter weight they sought for. It means their arduous labour put into rearing the animals will have paid off and the investment made from project inception, feeding, health, and project management[...]
Cattle breeds Part 3
Drakensberger In 1497, the seafarer, Vasco da Gama, first encountered black oxen when rounding the Cape. In 1836, several Voortrekker families left the Cape with similar black oxen, referred to as Vaderland cattle. Most of these farmers settled along the Drakensberg mountain range, where they developed the breed further.[...]
Rabbit farming Part 6: Kindling and weaning
The doe makes a nest with various materials and abdominal fur before kindling. The doe's nest is usually at the end of her kindling burrow. A quiet area should be set aside for the doe to do this, and a nest box that mimics a burrow should be provided.[...]
AMT weekly mutton report – 27 June 2022
Market feel: Demand increased and resulted in the slaughter prices to increase the past week as well. Higher demand for lambs resulted in this price to increase the past week. Feeder lamb and slaughter prices are likely to stabilize as demand may start to decrease and lambs can become[...]