animal production
Overcoming Agricultural Education Obstacles: Empowering Farmers to study on the Farm
For the past two decades, Agri Skills Transfer has stood as a beacon of excellence in agricultural training and skills development. With our practical approach to teaching, we have established ourselves as the leading institution in preparing students for the modern challenges of farming in a rapidly changing world.[...]
UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Sciences celebrates 100 years of animal production
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science on Friday celebrated a century of veterinary education in South Africa. Established by Professor Sir Arnold Theiler, a Swiss veterinarian in 1920, the first intake numbered eight students. Today it has 1 200 undergraduate and 300 postgraduate students. The Faculty’s training covers[...]
The role of licks in animal production: Protein is important in winter
The correct licks at the correct time can supplement shortages in the grazing to ensure maximal utilisation of the grazing in order to improve animal production. In this article, which appeared in ProAgri’s Feed Production Guide, 2012, Alina Taute, from KK Animal Nutrition (now Yara) discussed the importance of[...]