Beef cattle
Fatten your beef cattle with Novatek Feedlot 85
by Lemmy Sikumba Feed-lotting (also called pen fattening) involves the feeding of beef cattle with a high protein, energy balanced diet for a period of 60 to 90 days in confinement to increase live and slaughter weights. The basic principle of the feedlot is to increase the weight of[...]
Fatten your beef cattle with Novatek Feedlot 85
The purpose of a cattle feedlot is to fatten cattle for slaughter, and the quicker and more economical the cattle are fattened, the more successful the feedlot. Cattle farmers have to feed a well-balanced diet to realise good profits. In practice, there are generally two feeding systems to choose[...]
Breeders of beef cattle breed for a better future
We are halfway into the year and in the busiest part of the livestock sales season . . . and in the Covid-19 year, which makes people think differently about many things and about the return to basic principles. So, it might just be a good juncture to ponder[...]
Occasional feedlotting of beef cattle
by Wiehan Visagie Many livestock farmers in Zambia take the opportunity seasonally to feed cattle in feedlots. Most of these feeding units operate with a one-time capacity of anywhere from 15 to 350 cattle. Feeding cattle can be tricky as farmers need to be able to source quality raw[...]
How to handle your beef cattle – Part 13: Manure handling practices
Published with acknowledgement to the ARC Institute for Agricultural Engineering for the use of their Beef Cattle Handling Manual. Visit www.arc.agric.za for more information. We have reached the last article in our beef cattle handling series, and this month we look at waste management. A farmer can prevent many[...]