cattle
How to handle your beef cattle – Part 1: Understand your cattle
For successful beef production, certain facilities are necessary. These facilities must simplify the management of cattle and it must be functional and economical. The ARC Institute for Agricultural Engineering in South Africa has made their manual on handling facilities available to ProAgri Zambia so that our readers can benefit[...]
Artificial insemination of beef cattle
by Roy Dixon - CRV Xseed Many producers of purebred and commercial beef cattle can profitably utilise artificial insemination (AI).The benefit of AI is to use the best genetics at affordable prices. This is very beneficial for young stud breeders. Most AI programmes fail because of lack of commitment[...]
Dehorn cattle for more profits
The one form of disarmament that makes sense, is the removal of cattle horns. In this short two-part series we discuss the reasons for and ways of dehorning. Horns and their growth Horns are the pairs of hard, bonelike, permanent growths projecting from the heads of cattle. They grow[...]
Preventative medicine – Pre-mating check-ups (part 2)
Last month we discussed four management procedures or processes that we should follow in order to increase the productivity of beef cattle. In this issue Dr Dave Midgley focusses on cow management. Back to the cows: Our aim or objective is to get as many cows as possible to[...]