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Get the taste of success with Novatek: When only the best is good enough
Willa Vorster is the type of dairy manager who believes in hands-on management. So hands-on that he will actually eat some of the calves’ feed pellets to taste if it is good enough for his babies! “At some stage the calves were not eating well despite the most carefully[...]
ISO 22 000 ensures safer and better feed
by Chewe Alphonsis Shinina Over the last decade, with the expansion of customer awareness, rights and overall high customer expectation, product quality has become ever more important. Novatek Animal Feeds is also well known for its high-quality feed products regionally as well as in other parts of Africa. Although[...]
Novatek: Rainy season syndrome
by Wiehan Visagie Broiler farmers in Africa will agree that the constant change in weather conditions affects farm production. As the continent’s climate transforms, it alters rainfall patterns, the ambient temperature, and even the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Broiler farming depends on suitable climatic conditions such[...]
Aerators in fish farming; a new trend in aquaculture systems
by Kanyembo Robert Aquaculture in history Aquaculture, which is the growing of aquatic organisms and plants, was first coined in China before BCE 1 000. The Zhou dynasty that ruled China from 1 112 to 221 BCE and the then described as a politician, Fan Li (BCE 500), cultivated[...]
Principles of Crocodile Feeding
by Marné Meyer The crocodile industry moved from home mixing of feed to commercially manufactured feed in the recent past. Manufactured feed holds many benefits for the farmer including consistent feed quality, lower feed costs as well as reduced transport costs. There has been little research done on crocodile[...]