Rabbits are herbivorous animals. This means they eat plants. The rabbit’s diet consists of grasses, leaves, tree barks, and even roots. They’re known to eat veggies like lettuce and cabbage, as well as grains, see […]

The area must remain dry and have good ventilation, but no excessive draughts. The ideal temperature range for weaners between 17°C and 25°C. Avoid a temperature below 15°C and above 30°C.

Build a raised bas […]

Cannibalism in poultry is simply one bird eating part or the whole of another bird as food. This is not pleasant and every farm must try to prevent this situation. Cannibalism in poultry is usually caused by one o […]

The sight of bloody calf scours is a disturbing one, but the condition is not always fatal. Pinpointing the cause of scours through diagnostics is the best approach to effective treatment, and prevention of future […]

Pregnancy indicates a potential increase in the stock of farm animals. This, in most cases, is a delight of the farmer. Detecting pregnancy or estimating the gestation periods of your farm animals are things the […]

​​​​​​​Understand the disease
Commonly found in the gut of warm-blooded animals, E. coli comprises rod-shaped bacteria and can be both a primary and a secondary pathogen, but you’re likely to deal with E. coli as […]

A phased feeding strategy suits pig production: The nutrient composition is adapted according to the needs of the animal as well as its capacity to eat a sufficient volume.

Feed milk at birth: After about two w […]

Barber’s pole worms (Haemonchus contortus) have been the cause of a lot of goat ill-health, and many goat owners will have suffered losses as a result of this nasty parasite. Adult Haemonchus contortus worms are […]

Epididymitis, sometimes called ram’s disease, is a contagious sexually transmitted disease in sheep caused by the Brucella ovis bacterium. It leads to inflammation of the testicles in rams, and i […]

Whilst rabbits are adaptable and handy animals, their diseases often prove fatal due to the lack of drugs dedicated to their treatment, a shortage of veterinarians with any rabbit-specific background, and a […]

Health management on poultry farms is of chief importance because of the overall economic effect it has on productivity. Even farms stocked with the best breeds that are properly housed and fed on high quality […]

These are a series of activities like spraying, de-worming, disbudding, castration, hoof trimming, proper milking practices and general hygiene.
Management of parasitic infestation: Most animals carry parasites […]

If you observe traces of blood while milking, your cow has clinical mastitis, a visible infection of the mammary glands. Mastitis is a management disease that is very costly to the farmer. The biggest cost is loss […]

Pig rearing remains a lucrative business, but it is often disrupted by diseases. One of the diseases that attack pigs is the African Swine Fever. The disease is characterised by loss of appetite; the skin under […]

Ringwomb is also known as incomplete dilation of the cervix more than six hours after foetal membranes appear at the vulva. If the onset of first-stage labour was missed (in extensive outdoor lambing and calving […]

In a general sense, free-range is a loose term for any system that does not use cages and provides access to an outdoor area that is fenced in and may also have some type of netting or fencing over it. Free-range […]

Feeding may be one of the  largest expense of any goat operation. Goats raised for meat need high quality feed in most situations and require an optimum balance of many different nutrients to achieve maximum p […]

The feed troughs should run along the length of the walking area with a water trough in the middle. The total length of the feed through should be such that each cow or heifer has two and a half to three (2.5-3) […]

Colostrum is actually the first type of milk an ewe produces after giving birth and it’s vital to the health and well-being of a lamb. Colostrum is also very important because it contains high levels of n […]

Rabbit Bloat is a condition which is only too familiar to the breeder. It is a condition where the animal becomes ‘blown-up’ by the accumulation of a large amount of gas in the abdomen.

There are undoubtedly […]