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553WTO funds fruit fly free project led by ARC
On Tuesday 1 September, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) was appointed project coordinator of the fruit fly free production in Southern Africa....
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559Part 3: Management of Ewes, last 6 weeks of pregnancy
80% of the growth of the foetus occurs in the last six weeks. Ewes therefore have to pick up weight to prevent...
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582Part 2: Management of Ewes during middle trimester of pregnancy
Pregnant ewes are more efficient than dry ewes in picking up weight and their requirements for supplements in this phase is not...
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549State of innovation in agriculture
On 28th August, the Department of Science and Technology together with the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) hosted a webinar on...
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1.2KImproved cow efficiency can reduce the carbon footprint of beef production
Motshabi Chadyiwa, Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production An effective way to reduce the carbon footprint is to reduce animal numbers and increase the...
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843Part 3: Choice of breeding
“Into markets’ The performance recording information is the “qualifications” of the bull. In other words, what level of education does the potential...
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1.3KPART 2: Choice of breeding
“Getting down to the work – breeding and production” This is the “type of business”. Surely these will differ between a stud...
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1.4KPart 1: Choice of breeding bull
“An introduction” One of the most important steps in genetic improvement of a herd is the selection of bulls to be used...
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1.9KBuilding a Climate Smart Agriculture now for the future: AFRICAP project
Globally climate change is emerging as one of the major threats to agricultural development and changes in climate are projected to continue...
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