All posts tagged "Science"

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  Agriculture

  Part 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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  Agriculture

  Part 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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  State 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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  Improved 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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  Part 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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  PART 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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  Part 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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  FALL ARMYWORM CONFIRMED IN SOUTH AFRICA

  CropLife SA has learned about the outbreak of the dreaded Fall Armyworm (FAW) in maize in the area between Badplaas and Carolina...

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  UPDATE ON THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN LIMPOPO

  The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, has this month identified additional premises as positive for Foot and Mouth Disease...

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  Increasing number of crop farmers using Genetically Modified (GM) seeds

  This view was supported by the 2016 Human Sciences Research Council report titled Public Perceptions of Biotechnology survey in South Africa.