Approximately 80 % of agricultural land in South Africa is mainly suitable for extensive livestock farming. The Free State province is the third largest producer of beef in SA. It is believed that livestock production ...

Soya bean cultivars or genotypes demonstrates a limited adaptation to specific geographical areas, and research is applied to address this challenge to enable producers to increase production The research trials’ ...

Although the savanna biome of South Africa is a major resource for rangeland management, little is known about how differences in rangeland management systems affect soil properties in such biomes. Near to Kuruman, commercial ...

Mastitis in dairy cows affects milk yield, welfare and production efficiency.

Myxozoans are regarded as harmful pathogens in aquaculture systems and have an impact on fish welfare eiter directly or indirectly.

The aim of the study is to predict the likelihood for Nguni, Bonsmara and Bonsmara crosses cattle on free range to meet the final slaughter mass as per FR specification.

The impact of predation on reproduction and production performance of Merino and Dorper flocks are described for a 9 year period, and viewed in relation to the other categories of sheep losses, namely diseases, metabolic ...