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Researchers present results of a project for improved animal welfare in poultry production

Octopus Robots company has developed a range of robots to compensate for the lack of solutions to decontaminate extensive buildings such as livestock buildings,...

Market trend: broiler breeders + group nest = the perfect match

n the poultry sector, there is a global trend towards choosing group nests over individual nests. Wannes Dermaut explains how farmers want to optimize...

Valley® Introduces Pump Command™ – An Intelligent, Automated Control Solution for Irrigation Pumps

Valley® Irrigation, The Leader in Precision Irrigation®, has released Pump Command™, a new solution for growers to automate pumping and wirelessly control irrigation pumps. The...

Kenya stops Israeli firm deal at Galana-Kulalu farm

Kenya has finally cancelled the contract of Green Arava, an Israeli company that was setting up a model farm at the Galana-Kulalu irrigation scheme,...

Group auctions: a great team brings great results

The Valsrivier Bonsmara Breeders Group, which comprises two stud and three commercial breeders, was started in 2005 by Cornay Botma (Hentacor Bonsmaras) of Bothaville...

Higher milk production, lower carbon footprint

The subject of methane emissions from dairy cattle has received increasing attention from environmental activists concerned about climate change. This has spilled over to consumers,...

Focus shifts from zinc to gut health for robust pigs

For years, the inclusion of zinc oxide in pigs’ diets has been considered crucial in controlling harmful organisms such as E. coli. While this...

Technology and animal welfare improve piggery profits

CP Kriek and his wife Gerda swapped their industrial engineering careers for farm life in 2012 with the purchase of Bloubank Estates, the holding...

The future of pig genetics

Over the past decade, the use of genomics in pig breeding has helped to accelerate genetic improvement and on-farm performance. “Genetics companies in general have...

Small-scale pig farmer implements commercial practices

Buti Malinga, together with his sister, Cathy, started Vukani Piggery in 2008 with nine sows after they acquired the 154ha farm, Bronkhorstfontein, near Vanderbijlpark...

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