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,...
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...
Buti Malinga, together with his sister, Cathy, started Vukani Piggery in 2008 with nine sows after they acquired the 154ha farm, Bronkhorstfontein, near Vanderbijlpark...
The term ‘small-scale poultry farmer’ covers micro-, small- and medium-sized broiler and egg production units. The South African Poultry Association classifies a small-scale broiler...
Eggs are the fourth-largest animal production industry in South Africa after poultry meat, beef and milk. With the country’s per capita consumption at about...
