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Posted by Richard Peens on 13 Feb 2025
Raising healthy and strong calves is essential for any farmer looking to ensure the future productivity of their herd. Here’s a short guide on how to rear calves properly:
When a calf is born, the first and most important factor is that the calf must suckle on the cow's teats to get colostrum.
What is colostrum?
It is rich in vitamins and minerals, but most importantly, it is loaded with antibodies against germs and bacteria. Colostrum can only be absorbed within the first 24 hours after birth.
Rearing calves on the farm when the cow has no milk or has died is not as complicated as we… Read More
Posted by Claudia Isabell Mack on 12 Dec 2024
The rainy season has not yet quite picked up after Namibia's current drought period. Pastures are dry and of low quality. Therefore, urea-containing protein licks are still widely used to help ruminant animals digest dry, lignified grass.
Urea, a non-protein nitrogen, has a protein equivalent of 281%. The nitrogen in the urea is used as a building block for microbial protein. Although urea contains no other nutrients except nitrogen, it makes animal lick supplements more cost-effective. Urea is hydrolyzed in the rumen to ammonia. Rumen microbes use ammonia for their metabolism and the… Read More
Posted by Admin on 14 Oct 2024
OVERVIEW
The Company is committed to economic development in Namibia and invites applications to apply to the Graduate In Training
(GIT) Programme for young Namibians. Our GIT Programme has been designed to develop recent graduates into to the future
talent of tomorrow. The Company seeks a graduate that is team orientated, self-motivated and innovative
This GIT Programme is a development programme aimed at developing strong succession within the Company. Graduates are
placed in various disciplines within the Group of Companies depending on their area of specialisation and where the need has… Read More
Posted by Admin on 29 Aug 2024
Are you a passionate female poultry farmer?
Do you have a keen interest in raising layers or traditional chickens?
We invite you to participate in our thrilling Layer Management Competition, which honours and promotes women in the chicken business. Our objective is to honour female farmers for their excellent management techniques.
How to Participate
#Share Your Management Practices… Read More
Posted by Admin on 21 Jun 2024
Weiveld aksies
Dit gaan nie anders op ‘n wildplaas, as op ‘n veeplaas nie. Die hoofdoel in droogtetye is om die vee of wild aan die lewe te hou sodat die kernkudde kan oorleef. Daar word nie van produksie gepraat nie, maar van oorlewing van die diere. Wat is die strategie daarna sodra die eerste reëndruppels geval het? Die fokus moet op die natuurlike hulpbron wees, hoe moeilik dit ook al is. Dit is nie wat ons op die bogrond sien waaraan ons aandag moet gee nie, maar dit wat onder die grond is, naamlik die wortels van die plante en die grond oppervlakte. Indien daar tekens is van polveld… Read More
