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Posted by Drikus Delport on 7 Aug 2019
Introduction During the extreme drought which Namibia is experiencing at the moment, many farmers have lost cattle and sheep to urea poisoning or what they suspect was urea poisoning. The following article will attempt to give background on what urea is and how it can be used in lick supplementation programs. Urea is a non-protein nitrogen (NPN) compound. Farmers should remember that urea contains no other useful feed components such as energy, amino acids, minerals or vitamins, therefore it should be used in conjunction with feed components which can supply the needed energy, amino acids,… Read More
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Posted by Karlien Kuhn on 7 May 2019
Feedmaster has committed N$125 000 to the NAU’s Dare to Care Disaster Fund in support of relief efforts to the severe drought impacting Namibia. “Our Namibian family of customers and associates are experiencing devastating impact from the drought”, said Jaco Labuschagne, GM of Feedmaster Namibia. “We are on the ground to help our farmers and agricultural stakeholders in Namibia, and we will continue in the months ahead.” To help those in need, Feedmaster will furthermore supply subsidised animal feed, for specific products as agreed upon by the Dare to Care committee, for the period 8 April… Read More
Posted by Drikus Delport on 28 Feb 2019
Inleiding In vandag se boerdery milieu het ons verskeie uitdagings soos droogte, prysverhogings, markpryse en roofdiere om maar ‘n paar te noem. In die beplanning van ‘n boerdery onderneming is die volgende komponente belangrik tot die welvaart van die boerdery: Die doel van die boerdery en daarmee saam die gedefineerde doelwitte vir die boerdery en persoonlike doelwitte, bemarking van jou diere, teelbeleid, voedings- en dieregesonheidsprogramme vorm ‘n geheel. In hierdie artikel fokus ons op teelbeleid, voeding en bemarking van diere. Teelbeleid Die beleid waarvolgens enige boer teel moet… Read More
Posted by Markus du Plessis on 24 Jan 2019
FINANCIAL PLANNING A MEANS OF MANAGING RISKS IN BROILER PRODUCTION- Financial planning is the bottom line and should be the cornerstone of every successful poultry business. People who are in a successful poultry business, specifically broiler’s, will tell you there is a fine line between controlling variables and environmental factors combined with the knowledge of financial principles and skills to reach financial goals. These fundamental financial aspects of poultry farming will be our discussion and we will solely focus on profitability as the main component. Many poultry businesses… Read More
Posted by Feedmaster Advice on 29 Nov 2018
Small scale flocks - Common questions asked and answered - SOURCE:-Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Sept Vol 7/9- My chickens aren’t laying eggs. Why? While there are a number of reasons that could be responsible for hens not laying eggs, some are more com- mon than others. The small-scale farmer should first consider these when trying to fix the problem. Declining day length Short day lengths are one reason why birds may stop laying eggs. Poultry typically need 12 to 14 hours of light per day to stimulate egg production. For flocks on natural daylight, egg production will decline in the… Read More