An Overview of Bream Farming
By Keith Nicholson Fish farming has been practiced for thousands of years. In Africa, several countries to the north of Zimbabwe have been farming fish …
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Some Tips On Bull Selection
By Lorna Joubert Cattle farmers are currently taking stock of their breeding bulls, and considering buy new bulls. There are various sales coming up and …
Understanding Agro-chemicals Labels
By Doug McClymont Do you remember going into an old chemist shop (pharmacy or drug store nowadays) and seeing the glass bottles on the shelves …
Important Livestock Diseases Transmitted By Ticks and Other Vectors
By Stu Taylor Theileriosis or January Disease – This disease is a major killer of cattle. Recently the country has experienced a new strain of …
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Buying a Beef Bull
By. A. T. Stubbs YOUR day at the bull sale could be one of the most important, from a cattle breeding point of view, that …
The Importance of Active Learning
By Vimbai Ruvengo In an ever-changing environment, we live, farm and carry on with our business. Nothing is stagnant; laws, markets, the natural environment (soil …
Goat Breeding with Anisha Cader
By Cader Amato Boer Goats Stud BREEDINGThe ideal age to start breeding goats is at 12 months of age. A young buck of 12 months …
The Fish in a Tank System
By Richard Pio Aquaculture has been one of the world’s fastest-growing agri-sectors over the past decade with tilapia proving to be an incredibly popular species …
Reasons for breeding the Brahman
By Lorna Joubert When considering what breed of cattle to buy, farmers should always ask themselves the following questions: What am I expecting to do …
Mukota pigs with Chris ‘Beefy’ Grant
Rhodesian Indigenous, Zimbabwe Indigenous By Julie Havercroft Chris “Beefy” Grant has been farming small livestock in Matabeleland for some years now. What makes his enterprise, …