Elephant Interactions in Hazyview

...Lindwe, a young female, is not a morning animal, she much prefers a lie in, and if it’s raining she’ll try to stay indoors. Ironically, like most elephants, she loves a mud bath...
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Meat Grading Systems - Mutton and Lamb

...The age class of an animal is indicated on the carcass with a row of three letters e.g...
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Dual Purpose Sheep Breeds in South Africa

...Dual Purpose Sheep Breeds in South AfricaDual Purpose Sheep Breeds in South AfricaSheep Farming in South AfricaDual-purpose sheep breeds in South Africa refers to an animal that can be farmed for both the production of wool and meat...
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Organic Matter in Soil

...These living microorganisms feed on plant matter and produce substances that bind soil particles together. These clumps of particles make up good soil structure and help to stabilise the soil aggregates...
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Roasted Springbok Loin and Frikadelle Recipe

...Garnish with parsley and serve with roasted butternut and sweet potato wedges with pumpkin seeds or 5 t potato mash _(boil up with a few cinnamon sticks) and lots of fresh-baked crusty bread to mop up the rich sauce...
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Predation Management and the Law

...The killing and hunting of listed threatened or protected species are prohibited unless the animal is specifically regarded as a damage causing animal by the authorities...
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Animal Instincts and Low Stress Livestock Handling

...use of an animal’s point of balance and flight zone, low stress livestock handling takes prey animal’s natural instincts and fears into account...
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Ukuqhuba eVredefort Dome

...Emva kwe khilomitha ezimalunga nama, kukho ukwahlukana phakathi kuka N1 kunye no N12 (Zibhalwe Potch kunye ne Kimberly). Thatha uN12 uguguthe nduli ezicacileyo umgama omalunga ne 100km...
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Identifying Poultry Problems - Senses

...Chicks are generally more sensitive to ammonia than older birds.Use your MouthSmell and taste the feed and water. The drinkers and water should be clean enough for you to drink from it. The same applies to the feed...
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Lesser Honeyguide

...Like all honeyguides, the lesser honeyguide will feed at an active bee’s nest in the early morning when the bees are lethargic...
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Animal Identification

...Animal IdentificationAnimal IdentificationPredation Management in Livestock FarmingAll cattle, sheep, goats, ostriches, pigs and horses have to be branded with an identification mark, according to the Animal Identification Act (Act 6 of 2002)...
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Diseases in Goats

...In cases where feeding is expensive, feed well for a shorter period, do not less feed for a longer time. Pregnancy: Give extra feed from day 90 of pregnancy. This is important even in reasonably good grazing conditions...
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Cactus Pear

...Its use for feed production has increased over the past decade as farmers search for ways to buffer themselves against the impact of climate change and droughts...
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Num Nums are Yum Yum

...The num num is easily grown from seeds, cuttings or layering (layering is when a stem forms roots while still attached to the mother plant). Seeds can be soaked in warm water to speed up the germination process...
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Guide to Indigenous Food Crops in South Africa

...Immature pods are dried or boiled while immature seeds are ground to make flour. Tubers are used as food substitutes for starch-enriched food such as rice and maize meal...
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Confit of Smoke Salmon on Avocado Puree Recipe

...In a small pan, dry roast the fennel and coriander seeds for 5 minutes over low heat without scorching (just to release the spice flavours). Remove and grind together for 1 minute...
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Green String Beans Planting

...Seeds are planted two to three centimeters deep.SpacingPlants should be spaced five to ten centimeters apart in rows that are 50 to 60 centimeters apart...
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Fast Facts About Chacma Baboons

...yearsHabitatWide distribution in a large variety of habitats - flourish where there are trees to sleep in and water to drink including semi-desert to woodlands, mountainous areas, not forest Gestation6 monthsNumber of young1FoodOmnivores: Fruit, grass, seeds..
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Cardinalfish

...They can be spotted in crevices or caves on the reef in pairs or small schools, and mostly feed nocturnally. This is one of the few species which broods orally, the male keeping the fertilised eggs in his mouth until they hatch...
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Fast Facts About Tree Squirrels

...Included flowers, seeds, berries, bark and grass.PredatorsSnakes, raptors, wild cats, mongooseBy Megan Emmett..
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Identification of Brown Hyena

...Farmers should remember that seeing a brown hyena feeding on a carcass does not necessarily mean that they have killed the animal...
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Poultry Transportation

...Association has the following tips for a smooth journey:©Andile BahlaBirds should be kept as comfortable as possible during transportation or at the market.DriversThe driver should not only like animals, but also be familiar and know how to address animal..
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Ku Xava Tihlampfi Letintsongo

...Ntiko hinkwawo na nhlayo ya tihlampfi swina nkoka kuva u tiva leswi tingata kurisa xiswona xikan’we naku hlayelela swakudya kumbe feed conversion rate (FCR). FCR i nhlayo ya swakudya ku humelerisa nhlayo ya nyama ya hlampfi...
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Interesting Coastal Facts of the Overberg

...Most of the animal life of a sandy beach ecosystem is less than one millimetre long, living between the sand grains...
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