Equipment - Rabbit Boxes

...Care must be taken to not overcrowd the rabbits and if they are taken on a long journey make sure that they have carrots or apples in the crates, which supply feed and liquid. The longer the journey the fewer animals in a crate...
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Violet-backed Starling

...They also feed on insects which are taken off branches or hawked in flight, including termite alates.Plum-coloured Starling BreedingPlum-coloured starlings are monogamous and solitary breeders...
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How to Cook Rabbit Meat

...It is an ideal meat to feed to invalids and sportsmen as it is very easily digested. Rabbit meat can be used in any recipe designed for chicken, but care must be taken to never overcook the meat as it will dry out and become tough...
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Moringa - Miracle Medicine

...It is easily propagated by seeds, but needs nitrogen for good yields...
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How to Start Dairy Farming

...Do you have good quality feed available, do you have housing for your cows and is there a lot of cattle diseases in the area...
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Buffalo Social Structure

...The advantage of rank within a herd of buffalo is that more dominant individuals feed ahead of and in the centre of the herd and they do not have to contend with trampled pastures...
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Food Security in South Africa

...into the conversation, people immediately start talking about agriculture: how much are we producing every season; how do we deal with land reform to keep commercial farmers in the game; how do we get skills to subsistence farmers; can our urban poor feed..
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White-bellied Sunbird

...They favour nectar and will feed by either perching or hovering. This sunbird hawks flying insects and gleans insects and spiders from foliage.White-bellied Sunbird Breeding White-bellied sunbirds are monogamous...
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Ecosystems and the African Elephant

...Nutrients from fallen trees are also recycled back into the soil through decay, as ash after fires or by termites which feed on the wood...
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Lippia Javanica Against Insects

...Fever tree grows easy from seeds and cuttings. A fast grower, it prefers a sunny position and is happy in almost any soil type, often colonising disturbed areas...
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Decision-Making in Farming

...Are you using poor quality seeds? Do you plant too early so seedlings are damaged by frost? Is your soil too poor? A problem can also be an opportunity to grow. Start by collecting information...
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Brood Parasites

...Once it has overcome the competition, the brood parasite still needs to ensure that the host parent will feed it as it grows more obviously different every day...
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Rissos Dolphin

...It goes north in the summer and south in the winter.Habits : Risso's Dolphin is a spectacular jumper, which is rare for such a massive animal...
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Piece of Heaven

...This means that even when you aren't out exploring the bush on a game drive, you will have the opportunity for some animal sightings while you are enjoying some relaxing time at the lodge...
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Relax in the Wild Beauty

...Western Cape❮❯Relax in the Wild Beauty at Gondwana Private Game Reserve offering accommodation options for solos, families, couples and groups who are making their way along South Africa’s Garden Route.Unique FeaturesAbundant bird and animal..
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Homestead Borrowing Ideas from Elsewhere

...Today, their homesteads commonly have walls made either from mud bricks or a woven lattice of wooden strips covered in some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw...
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Luxurious Safari

...Luxurious SafariLuxurious SafariGarden Route, Western Cape❮❯Botlierskop Private Game Reserve offers a safari experience close to the beach, along South Africa’s scenic Garden Route in the Western Cape.Unique FeaturesAbundant bird and animal..
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Remote and Relaxing

...Animal sightings are plentiful and include close encounters with the array of mammal species, including rhino, buffalo and leopard...
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Wildlife of the Western Cape

...For animal life, this means that the plants grow slowly and have limited food value. Consequently, the area has little in the way of fauna...
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Cotton Farming in South Africa

...Cotton has a better than neutral carbon footprint because the plant stores more carbon in its lint and seeds than is released from fuel and fertilisers used during the growth period.South African CottonSouth Africa produces high quality, exportable cotton..
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Butternut

...After this the plant lanes can be slightly ridged and smoothed or flattened to prepare a bed where the butternut seeds will be planted.ClimateButternut is a warm climate plant, so plantings are concentrated over the spring and early summer months...
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Aquaponics in South Africa

...Aquaponics can be done on a small scale, like in a backyard to grow fresh produce to feed a household. Carp, tilapia or catfish can be used in a 500-litre fish tank...
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Langebaan Lagoon in Days Gone By

...As early as 1654, van Riebeeck sent ships to collect nearly 1 600 penguins and birds’ eggs to feed VOC slaves...
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Humpback Dolphin

...The animal's snout is rather slender...
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Sunflower Farming in South Africa

...©William WeeksA stand of sunflowers at Agricultural Research Council's ARC Oil and Protein Seeds research farm.A report by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) says sunflowers can also produce a crop on marginal soils and with very..
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