On-farm Practices to Prevent Stock Theft

...Report immediately to your stock theft unit when animal speculators and hide bone buyers or livestock dealers are active in your area and keep a proper record of prospective livestock buyers as soon as you enter negotiations.By Glenneis Kriel..
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Hippo

...They are considered to be the most dangerous animal in South Africa and responsible for many human deaths and injuries...
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Can African Wormwood Cure Cancer?

...Propagation is done by cuttings, division or seeds sown in spring or summer. Artemisia prefers well-drained soil, full sun and reacts well to heavy pruning...
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Hemp as Building Material

...Hemp seeds are pressed to produce hemp seed oil, used as a wood finish, deck stain and a drying agent in paints...
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Truffle Farming in South Africa

...Seedlings of specific trees (associated with the specific species of truffles that will be grown in the area) are inoculated with truffle spores, which are the ‘seeds’ of fungi. The seedlings are then allowed to grow in sterile media...
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MTB in Mbombela

...Off the Bike: Mankele boasts breathtaking hikes and trail run routes, with a wealth of animal and birdlife. If you feel like a chilled afternoon, go bass fishing or river tubing, or relax around the pool and braai area.By Jacques Marais..
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Plettenberg Bay Activities

...The cave floor deposits have yielded the usual finds of animal bones, beads, stone and bone tools (some 3 000 objects in all), which date back at least 100 000 years...
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Cold Stress in Pigs

...According to Animal Agriculture at Washington State University, pigs suffering from cold stress will huddle together or lie with their feet tucked beneath them in an attempt to get warm. They may also shiver from the cold...
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Business Plans for Farmers

...Background information should also state when farming was started and provide information on general practices regarding aspects such as environment, soil health, animal husbandry, marketing and so forth...
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Real Life Story: Missing Home

...Their pay cheques are often minute and their work back-breaking, but the cash they send home to their families can quite literally feed entire communities...
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Mariculture in South Africa

...Kelp is used as a feed source for abalone, for biofuel and the production of plant growth stimulants, while Ulva is used as an integrated product in abalone farming for supplementary feeding of abalone.Mariculture Farming SystemsMolluscs - mussels and..
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Abalone Farming Systems

...In these systems, abalone is suspended in baskets in special tanks and fed a specially-formulated diet of artificial abalone feed often combined with fresh seaweed or kelp while seawater is continuously circulated through the system...
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Monitoring Pig Health

...wrong if a sow’s udder is hard and swollen, if she does not produce sufficient or any milk or there are litter deaths.SmellUse your sense of smell to identify problems, such as poor ventilation, high levels of gasses or high or low humidity levels, bad feed..
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Lephalale Attractions

...Game viewing is another option to pique the interest of any animal lover. Animals that can be seen here include the waterbuck, white rhino, giraffe, zebra, eland and nyala. Predators include the leopard, brown hyena and smaller cat species...
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Bees and Pollination Requirements for Crops

...The quality and quantity of seeds are greatly increased by honey bee pollination. Canola flowers for 5 - 7 weeks. Two - 6 hives/ha are recommended. Honey must be extracted as soon as possible because canola honey crystallizes quickly in the comb...
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Grapefruit

...This variety was named and released in the 1970s, with the first twelve seeds making its way to South Africa in 1972.  The fruit has a smooth yellow skin with a red background and deep red-coloured flesh...
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Real Life Story: Helping the Community

...bulk of it is spent on food, often to supplement the fresh produce she has in the garden.Giving Food to NeighboursThe backyard is spartan but neat, with two long, orderly beds blooming with tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes, chillies, pumpkin (some seeds..
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Exposed to Alcohol in the Womb

...child born into the kind of poverty seen in Malaykamp in the Northern Cape – not just economic poverty, but a paucity of knowledge and nutritional literacy and nutrition itself – which leaves children inadequately fed and nourished, sows the seeds..
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Grasses for Pastures

...Digestibility is the amount of nutrients an animal can utilise from the pasture...
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Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?

...Usually, one animal will remain standing and alert to watch for predators.By Megan Emmett..
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All You Need to Know About Sea Kayaking

...  Manufacturing technology has progressed in leaps and bounds since the days of animal skin kayaks, with contemporary craft generally made up of polythene, polycarbonate or fiberglass compounds...
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Leopard

...They mainly feed on small antelope, but their diet extends to hyrax, monkeys, fox, fish and reptiles found in South Africa. There have been accounts of leopards living off insects and rodents when regular food sources are scarce...
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Identification of Honey Badger

... ©Karl SvendsenEagles, however, are scavengers, so they often feed on dead animals. During the lambing season, they may even wait for an ewe to finish lambing to scavenge the afterbirth...
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Tswana Social Organisation

...The Tswana chiefs recognized by the apartheid system continue to claim that status and the right to rule their people.TotemismTotemism, the veneration of an animal, plant or object, has long been an important feature of Tswana society...
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Kid-Friendly Outdoor Activities in Cape Town

...Ostrich farm in Cape Town, Western Cape.If you're travelling out towards Stellenbosch and Paarl, lookout for a variety of wild beasties, all fairly close to the N1 highway, at the Drakenstein Lion Park, Butterfly World, Le Bonheur Croc Park and Animal..
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