Poultry Housing Tips

...Poultry Housing TipsPoultry Housing TipsPoultry Farming in South Africa Before starting a poultry operation, consider the municipal by-laws on animal production in your region...
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Mohair in South Africa

...(Kemp fibres are white, brittle weak fibre often mixed in with the normal fleece of an animal). Quality mohair comes in two basic styles - spiral-shaped and flat wavy locks - and is typically sold in three grades: fine, medium and strong...
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Respiratory Problems in Pigs

...When in doubt, ask a veterinary or animal health technician for advice.Atrophic RhinitisProgressive Atrophic Rhinitis is a bacterial disease that damages the nasal lining and causes deformities in the snout...
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Things to Do in Port Nolloth

...The park is home to plenty of plant and animal life. The variety is impressive, and drivers and their passengers will be well-rewarded with succulents, raptors, reptiles and more...
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Zululand Parks and Reserves

...The park developed famous wilderness trails in the 1950’s, and its Game Capture Unit set the standard for animal capture and sustainable utilisation throughout Africa...
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Brain Formation of a Foetus

...It is a rudimentary heart, little more than a pulsating tube, but its first thumps begin the pounding rhythm of an organ that will feed oxygen and nutrients to the body’s command hub, the cerebral tissue, for the rest of this person’s life..
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How to Start Pig Farming

...These funds, are not cash for funding new businesses or feed costs...
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Meat Goat Breeds in South Africa

...It has the best feed-to-meat conversion rate. The breed shows excellent growth traits, meat and carcass characteristics with yields often exceeding 50%...
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Duck Meat Production

...The Muscovy (also called Barbary duck) is a duck that originated from South America and exhibits a very efficient feed-to-meat conversion. The Muscovy has white and black/grey feathers with a bright red crest around their eyes and bill...
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Common Duiker

...The duiker can solely feed on leaves and water, but is also one of few antelope known to eat carrion and insects.AppearanceThe common duiker, also known as the grey duiker, is a small and shy antelope...
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Kori Bustard

...Females remain on the nest most of the time, leaving it for only short intervals to feed. Breeding usually only occurs once a year in South Africa lasting about 23-30 days...
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Honeybees and Pollen

...The young workerbees need this protein-rich bee bread to develop the glands they need as adult bees to feed the larvae and the honey bee queen (Adult bees eat honey)...
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Why Do Hippos Love Water?

...Hippos come out of the water at night to feed. They leave the water in the late afternoon and split up to forage solitarily through the night...
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What Are True Eagles?

...If prey is too heavy to lift to a perch, the martial will feed on it in situ for sometimes up to five successive days.   By Megan Emmet..
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Wetland Birds of South Africa

...Perhaps the best example of co-existence is that of the nomadic greater and lesser flamingos, Phoenicopterus ruber and P. minor respectively, which have the same range and usually feed side by side in flocks...
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Oudtshoorn's Cango Caves

...The Crocodile can bite with a force of up to 140 kg/cm2 — the greatest of any large animal (beaten, apparently, only by the snapper turtles of southeastern United States of America).By David Bristow..
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Early Settlers in Mapungubwe

...These terracotta masks depict the faces of weird half-human, half-animal creatures, and it is believed that they were used in sacred rituals and initiation rites...
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Mapungubwe Hill

...Arab and Asian seafarers had discovered the seasonal trade winds, which enabled them to sail up and down the African shore where they snapped up animal skins, gold and ivory from the locals...
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Housing Tips for Pigs

...The unit should also be as production friendly as possible, in terms of animal comfort, production management and ease of cleaning...
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Micronutrient Sprinkles to Address Malnutrition

...There’s no dietary diversity because people don’t have access to animal protein or vegetables,’ explains Stephan Engels form the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). ‘There are also cultural reasons for this...
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Things to do in eManzana

...Animal sightings include blue wildebeest and various antelope species. The route is quite easy, but you should be relatively fit to complete the hike...
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How Poverty Shapes Food Systems

...This is one reason why many people might choose food that’s fast and easy to prepare, which might be highly processed just to fill the belly and drive out hunger, but not feed the body with the nutrients it needs...
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Metabolic Diseases in Dairy Cows

...If feed intake of calcium is also low, calcium is released from the skeleton. When this process is slow, hypocalcemia (milk fever) develops. It is also called downer cow syndrome as cows experience muscle failure, which cause them to lie down...
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Mohair Production and Marketing in South Africa

...Some areas have received some much-needed rain, but a number of producers are still spending massive amounts of money on supplementary feed (and transporting it) to sustain their animals...
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Identification of Leopard

...They are known to kill more than they need, but only feed on one carcass at a time. They are heavier and stronger than cheetahs, so do not chase their prey but stalk and pounce on it...
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