By Leeché Storm, AFGRI Animal Feeds South Africa’s pig industry is facing one of its most challenging biosecurity landscapes in recent decades. With confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in pigs and the ongoing threat of African swine fever (ASF), producers across the country are being reminded—often at great cost—that biosecurity is no longer optional. […]
/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/iStock-2188517263-1.jpg8361254Yeorgios Drachttp://www.afgrianimalfeeds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFGRI-Animal-Feeds-Logo-head.pngYeorgios Drac2026-07-01 10:38:342026-07-01 10:38:34Biosecurity at the Front Line: Protecting South Africa’s Pig Industry from FMD and African Swine Fever
By Colin Moolman, Ruminant Specialist at AFGRI Animal Feeds The small stock industry is currently experiencing significant pressure due to low prices, drought conditions, and losses caused by predators. This has made it necessary for farmers to explore more intensive lambing systems. Intensive lambing systems can also be viewed as a way to increase ewe […]
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By Herman Rossouw Feed is one of the largest cost components in a commercial egg production operation, accounting for approximately 70–75% of total production costs. When margins are under pressure and egg prices are low, feed cost is often the first area where producers attempt to cut back. However, reducing feed cost without careful consideration […]
/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Animal-feeds-article.png15461920Tobias Johannes Coetseehttp://www.afgrianimalfeeds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFGRI-Animal-Feeds-Logo-head.pngTobias Johannes Coetsee2026-05-06 16:55:452026-05-07 15:19:52How to Choose the Right Feed for Your Production System
Dries Swart, AFGRI Veevoere Water is vir alle diere noodsaaklik vir lewe en is die een nutriënt wat in die grootste hoeveelhede benodig word deur soogdiere. Water speel ‘n baie belangrike rol in melkproduksie, beheer van liggaamstemperatuur en baie ander liggaamfunksies in melkbeeste. Alhoewel voer en rantsoen beheer gereeld in diepte bespreek word, word waterinname, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Dairy-at-Water.jpg14142120Tobias Johannes Coetseehttp://www.afgrianimalfeeds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFGRI-Animal-Feeds-Logo-head.pngTobias Johannes Coetsee2026-04-15 11:33:522026-04-15 11:34:37Waterkrip bestuur
ROOIWATER LAETITIA WALTERS. AFGRI Veevoere. Rooiwater (Bovine Babesiosis) is ‘n lewensgevaarlike siekte wat alle beesrasse affekteer, en word deur ‘n parasiet genaamd Babesia Divergens oorgedra. Die oordrag vind plaas deur middel van bosluise. Die siekte is in die 1930’s in Kwazulu Natal deur die Europese Setlaars gerapporteer. Die Ooskuskoors-dipkampanje teen die bruinoor bosluis het ‘n groot impak gehad op die bloubosluis populasie wat […]
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Bio-sekuriteit op die melkplaas Deur Anton Gresse AFGRI Veevoere In die veebedryf word boere elke dag uitgedaag deur verskeie patogene, byvoorbeeld die bek-en-klou-seer epidemie wat ‘n ontnugtering vir baie is. Boere het die finansiële effek ongelukkig gevoel met die verbod op veilings en uitvoere. Ek glo dit is dus duidelik dat dit nodig is om respek […]
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Groei teikens vir vervanging verse. Deur Gert Cronjé – Tegniese Direkteur, AFGRI Veevoere Wanneer voer mens watter lek? Is my vervanging verse groot genoeg? Hoekom is my eerste kalf verse se herbesetting syfer so swak? Hierdie is alles vrae wat beantwoord kan word deur korrekte noukeurige kudde en vervanging vers bestuur. Die winsgewendheid van […]
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Biosecurity at the Front Line: Protecting South Africa’s Pig Industry from FMD and African Swine Fever
/in Pig News, Pig NewsBy Leeché Storm, AFGRI Animal Feeds South Africa’s pig industry is facing one of its most challenging biosecurity landscapes in recent decades. With confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in pigs and the ongoing threat of African swine fever (ASF), producers across the country are being reminded—often at great cost—that biosecurity is no longer optional. […]
Tips for the Successful Early Weaning of Lambs
/in Sheep News, Sheep NewsBy Colin Moolman, Ruminant Specialist at AFGRI Animal Feeds The small stock industry is currently experiencing significant pressure due to low prices, drought conditions, and losses caused by predators. This has made it necessary for farmers to explore more intensive lambing systems. Intensive lambing systems can also be viewed as a way to increase ewe […]
How to Choose the Right Feed for Your Production System
/in Chicken News, Hoender NuusBy Herman Rossouw Feed is one of the largest cost components in a commercial egg production operation, accounting for approximately 70–75% of total production costs. When margins are under pressure and egg prices are low, feed cost is often the first area where producers attempt to cut back. However, reducing feed cost without careful consideration […]
Waterkrip bestuur
/in Dairy News, Suiwel NuusDries Swart, AFGRI Veevoere Water is vir alle diere noodsaaklik vir lewe en is die een nutriënt wat in die grootste hoeveelhede benodig word deur soogdiere. Water speel ‘n baie belangrike rol in melkproduksie, beheer van liggaamstemperatuur en baie ander liggaamfunksies in melkbeeste. Alhoewel voer en rantsoen beheer gereeld in diepte bespreek word, word waterinname, […]
ROOIWATER
/in Animal Feeds NewsROOIWATER LAETITIA WALTERS. AFGRI Veevoere. Rooiwater (Bovine Babesiosis) is ‘n lewensgevaarlike siekte wat alle beesrasse affekteer, en word deur ‘n parasiet genaamd Babesia Divergens oorgedra. Die oordrag vind plaas deur middel van bosluise. Die siekte is in die 1930’s in Kwazulu Natal deur die Europese Setlaars gerapporteer. Die Ooskuskoors-dipkampanje teen die bruinoor bosluis het ‘n groot impak gehad op die bloubosluis populasie wat […]
Bio-sekuriteit op die melkplaas
/in Dairy NewsBio-sekuriteit op die melkplaas Deur Anton Gresse AFGRI Veevoere In die veebedryf word boere elke dag uitgedaag deur verskeie patogene, byvoorbeeld die bek-en-klou-seer epidemie wat ‘n ontnugtering vir baie is. Boere het die finansiële effek ongelukkig gevoel met die verbod op veilings en uitvoere. Ek glo dit is dus duidelik dat dit nodig is om respek […]
Groei teikens vir vervanging verse.
/in Beef NewsGroei teikens vir vervanging verse. Deur Gert Cronjé – Tegniese Direkteur, AFGRI Veevoere Wanneer voer mens watter lek? Is my vervanging verse groot genoeg? Hoekom is my eerste kalf verse se herbesetting syfer so swak? Hierdie is alles vrae wat beantwoord kan word deur korrekte noukeurige kudde en vervanging vers bestuur. Die winsgewendheid van […]