The effect of heat stress (HS) is detrimental to a variety of dairy production parameters including milk yield and reproduction and will become a greater challenge in the future due to global climate change. Therefore, the negative impact HS has on our dairy parameters is a significant financial burden on our dairy producers. Heat stress […]
/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dairy-Cows.jpg10801920Tobias Johannes Coetseehttp://www.afgrianimalfeeds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFGRI-Animal-Feeds-Logo-head.pngTobias Johannes Coetsee2021-11-18 10:10:512021-11-18 10:10:51Heat Stress – Causing the Dairy Industry to lose billions in revenue each year.
SP Els, AFGRI Animal Feeds When the grazing platform changes from ryegrass to kikuyu and/or the neutral detergent fibre (NDF) increases and the protein content decreases – historically the first nutrient nutritionist would increase is the crude protein (CP) concentration in the dairy meal. Making decisions based on CP concentrations as well as energy […]
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In recent times the economic pressure that sheep farmers have experienced has been detrimental. To relieve the pressure that farmers experience, flush feeding could be used as a management tool to maximize the economic viability of their sheep enterprise. The proper nutrition during the breeding season is key. Flush feeding Flush feeding is a well-known […]
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With the Covid-19 pandemic still in full swing and 2021 still in its baby shoes, many of us feel uncertain about the future. With so many dreams and goals for ourselves and our children, how do one navigate this year? “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity,” Winston Churchill once said, “but an optimist […]
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Tian Keet, Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds. Spring is an exciting time in the dairy industry especially for the farmer milking off pasture-based systems. This is your time for more profitable milking due to generally lower input costs and expected higher milk production. Spring however, seem to past far quicker than what we want, […]
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By JW van Niekerk, technical advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds An aspect that can have a major impact on the effectivity of sheep farming, is an increase in conception rate and fecundity (multiplets). Flush feeding is a management aid that can be effectively used, under certain circumstances, to increase the lambing percentage and profitability of a […]
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by Tian Keet, Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds. Spring is an exciting time in the dairy industry especially for the farmer milking off pasture-based systems. This is your time for more profitable milking due to generally lower input costs and expected higher milk production. Spring however, seem to past far quicker than what we want, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020_02_AFGRI-Animal-Feeds_Web-Article-Images_Complementing-Spring-Pasture.jpg9001200Tobias Johannes Coetseehttp://www.afgrianimalfeeds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AFGRI-Animal-Feeds-Logo-head.pngTobias Johannes Coetsee2020-02-21 14:51:292025-09-01 15:30:25Complementing your Spring pasture for maximum and sustained production
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Heat Stress – Causing the Dairy Industry to lose billions in revenue each year.
/in Dairy NewsThe effect of heat stress (HS) is detrimental to a variety of dairy production parameters including milk yield and reproduction and will become a greater challenge in the future due to global climate change. Therefore, the negative impact HS has on our dairy parameters is a significant financial burden on our dairy producers. Heat stress […]
PRODUCTION CHALLENGES WITH KIKUYU PASTURES
/in Dairy NewsSP Els, AFGRI Animal Feeds When the grazing platform changes from ryegrass to kikuyu and/or the neutral detergent fibre (NDF) increases and the protein content decreases – historically the first nutrient nutritionist would increase is the crude protein (CP) concentration in the dairy meal. Making decisions based on CP concentrations as well as energy […]
Nutritional flushing of Sheep
/in Sheep NewsIn recent times the economic pressure that sheep farmers have experienced has been detrimental. To relieve the pressure that farmers experience, flush feeding could be used as a management tool to maximize the economic viability of their sheep enterprise. The proper nutrition during the breeding season is key. Flush feeding Flush feeding is a well-known […]
Nicci Oosthuizen: Proudly AFGRI, born and bred
/in Animal Feeds NewsWith the Covid-19 pandemic still in full swing and 2021 still in its baby shoes, many of us feel uncertain about the future. With so many dreams and goals for ourselves and our children, how do one navigate this year? “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity,” Winston Churchill once said, “but an optimist […]
Complementing your Spring pasture for maximum and sustained production
/in Dairy NewsTian Keet, Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds. Spring is an exciting time in the dairy industry especially for the farmer milking off pasture-based systems. This is your time for more profitable milking due to generally lower input costs and expected higher milk production. Spring however, seem to past far quicker than what we want, […]
Flush feeding is an effective aid in sheep farming
/in Sheep NewsBy JW van Niekerk, technical advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds An aspect that can have a major impact on the effectivity of sheep farming, is an increase in conception rate and fecundity (multiplets). Flush feeding is a management aid that can be effectively used, under certain circumstances, to increase the lambing percentage and profitability of a […]
Complementing your Spring pasture for maximum and sustained production
/in Dairy Newsby Tian Keet, Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds. Spring is an exciting time in the dairy industry especially for the farmer milking off pasture-based systems. This is your time for more profitable milking due to generally lower input costs and expected higher milk production. Spring however, seem to past far quicker than what we want, […]