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 […]
Kuilvoer jou bate in tye van droogte. Deur Henri Viljoen AFGRI Veevoere Weens onvoorspelbare reën, droogte, mark skommeling a.g.v. Covid 19, verhoogde insetkostes en die grondkwessie het boere baie struikelblokke wat voorlê. Dit is ook opvallend ons laat reën kry die laaste paar jaar, veral in die sentrale deel van die land. Met hoë temperature […]
Sonja Eksteen: Operational Nutritionist With the global shift away from antibiotic growth promoters in poultry production, the focus has turned to natural alternatives that support gut health and overall performance. Among the most promising are prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics—each playing a distinct but complementary role in maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in poultry. Prebiotics […]
Leeché Storm: Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds Gut health in pigs has become a vocal point in the swine industry in recent years. Intestinal health has become a priority since it allows to improve performance, reduce production costs and achieve a high level of animal welfare. Globally the use of antibiotics is being discouraged, but […]
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 […]
By Leeché Storm, Monogastric Technical Advisor, AFGRI Animal Feeds For pig producers in South Africa, nutrition isn’t just another production factor—it’s the one that determines whether your operation turns a profit or runs at a loss. With feed making up more than 70% of production costs, a well-balanced ration is the cornerstone of any […]
deur Henri Viljoen, AFGRI Veevoere Tegniese Adviseur Die moderne Boer het daagliks nuwe uitdagings wat hom in die gesig staar. Van droogtes tot mense wat besluit dat rooi vleis nie meer ʼn nodige voedselbron is nie. Dit is dus krities belangrik om ekonomies te voer en die beste manier om dit te bewerkstellig is om […]
deur DC Cloete, AFGRI Veevoere Tegniese Adviseur Die bestuur van voerkrippe word dikwels nagelaat en met hoë voer- en speenkalfpryse kan die winsgewendheid van ʼn voerkraal vinnig in gedrang kom. Deeglike voerkripbestuur kan die silwer randjie om dié wolk wees. Voerkripbestuur is ʼn kardinale deel van die doeltreffendheid van die onderneming. Voervermorsing is nie […]
by Jacques Potgieter Efficient milk production is the key focus of any dairy operation. To ensure our aim of efficient milk production it is essential that calves and heifers are grown out properly and timeously. As the profitability of the dairy industry becomes more under pressure and dairy farms increases in size, the economics […]
by Herman Rossouw Layer hens are quick to pick up on changes in their environment. These changes could have a negative impact on their performance and should thus be kept to a minimum. Consistency is key to achieving and maintaining optimal layer hen performance. One of the biggest factors influencing layer hen performance is their […]
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