Cattle
Agriculture and cattle farming news.
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Tanzania’s livestock vaccination programme 64.5% complete
The Livestock Vaccination and Identification Programme has reached 64.5% nationwide, with the government planning to spend TZS30.8 billion/- for the…
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Namibia sets up Task Force to shield the livestock industry from foot-and-mouth outbreaks
The Namibian government announced the creation of a national Task Force and the launch of a Support Fund to shield…
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South Africa’s HEX Battery Energy Storage System is delivering energy solutions that Africa can scale
The alarm goes off at 4:47 a.m in Pieter Loubser’s farmhouse in Worcester, South Africa. In the dairy barns, his…
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Rwanda receives first batch of high-genetic bulls from Germany
Rwanda’s National Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) said it had received a first batch of 10 high-genetic-potential Holstein-Friesian…
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Tanzania’s Kagera opens doors to dairy, beef investors
The Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Dr Bashiru Ally has urged dairy investors to focus more on animal feed production…
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Scientists track adaptation of H5N1 in dairy cattle
The H5N1 avian influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United…
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ZAR385,000 incentive boosts production fortunes of Hankey Cooperative
A once-informal family project has become one of the Sarah Baartman district’s most promising agribusiness success stories. Established in 2015…
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Meatco eyes Central African markets with redline farmers to benefit
Meatco’s interim CEO Albertus !Aochamub and his leadership team recently held high-level consultations with senior members of the Shoprite Checkers…
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