Every animal we farm here
Animals
South Africa farms a wider range of animals than almost anywhere — indigenous cattle on the Highveld, Angora goats in the Karoo, ostriches in the Klein Karoo, Cape bees in the fynbos, tilapia in farm dams. This is where each of them is taught.
Cattle
Beef cattle
10 lessons
- Worms, Refugia and Targeted Selective TreatmentAnimal Health as an Ecological Problem
- Reading Price Signals: the Grid and the SeriesThe Money
- What a Cow Does to Veld, and What Veld Does to a CowCattle: The Big Grazer
- Breeds and the Veld-Adapted Cow ArgumentCattle: The Big Grazer
- The Breeding Season, the Bull and ReconceptionCattle: The Big Grazer
- The Winter Lick, Classification and HandlingCattle: The Big Grazer
- Pasture Dairy and the Raw-Milk LawCattle: The Big Grazer
- Draught Oxen and Animal TractionCattle: The Big Grazer
- The Sheep Enterprise: Margin, and the Risk That Comes from Another SpeciesSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
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Dairy cattle
2 lessons
- Pasture Dairy and the Raw-Milk LawCattle: The Big Grazer
- Dairy Goats and Cashmere: the Honest PositionGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
Sheep
Wool sheep
4 lessons
- What Sheep Do to Veld, and Choosing a BreedSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- Wool Marketing, Certification and the Karoo Lamb GISheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- The Sheep Enterprise: Margin, and the Risk That Comes from Another SpeciesSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- Angora Cold Mortality and the Shearing DecisionGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
Mutton and hair sheep
6 lessons
- What Sheep Do to Veld, and Choosing a BreedSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- The Parasite Protocol and Sheep Scab LawSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- Reproduction, Lambing and the Predation WindowSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- Wool Marketing, Certification and the Karoo Lamb GISheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- The Sheep Enterprise: Margin, and the Risk That Comes from Another SpeciesSheep: Wool, Mutton and the Predation Problem
- Browse Budgets and Why Goats Are Not Small SheepGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
Goats
Meat goats
7 lessons
- Browse Budgets and Why Goats Are Not Small SheepGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Meat Goats, Indigenous Veld Goats and the Live-Goat MarketGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Angora Cold Mortality and the Shearing DecisionGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Mohair Price Structure and Flock DesignGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Heartwater, the Kidding Season and Handling Goats as GoatsGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Dairy Goats and Cashmere: the Honest PositionGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Compartmentalisation: a Disease System Any Farmer Can BorrowRatites and the Other Birds
Indigenous veld goats
1 lesson
- Meat Goats, Indigenous Veld Goats and the Live-Goat MarketGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
Angora goats and mohair
2 lessons
- Angora Cold Mortality and the Shearing DecisionGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
- Mohair Price Structure and Flock DesignGoats: Browse, Fibre and Cold
Pigs
Pigs
4 lessons
- Rooting as Tillage, and the Swill LawPigs: Rooting, Law and the Grid
- ASF, FMD and the Suspicion ProtocolPigs: Rooting, Law and the Grid
- Kolbroek, the PORCUS Grid and Fat QualityPigs: Rooting, Law and the Grid
- Outdoor Farrowing, Weaning Age and Who Actually Keeps PigsPigs: Rooting, Law and the Grid
Poultry
Broilers and layers
8 lessons
- Does Your Remedy Still Work? FAMACHA and the FECRTAnimal Health as an Ecological Problem
- The Legal Route to Market and the Egg-Carton RegimePoultry on Veld
- The Range Birds Actually UsePoultry on Veld
- HPAI and the Predator TaxPoultry on Veld
- Breeds, Indigenous Chickens and Worked EconomicsPoultry on Veld
- Move Interval, Parasites and the Pastured-Poultry MythsPoultry on Veld
- Compartmentalisation: a Disease System Any Farmer Can BorrowRatites and the Other Birds
- Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and Guinea FowlRatites and the Other Birds
Guinea fowl and quail
2 lessons
- Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and Guinea FowlRatites and the Other Birds
- Quail and Emus: Two Market WarningsRatites and the Other Birds
Ratites
Ostriches
3 lessons
- Why Oudtshoorn — and the Little Karoo Stocking-Rate ControversyRatites and the Other Birds
- Ostrich Chicks, Breeding Density and FinishingRatites and the Other Birds
- Compartmentalisation: a Disease System Any Farmer Can BorrowRatites and the Other Birds
Bees
Honey bees
4 lessons
- The Line, the Law and the Capensis CloneBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Nectar Is Grazing: Forage, Pesticides and the Eucalyptus ConflictBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Varroa, Foulbrood, Siting and TheftBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Honey Standards, Pollination and What an Apiary Honestly EarnsBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
Aquaculture
Tilapia
2 lessons
- Fish: the Species Law and the Temperature VerdictBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Fish: Water Quality, Feed Arithmetic and the Gate SequenceBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
African catfish
2 lessons
- Fish: the Species Law and the Temperature VerdictBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Fish: Water Quality, Feed Arithmetic and the Gate SequenceBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
Trout
2 lessons
- Fish: the Species Law and the Temperature VerdictBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
- Fish: Water Quality, Feed Arithmetic and the Gate SequenceBees and Fish: the Enterprises Whose Capacity You Cannot See
Other livestock
Donkeys, horses and mules
3 lessons
- Draught Oxen and Animal TractionCattle: The Big Grazer
- Guardian Dogs, Herding Dogs and AlpacasGame, Working Animals and Dogs
- Working Equids: AHS, Harness and the Skin TradeGame, Working Animals and Dogs
Working animals
Guardian and herding dogs
1 lesson
- Guardian Dogs, Herding Dogs and AlpacasGame, Working Animals and Dogs
Game
Farmed game
3 lessons
- Owning and Disposing of Game LawfullyGame, Working Animals and Dogs
- Hunting Method Law and the Problem-Animal ListGame, Working Animals and Dogs
- Two Ledgers: Grazing and BrowseGame, Working Animals and Dogs