Stockfarm
Good-Quality Grazing Grass Is Worth Its Weight In Gold
A livestock producer’s biggest task is to have enough grazing to feed his animals. Good-quality grazing should also be available throughout the year, when and where it suits the producer.
5 min |
October 2020
HQ magazine
IRON RULER
The super-talented ex-racehorse
8 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
Holding the line
Maintaining straightness
4 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
Equine Bowen Therapy A Less Well-Known Alternative
Equine Bowen Therapy (EBT) is a lesser-known alternative therapy modality for horses. It is a light, soft tissue manipulation technique.
4 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
Paddock Paradise - Turning Turnout Around
Turning turnout around
7 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
The Dangers Of ‘Should'
Shifting your mindset
4 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
Horse Psychology 101
Part 1: The evolution and domestication of our modern horse and pony
7 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
Give Me A Break!
The Importance Of Taking Time Out In Training
9 min |
October/November 2020
HQ magazine
The Shoulder-In
Mastering the exercise of the Grand Masters
6 min |
October/November 2020
YOU South Africa
A Dog Bit Off My Nose
Mariette’s nightmare began when a friend’s pet attacked her four years ago at a braai. She had to endure nine unsuccessful surgeries and is now suing the dog’s owner
6 min |
24 September 2020
African Birdlife
twitter FEED
Every evening my mum takes our dogs, Pipa and Molly, for a walk.
4 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Vultures & The Economics Of Disease
Humans, livestock and wildlife have co-existed for thousands of years, but exponential human population growth, a surge in international travel, increased human encroachment into wildlife habitat and an escalation of organic waste provide the ideal circumstances for the emergence and adaptations of a variety of infectious diseases.
4 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Best Of Birding In Ethiopia
Ethiopia ranks among the most ecologically diverse countries in Africa.
10 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Master Blaster
48 hours in the Vumba
8 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Zululand Zenith
It was the penultimate day of five weeks of the strict lockdown in South Africa.
10 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
A World Leader In Key Biodiversity Areas
South Africa’s large number of sites qualifying as global Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) highlights the country’s incredible biodiversity wealth. BirdLife South Africa, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the WWF Nedbank Green Trust have partnered in the KBA process.
5 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Littorally Speaking
The Shorebirds Of Hermanus
8 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Better Late Than Never
First record of Madagascar Pratincole in South Africa
5 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Sightings In The Subregion
In general, late autumn to midwinter is one of the quieter times for rarities and this year it was exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown. Fortunately, later in the review period some of the restrictions were relaxed slightly and people could move a bit further afield and also more often, giving the opportunity for a few good birds to be found and reported.
3 min |
September - October 2020
African Birdlife
Adapting To The New Normal
In an article in the July/August 2020 issue of African Birdlife, I tried to piece together the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on birds from anecdotal reports across the country. One of the more effective ways to confirm that behavioural changes were linked to the lockdown was to monitor what happened as it eased. In the case of Muizenberg beach, outside Cape Town, the signal was clear.
3 min |
September - October 2020
go! Platteland
A Dog's Life
What would a garden or cosy living room be without a dog – whether it works for its food or simply keeps its owner company? Artist and illustrator Piet Grobler* shares the insights he has gained over the years of living in South Africa, England and now Portugal.
5 min |
Spring 2020
Stockfarm
Nutritional Flushing Of Sheep
The economic pressure that sheep producers have experienced in recent times has been detrimental. To relieve this pressure, flush feeding could be used as a management tool to maximise the economic viability of producers’ sheep farming enterprises during a crucial part of production – the breeding season.
3 min |
September 2020
Very Interesting
How Dogs Can Help Us Live Longer Healthier Lives
Our best friends’ biology could unlock the secret to ageing well
10+ min |
September/October 2020
Farmer's Weekly
Keeping Records Of Your Animals
Louis Steyl, CEO of the Bonsmara Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa, explains the basics of record-keeping, and offers a guideline on how farmers can implement record-keeping processes on their farms.
5 min |
August 28, 2020
Canine Zone
WOODROCK'S FOSTER PROJECT
They say dogs and cats are man’s best friend – no truer a statement. Dogs have the ability to fill your heart without trying. They’re the best companions – UNDISPUTED – and can change your frown into a smile instantaneously. Their ability to make a house feel like a home is what adoption is all about – completing a family.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Canine Zone
Saving Sabrina
On the 1st of May I received a call from a lady asking if I’d be able to take in a Pit Bull puppy. She said that it had been rescued from a township where it had been found buried alive by a community member who’d had her for two weeks. This lady drove past the house and saw this little skeleton puppy on the 30th of April – she was trying to hold her weak little body upright against the fence.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Canine Zone
Pneumonia in dogs
Pneumonia is the inflammation of the lung tissue and airways, and this condition has many different causes.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Canine Zone
Dobermann (-ology)
Often called the Ferraris of the dog world, Dobermanns are athletic, muscular, and energetic
3 min |
August/September 2020
Canine Zone
How To Make Your Dog Insta-Famous
How to take your dog to social media stardom – and have fun together while doing it!
2 min |
August/September 2020
Canine Zone
Falling In Love With Otis
Growing up, Schalk and I both had family dogs. We loved them dearly, but they weren’t our responsibility, and our parents did most of the looking after. We both grew up and moved out of our parents’ houses, but neither of us has had our own pets until now, after making the decision to adopt little Otis from Dogtown.
3 min |