(1996). Performance of draught cattle in communal farming areas in Zimbabwe after dry season supplementation. Tropical Animal Health and Production 28, 298-306Ndlovu, L.R., Francis, J., Hove, E., 1996. Performance of draught cattle in communal farming areas in Zimbabwe after dry season ...
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adult age (66.7%) group, male (54.9%) in sex, and poor body conditioned (68.6%) cattle compared with their respective groups. Moreover, no difference in the prevalence of babesia infection was observed in the wet (50%) and dry seasons (50%). Among putative risk factors, tick...
A questionnaire survey of the management and use of anthelmintics in cattle and antelope in mixed farming systems in Zimbabwe A survey of the management of mixed farming of cattle and antelope and use of anthelmintics was conducted on eleven farms between August and December 1999 ... O Madzing...
Farming in the communal sector is largely for subsistence purposes with occasional selling of surplus in times of emergencies. It is important to note, however, that communal farmers in Zimbabwe own the majority of the cattle at more than 80% (Tavirimirwa et al., 2013). Historically the ...
In a landmark event for the cattle ranching industry, Collins Tafireyi, a Zimbabwean cattle rancher, shattered auction records today by purchasing a prized Boran Stud bull for an unprecedented R8 million (US$444,000). The record-breaking purchase took place at the Hurwitz Farming Production Auc...
Coping with drought: Reflection of communal cattle farmers in Umzingwane district in Zimbabwe The frequency of drought presents huge challenges to rural farming communities in rural Africa. To circumvent negatives of drought, rural Zimbabwean farmer... T Ndlovu - 《Jamba Journal of Disaster Risk St...
Rural livestock farmers in the semiarid and arid areas of Southern Africa face large uncertainties due to a high intraseasonal and year-to-year variability in rainfall patterns which affect forage resources. Creating resilient communal livestock farming systems will require the understanding of feed gaps...
Cattle farming are an appealing activity for people who have the necessary land and resources that are competitive. Farming cattle is not all about setting up the business but also a good start if you want in dairy cattle farming, beef cattle farming as well as pure cattle farming. Indeed, ...
J.L. Rico, in Bioresource Technology, 2011 1 Introduction Dairy manure is one of the most polluting agro-industrial wastewaters. Intensive dairy farming produces large amounts of manure which, when not properly managed due to its high organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations, can ...