Small stock has quicker returns

Farmers across the country have been encouraged to go into small stock production as it has potential for massive and quicker returns.

Botswana Meat Commission’s chief executive officer, Dr Motshudi Raborokgwe advised Batswana farmers when officially opening the Ghanzi District Agricultural show on Saturday .

Dr Raborokgwe said Botswana should not only be exporting beef but small stock meat as well.

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Foodborne Pathogens Effectively Killed In Minutes By New UGA Invention

University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food. The new antimicrobial wash rapidly kills Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 on foods ranging from fragile lettuce to tomatoes, fruits, poultry products and meats. It is made from inexpensive and readily available ingredients that are recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The new technology, which has commercial application for the produce, poultry, meat and egg processing industries, is available for licensing from the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., which has filed a patent application on the new technology.

Botswana poultry farmersin SD to learn from locals

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DELEGATES from different smallholder poultry farmers' associations in Botswana are in the country to learn from their local counterparts' ...

Breeding Healthy Rabbits

Whether the animals are intended for sale or personal consumption, keeping rabbits requires certain basic knowledge, especially when it comes to hygiene and disease prevention.

Rabbit keeping is a rewarding activity since it offers both good revenues and animal protein for the household. Rabbit meat is highly nutritious, low in fat and cholesterol and rich in protein, vitamins and mineral salts. Rabbits are also extremely prolific. With adequate care and proper feeding, a doe can produce up to 40 young per year (compared with 0.8 for cows and 1.4 for ewes). That means you could virtually sell or eat one rabbit a week, all year round.

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Demand strong, but record-high costs hammer poultry producers

Demand strong, but record-high costs hammer poultry producers
Demand for poultry products remains strong, but high production costs continue to put a strain on producers' pocketbooks. John Anderson, agricultural economist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said production costs have soared to historic levels because of high feed prices and climbing diesel fuel prices. "The biggest factor facing poultry and other livestock industries is record-high feed prices. We have never been in a feed-price situation as difficult as this," Anderson said.