Agriculture in Potchefstroom

Black neck females produce more than 110 chicks per season. No other ostrich in the world is as fertile as the South African Black neck. They grow...

The Damara is a Namibian breed of fat tailed hair sheep, also found in South Africa. The name derives from that of the Damara region of northern...

The Merino is the most important breed of sheep in the world. It is is estimated that fine-wooled sheep account for more than 50% of the world’s...

The Meatmaster is a composite sheep breed in South Africa. It is bred as non-fat tailed sheep for top meat production. The Meatmaster offers...

The Saanen goat is the most productive milk goat breed of Switzerland, which has the most productive milking goats in the world. The average milk...

The Plymouth Rock is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was first seen in Massachusetts in the nineteenth century, and for much of the...

The Afrikaner was used with Shorthorn in developing the Bonsmara breed and with Holstein in creating the Drakensberger. The breed has been bred...

The Boer or Boerbok is a South African breed of meat goat. It was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for...

The Orpington is a British breed of chicken. It was bred in the late nineteenth century by William Cook of Orpington, then in Kent in south-east...

Lucerne hay is a highly nutritious forage that is commonly used as a feed for livestock such as horses, cattle, and goats. The plant is a member...

Kentucky Bluegrass is low-growing and, therefore, low-yielding. Because of this, it is not ideal for hay but is excellent for horse pastures. It...

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Haylage is a type of silage made from grass or legumes that has been cut and wilted before being baled and wrapped in plastic. Grass is cut...

Alfalfa, also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many...

Soybean meal is palatable, nutrient dense, high in digestibility, and a relatively consistent source of protein. It has an excellent amino acid...

Bermuda hay is a warm-season grass forage commonly grown in the Southern US. Bermuda hay harvested at a mature growth stage is typically low in...

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A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other...

Rice bran is a valuable feed for many types of livestock, including pigs, poultry, cattle, sheep, and horses. Rice bran is a by-product of rice...

Clover hay is a high-fiber, sweet-smelling hay that is a good source of protein and energy for horses and other grazing animals. Very popular in...