Volume 22 • Issue 01 • 2018
CONTENT
The Livestock Health and
Production Review is published
Bi-monthly by Vetlink
Copyright reserved.
Expressions of opinion, claims and
statement of supposed facts do not
necessarily reflect the views of the
editor or publisher. While every
effort is made to report accurately,
the publisher or the editor does not
accept any liability with regard to
any statement, advertisement, fact
or recommendation made in this
magazine.
Editor
Mark Chimes
Production and advertising
Madaleen Schultheiss
Layout and design
Soil, Grass and Rumen Health: How do these
relate to extensively grazed cattle herd health
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Fodder Flow Planning 12
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Selection for Optimal Production 16
Sarcina Abomasitis and Cryptosporidiosis in a One Week Old
Bonsmara Calf 21
The Successful use of Algotherapy in Dairy Cow Production 25
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Sheep Nutrition
Clostridium Disease Sample Collection for
Effective Disease Diagnostics
Biesmelk en Oordrag van Immuniteit by Kalwers
RUVASA/SASVEPM Congress 2018
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EDITOR’s Note
Heinrich van Rijn
Welcome to the first issue of the Review in 2018. The focus of
this edition is nutrition. If, in the old days, you asked a cattle
farmer what he does for a living he would have replied that
he farms with cattle. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, cattle farmers
started to state that they keep cattle and farm with pastures.
In the near future cattle farmers will probably be stating that
they farm soil organisms.
Patron
Danie Odendaal
Publisher and Owner:
Vetlink Publications
We welcome any comments,
contributions, topic suggestions and
letters for publication.
Send them to:
The Editor,
PO Box 232,
GROENKLOOF, 0027
Tel: (012) 346 1590,
0825756479
Fax: 086 671 9907
[email protected]
Whether you have to plan fodder flow, rumen health or even
prevent certain clostridial diseases, it all comes down to
nutrition, pasture management and ultimately soil health.
For a feedlot or a farm on extensive grazing, all the ruminant
feed comes from the soil. Any deficiencies or excesses in the
soil will eventually manifest in animal health. Several of these
aspects are addressed in this issue. As diverse as the subjects in this edition may appear,
they are actually all connected to nutrition and soil health.
Enjoy the reading.
Warm regards
Mark Chimes
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