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A summary of focus group questionnaire and in-depth interview responses from farmers to evaluate their perception on climate change and how they perceive the barriers of climate change to identify… Read more »

Spring Historical and Future THI Maps illustrating THI based on highest THI index values. as per station it shows that the Limpopo province is the most heat vulnerable region in… Read more »

Tubatse Local Municipality in the Sekhukhune District Municipality (Tswana speaking). most Farmers were young and the setting was more formal than the previous focus groups. Most farmers were also able… Read more »

Homu is a Tsonga speaking village in Giyani. As seen in the photographs there were more women in the group compared to men. The Farmers were quite participative and I got… Read more »

All animals have a range of temperatures of which is best suited for optimal performance; if it happens that comfort zone is exceeded, it creates stress/discomfort or death on worst-case… Read more »

Generally, ticks prefer the warmth and with climate change, such regions are projected to be warmer. The Rhipicephalus microplus (shaded in red) commonly known as the Bluetick is an important cattle disease… Read more »

Compared to other animals, cattle cannot dissipate heat load effectively through sweating- cattle rely on respiration to cool down. Hence during hot ambient temperature,  feed intake is decreased to avoid… Read more »

As by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) trends in agricultural sector report 2017, the country’s cattle is 80% beef, where 41% is owned by small-scale and the communal… Read more »

The dairy industry is the fifth largest agricultural sector in South Africa as by MPO (Milk Producers Organisation). Contributing about R14.5 billion to the country’s GDP annually. As by MILK SOUTH… Read more »