NoseRings® in the News
Take the stress out of weaning
NoseRings to wean calves have been around since 1997, when Dick Richardson of Vryburg came up with the concept to reduce cost from loss of production due to stress. It soon transpired that NoseRings offer several additional advantages, such as easier management of grazing planning, larger and fewer herds, and easier single herd management. If you don’t have to separate your weanlings from the cow herd, it simply makes herd management so much easier.
read moreSilent, stress-free weaning is achievable
by Judy Richardson and Michael Cox – During extreme weather conditions such as drought, NoseRings make earlier weaning possible.
read moreWean with NoseRing and earn a premium
by Du Preez de Villiers – With NoseRing, JD van der Vyver’s Bonsmara calves show virtually no signs of stress during the weaning period.
read moreWeaning cattle for maximum production
by Judy Richardson and Michael Cox – Effective weaning that minimises loss of production is critical for successful beef cattle production.
read moreNoseRing® – A Solution for Dairy Farmers by Abbey Kingdon
In 1997, Whole Concepts designed the NoseRing®, a low stress alternative for weaning calves in beef cattle herds. The product developed as a solution to the grazing planning problem of breaking up the herd. The same year it hit the market, Paula and Matthew Beautlerk, who manage the Allegraine Jersey Dairies, in the Limpopo Province, for owner Dave Drewett, bought 30 NoseRings®. Allegraine Daries have been ordering every year since then. The Beautlerks manage a herd of 360 cows with 160 in milking. The Beautlerks had something else in mind...
read moreLearned Behaviour and NoseRings® by Abbey Kingdon
The Brahman breed has been an integral part of cattle breeding in South Africa since the 1950’s. The tell-tale Brahman traits are well established in the commercial beef industry, even if sometimes the signs are subtle: a little extra length in the ear, an extra fold of dewlap, a slight hump, hybrid vigor, adaptability, hardiness. Especially through maternal lines, Brahman blood circulates through South African herds. But intertwined with desirable traits in the strands of Brahman DNA is the highly heritable trait of temperament. The stain on...
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