Leo Roets
Leo RoetsWaar boer jy? Ek en my Pa boer saam in die Piet Plessis-omgewing, Noordwes. Met watter beesras boer jy en hoe groot is jou boerdery? Ons boer vanaf 1996 met Bovelder-beeste, en is ook lid van die Bovelder Studiegroep in die Hoëveld. Ons boer op 5 000 ha met...
Joubert Swanepoel
Joubert SwanepoelWaar boer jy? Ek boer in die Vryburg/Piet Plessis-omgewing in Noordwes Met watter beesras boer jy en hoe groot is jou boerdery? Ek boermet Bovelders en my kudde is so tussen 500 en 550 koeie sterk. Hoe lank is jy al betrokke by beesboerdery? Ek boer...
JP van den Berg
JP van den BergWaar boer jy? Die grond wat ek bestuur is geleë vanaf Mosita, naby Stella in Noordwes, in ’n Westelike rigting en sluit eenhede by Piet Plessis, Tosca en Pomfret in. Die gebied is beter bekend as die Molopo. Met watter beesras boer jy en hoe groot is...
Piet van der Linde
Piet van der LindeWith the NoseRings I don’t even know I am weaning, so easy and laid-back everything goes. I keep the weanlings with their mothers for about a week before I take them away without too much weaning shock. Ideally, I then keep the bull calves separate...
Owen Taute
Owen TauteDuring good seasons I sell my bull calves directly from their mothers at around 8 months of age and keep about 90% of my heifers. These heifers I wean in the cow herd with NoseRings. This reduces my management considerably, as I don’t have to provide for a...
JD van der Vyver
JD van der VyverIf you want to, for example, wean a first calver’s calf a little earlier to give the mother a bit of a break, you just apply a NoseRing and leave the calf with its mother. In addition, the NoseRing gives you the flexibility to further wean selectively...
Dr. Dieter Nischk BVSc – Kokstad Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Dieter Nischk BVSc – Kokstad Veterinary ClinicI have used the NoseRings® for weaning my calves since 1998. Many of my beef farmer clients use them too. I have found this method the least stressful of all weaning techniques. The weaners and the cows are not...
Dr. FA Malan BVSc – Vryburg Dierehospitaal
Dr. FA Malan BVSc – Vryburg DierehospitaalI am very impressed by the NoseRings® since I have started to use them. They definitely make weaning easier for calf and mother. I can also state that no harmful effects of any kind whatsoever were detected and I use them in...
Dr. Karl Aadnesgaard BVSc – Zululand Veterinary Hospital, Empangeni
Dr. Karl Aadnesgaard BVSc – Zululand Veterinary Hospital, EmpangeniI can't tell you how happy we were with NoseRings® on our weaners this year. Sure, a few fell out and were lost, however our calves suffered no sores and were infinitely happier without the weaning...
Dr. MG Vosser BVSc – Stella
Dr. MG Vosser BVSc – StellaEk het self Afrikanerkalwers gespeen met die NeusRinge® en het geen nadelige effekte ondervind. Koeie en kalwers was rustig en kalwers het goed gegroei. Ek verkoop heelwat NeusRinge® aan ekstensiewe beesboere en die wat dit gebruik speen nou...