Department of Veterinary Services, Bulawayo

22/06/2022

Good Morning farmers,

THE IMPORTANCE OF READING LABELS, AND GIVING CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS

Bulawayo's most popular daily newspaper

31/05/2022

https://www.chronicle.co.zw/death-for-cattle-moved-without-requisite-permits/

Bulawayo's most popular daily newspaper

06/05/2022

Can you spot the butterfly?

Bumped into this young lady this morning at dawn. Didn't want to disturb her (I believe its a She) because I'm sure she was drying out her damp wings.

Can anyone name the species? I believe it's a Blue Monarch.

08/04/2022

A numeric score of 1 to 5, indicating the BCS, is assigned to each animal.
A score of 1 means the cow is too thin.
2 means the cow is thin, but healthy.
3 is the best score to achieve.
4 means the animal is fat.
5 indicates that the cow is too fat.

https://www.africanfarming.com/cattle-production-value-body-condition-scores/

Farmers need to be proactive to make sure that cows are in top form before calving. Wilma den Hartigh explains how body condition scores can be used to ensure this. It is essential that cows calve in ideal conditions, and…

08/04/2022

A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 metric tons of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually.

My research examines animal minds and ethics, and to me, the phrase "octopus culture" brings to mind Octopolis and Octlantis, two communities of wild octopuses in Jervis Bay, Australia.

In Octopolis, numerous octopuses share – and fight over – a few square meters of seabed. In these watery towns, octopuses form dominance hierarchies, and they've started developing new behaviors: male octopuses fight over territory and, perhaps, females by throwing debris at one another and boxing.

https://www.sciencealert.com/is-octopus-farming-ethical-a-scientist-makes-the-case-to-leave-them-alone

A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 metric tons of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually.

18/03/2022

NEARLY 200 heifers have been delivered to youths in Bulawayo and the two Matabeleland provinces under the Presidential Heifer Pass-on Scheme, as Government moves to empower the younger generation.

https://www.chronicle.co.zw/youths-get-presidential-empowerment/

Bulawayo's most popular daily newspaper