safa obaro emerging farmer cattle project
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SAFA OBARO EMERGING FARMER CATTLE PROJECT
2019/10/22
Agenda
• Introduction to Project
• Focus areas
• Divisions and requirements
• Project plan
• Budget
• Testimonials
Introduction to Project
Introduction
This will be a two-year project focusing on improving livestock management at emerging farmer level.
The project will start September 2019 and end in August 2021.
Mobile equipment will be used to tag, vaccinate and do artificial inseminations for those who need it. Farmers who do not have proper facilities and applicators to do cattle handling will have a solution to their problems.
Practical and theoretical trainings will be done to educate farmers on various subjects.
Introduction
The project will be funded by the Red Meat Industry Forum and coordinated by Obaro and SA Feedlot Association.
Obaro’s Animal Production Service team will use their expertise to educate cattle farmers to be sustainable beef producers in South Africa.
Focus areas
Focus areas
The project areas will be divided into four groups.
The reason being is, the emerging farmers in different areas experience different challenges and differ in various other aspects of livestock management.
Focus areas
Group 1: Magaliesburg and Potch.
Group 2: Wonderboom, Brits, Rustenburg, Northam, Dwaalboom and Thabazimbi.
Group 3: Marble Hall, Groblersdal and Hartswater.
Group 4: Malelane, Burgersfort, Barberton and Hoedspruit.
Key improvements per group
Group 1: Magaliesburg and Potch
Type:
Farm owners or leasing (few weekend and communal farmers).
Challenges
• Close to market, but no quality weaner calves.
• Farm sizes (too much livestock on grazing) not profitable.
• Speculation with poor quality calves.
• Reproduction is average.
• Facilities poor and no scales.
Project Focus:
• Weaner selection and feedlotting.
• Bull scoring and artificial inseminations.
• Pasture and nutrition management.
• Record keeping (if you don’t measure, you don’t know).
Key improvements per group
Group 2: Wonderboom, Brits, Rustenburg, Northam, Dwaalboom and Thabazimbi
Type:
Mostly communal farmers (sharing land and collective farming). Also everyday and weekend farmers
Challenges:
• Close to market, but poor quality calves.
• Diseases : Mostly brucellosis, lumpy skin outbreaks and tick transmitted disease (heartwater, redwater and sweating sickness).
• Overgrazing: Silly mistakes for instance selling weaner calves at age 12 months instead of 7months.
• Nutrition very poor with poor reproduction as a result.
• They have facilities, but not in good condition.
• Theft.
Project Focus:
• Correct vaccinations and animal health procedures.
• Weaner selection and feedlotting.
• Bull scoring and artificial inseminations
• Pasture management (less can be more in this instance).
• Nutrition management.
• Record keeping (if you don’t measure, you don’t know).
Key improvements per group
Group 3: Marble Hall, Groblersdal and Hartswater
Type:
More communal farmers (Sharing land and collective farming). Grazing camps.
Leasing, everyday and weekend farmers.
Challenges:
• Ticks: Some of the farmers have to dip every two weeks.
• Diseases: Mostly lumpy skin disease and tick transmitted disease (heartwater, redwater and sweating sickness).
• Grazing camps and shared grazing.
• Nutrition.
• Very poor facilities.
• Theft.
Project Focus:
• Dipping techniques: Spray dipping practical trainings.
• Correct vaccinations and animal health procedures.
• Herd management (cow/calf system).
• Pasture management with nutrition management
• Record keeping (if you don’t measure, you don’t know).
Key improvements per group
Group 4: Malelane, Burgersfort, Barberton and Hoedspruit
Type: Mostly communal farmers.
Challenges:
• Foot and mouth disease, redline area (Malelane, Komatipoort, Barberton and small part of Hoedspruit).
• Low calf prices (can’t transport live animals).
• Have to feed calves themselves with no facility (need custom feeding facility).
• Slaughtering backyard or Mzinti Abattoir.
• Diseases: Tick transmitted disease (heartwater, redwater and sweating sickness).
Project Focus:
• Dipping (but government already sponsor's a lot of the communities).
• Animal handling.
• Record keeping.
• Animal nutrition training.
Divisions and requirements
Divisions and Requirements
1. Internships.
2. Equipment.
3. Products.
4. Artificial inseminations.
5. Training.
1. Internships
Two interns will have the opportunity to get practical and theoretical knowledge like no other.
They will work with our Animal Production team on this emerging farmer project.
2. Equipment needed
3. Products
4. Artificial inseminations
We will do artificial inseminations in partnership with NkunziGenetics (Pty) Ltd in order to improve reproduction at emerging farmer level.
5. Training
1. Introduction to cattle farming
2. Selection
3. Animal Health
4. Nutrition
5. Reproduction
6. Artificial insemination
7. Pasture management
8. Backgrounding animals for feedlots
9. Feedlot management
10.Treatment guidelines
11.Health programs for cattle
12.Nutrition programs for cattle
Project Plan
Project Plan DATE Sep 19 Oct 19 Nov 19 Dec 19 Jan 20 Feb 20 Mar 20 Apr 20 May 20 Jun 20 Jul 20 Aug 20
Objectives -Project
Planning.
-New
appointments.
-Buying of
equipment.
-Project
Introduction.
-Training of new
employees.
-Training farmer
on calves rearing
practices.
-Train farmers
on record
keeping.
-Livestock
improvement
(Genetics).
-Preparing for
breeding and
improving
conception rate.
-Synchronize
Cows.
-Artificial
Insemination.
(Livestock
improvement).
-Train farmers
on external
parasite control.
-Teach farmers
on livestock
improvement.
-Teach farmers
on external
parasite control.
-Improve future
calving
percentage.
-Improve
weaning weights.
-Value adding
Selection.
-Livestock
improvement
(Health).
-Herd
Management.
-Livestock
improvement
(Health and
nutrition).
-Herd
management.
-Prepare for
carcass
competition.
-Livestock
improvement
(Health and
nutrition).
-Value adding. -Livestock
improvement
(Health).
-Herd
management and
record keeping.
Activities -Screening of
CV’s.
-Interviews.
-Requesting of
quotations.
-Negotiation of
deals.
-Arrange farmers
day, present on
record keeping
and calf rearing
or both.
-Address few
study and groups
on relevant
topics.
-Artificial
insemination
training.
-Deworm and
injecting animals
with minerals
and vitamins.
-Synchronise
cows of farmers
who won the
competition.
-External
parasite control
farmers day.
-Arrange animals
to do practical’s
on.
-Host one
information day
address relevant
topic.
-Visit study
groups address
the topic.
-Raise the
awareness of
brucellosis and
its preventative
measures.
-Teach farmer
on proper dosing
of young calves.
Arrange a
feedlot training
where farmers
get trained on:
1)Weaner
selection
2)Processing
3)Growth
stimulants
4) Basic facilities
requirements.
-Raise awareness
on Pasteurella at
information day.
-Vaccinate
animals in the
presence of
farmers.
-Test for
pregnancy.
-Raise awareness
on botulism,
black quarter
and anthrax.
-Measure
weaning weights
and weaning.
-Process weaners
for Brits carcass
competition.
-Boost immunity
by making a
follow
vaccination.
Arrange a
feedlot training
where farmers
get trained on:
1)Weaner
selection
2)Processing
3)Growth
stimulants
4)Basic facilities
requirements.
-Lumpy skin
awareness.
-Teach farmers
on record
keeping and
measuring the
ICP’s to aid in
future cow and
heifer selection.
Area -Head Office
Obaro .
-Brits carcass
competition.
Obaro Brits-MSD
farmers day.
Various areas,
target leader
farmers. Invite
local farmers
highlight the
importance of
that exercise in
a short
presentation.
Winners farms
Groblersdal /
Marble hall.
Confirmed
Dates
25th September
2019
18th
October
2019
Feed back
Annual Calendar 2019/20
Sep 19 Oct 19 Nov 19 Dec 19 Jan 19 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug-Project Planning.
-Interns
appointments.
-Project
Introduction.
-Purchase of
Equipment.
-Record keeping
and calf rearing.
-Training new
appointments.
-Bull sourcing.
-Ai training.
-Preparation for
breeding season.
-Summer
supplementation
training.
-External parasite
control training.
-Synchronization of
AI cows.
-Artificial
Inseminations at
winners’ herd.
-Brucellosis
vaccination (State
vet sponsor).
-Tapeworm and
roundworm
control.
-Trace element to
3 to 5 months
calves.
-Feedlot training.
-Winter
Supplementation
training.
-Pasteurella
prevention.
-Pregnancy testing
of cows.
-Dehorning.
-Anthrax, Botulism
and Black quarter
vaccination.
-Deworming.
-Weaning.
-Processing for
feedlot.
-Vitamin A
inoculation
-Botulism and
Black quarter
(Follow-up)
-Feedlotting
training (Late
weaners).
-Late winter
supplementation
training.
-Lumpy skin
disease
vaccinations.
Budget
Budget
Expenses
1) Internships2) Equipment3) AI’s4) Vaccines5) Trainings
Testimonials