Reproduction through exclusive self-fertilization appears rare for the majority of hermaphroditic plants and animals, however, it is becoming increasingly clear that mating systems where a proportion ...

A new commercial pullet rearing system has been introduced by Performance Pullets, sister company to The Lakes Free Range Egg Co, which, it says, is producing better feathered, more active birds in ...

This unique brooding system is much more hygienic and efficient as you can add on and scale up to allow for the growth of chicks, Venter said. Additional simple sheds are to be introduced later on ...