UP-Agric Feedlot Challenge

07/11/2025

The UP-Agric Feedlot Challenge winners have just been announced!

Congratulations to the Pewe Pewes for their first place win! And congratulations to the Flockmasters for a well-deserved second place!

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07/11/2025

Really grabbing the ram by the horns... the Pewe Pewe's also won the Vet 2 Farm Traceability and Practical Record Keeping award 🏆📝

Right to left: Hanno Janse van Rensburg, Elaine Kemp, Dr Johan Cloete (Vet 2 Farm Director), Yaameen Goolam (team leader) and Muhammad Moosa. Missing: Mathiba Masela and Noluthando Ngwenya.

Photo taken by Ms Rimbilana Shingange at the Animal Science dinner.

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07/11/2025

Our 2025 winners of the UPAFC... the Pewe Pewe's ! Congratulations on all of your hard work! 🏆🫶

Right to left: Marnique Swanepoel (Junior tutor), Hanno Janse van Rensburg, Erin Graham (Molatek), Elaine Kemp, Yaameen Goolam (team leader), Johan Mouton (Molatek), Muhammad Moosa and Hannah Gross (Senior tutor). Missing: Mathiba Masela and Noluthando Ngwenya.

Photo taken by Ms Rimbilana Shingange at the Animal Science dinner.

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07/11/2025

Our 2025 runners up for the UPAFC... the Flock Masters Baaa-utiful Creations! Congratulations on all of your hard work! 🏆🫶

Right to left: Dr Linde du Toit (Senior lecturer at DAS), Sydney Davison, Wean Posthumus, Suhail Sarang (team leader), Courtney Smit, Lize Lange, Marnique Swanepoel (Junior tutor) and Hannah Gross (Senior tutor).

Photo taken by Ms Rimbilana Shingange at the Animal Science dinner.

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05/11/2025

05/11/2025

The 2025 UPAFC wouldn't have been possible without Molatek 🫶 thank you!

04/11/2025

04/11/2025

Today, the fourth-year Animal Science students deliver their feedback presentations as part of the 2025 UP-Agric Feedlot Challenge.

Each group will present the findings of their research and what they have learned during this practical challenge. Louise Lemmer and Ernst Breytenbach of Plaas Media are attending this session.

Keep an eye on our Veeplaas and Stockfarm social media pages for a summary of the students' presentations.

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