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“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labour of man. When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilisation.” - Daniel Webster.

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Invest in good housing /infrastructure:

concrete or solid floored pen with

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TIPS

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Have a good water supply:

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Clean and disinfect regularly:

effecti˜e way to break the on-farm dcyisceleasoefsre-infection with infectious

(Courtesy pics) Farmer Bheki Msibi (inset) pratices free range pig farming.