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Your Backyard Fruit Bowl – Carob

Your Backyard Fruit Bowl – Carob

This month we continue the theme of “What could we grow here, if we really needed to?” Unfortunately, New Zealand is highly unlikely to become a cocoa-production hotspot, so I have turned my focus to a cocoa substitute – love it or hate it, carob.

Backyard Orchard
A Useful Aid for Alpaca Farmers – the Code of Welfare for Camelids: Part Two

A Useful Aid for Alpaca Farmers – the Code of Welfare for Camelids: Part Two

Part Two of our series on the Code of Welfare for Camelids covers alpaca pregnancy, cria care, weaning age, transport rules and the social needs of alpacas.

Alpacas
Dog and cat zoonoses (diseases we can catch from dogs and cats)

Dog and cat zoonoses (diseases we can catch from dogs and cats)

Learn about zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted from dogs and cats to humans, including symptoms, prevention, and treatment. Essential information for pet owners to ensure health and safety.

Other species

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