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Breeds
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A brief history of the camelids
Friday, 20 August 2010
Alpacas are South American camelids, members of the family Camelidae. The camels of the Sahara and Asia (Old World camels) are also members of this family.
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Llamas - a pleasure to be around
Monday, 16 August 2010
Brian and Christine Angliss bought a small farm near Whangarei with the intention of finding peace and tranquillity.
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Nosy guanacos, forebears of the llama
Monday, 16 August 2010
The guanaco is the wild form of the llama, and unlike its domestic cousin, guanaco colouring varies very little.
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Herefords from horns to hooves
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Hereford cattle are a beef cattle breed, widely used both in intemperate areas and temperate areas, mainly for meat production.
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Less stress for more enjoyment
Thursday, 22 July 2010
After two particularly wet winters a ‘tongue-in-cheek’ remark from Janet Poole to her husband Ray resulted in the arrival of Miniature Herefords at the couple’s Matakohe Polled Hereford Stud.
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Age old chicken care
Friday, 18 June 2010
John Seymour’s The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency approaches poultry with typical straight-forwardness.
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Blue eyed whites and Peruvian phenomena
Friday, 18 June 2010
Alpacas are colourful animals. Compared with sheep the colours are stronger and more vibrant, and range from true black through to white.
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RULING THE ROOST
Friday, 18 June 2010
Hugh McKergow has spent the majority of his life around chickens, and remains an enthusiast.
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Red Devons and red shirts
Monday, 24 May 2010
Rolling up to view a paddock of prize Bulls wearing a red shirt is not the brightest thing any journalist has done.
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Keeping cute, gentle alpacas
Monday, 24 May 2010
Llamas are much bigger than alpacas, they have been bred as pack animals whereas alpacas have been bred for their fleece.
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Generations of hardy, natural selection
Friday, 23 April 2010
Highland cattle have benefitted from generations of natural selection amongst the harsh conditions of the remote Scottish highlands and islands.
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Quartering for pleasure
Thursday, 18 March 2010
At its simplest the quarter horse is a breed of horse that excelled over a racing distance of a quarter mile – 440 yards or around 400 metres.
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The horse listener
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Listening is the beginning of Natural Horsemanship, according to Nadine Roth, who aims to make these methods of training, riding and generally communicating with horses, more accessible through one-on-one tuition and one day workshops.
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A cut above the rest
Thursday, 18 March 2010
“Horses are born cheats,” New Zealand Cutting horse Association President, Graeme McInnes, claimed.
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Birth of an alpaca
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Visitors come to the farm, point to a well rounded female alpaca and say, “Is she – um – in calf? In foal? What do you call it with an alpaca?”
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