In the words of my mentor, "You cannot make compost until you can bake bread". The complexity of a composting process,...

An increasing number of business owners are becoming aware of the potential applications of tissue digestor systems. Unfortunately most of the information available on tissue digestors is so scientifically orientated that it only serves to alie...

Good old Nitric acid (HNO3) also known as Aqua Fortis or Spirit of Nitre. Nitric acid is one of the acids that are used most often when the fertilizer value is of importance in an end product. Nitric acid is categorized as a strong oxidizing a...

Clostridium perfringens is a gram positive, rod shaped bacteria that is often associated with food poisoning and gas gangrene. C. perfringens is most frequently responsible for released toxins and enzymes that cause tissue damage. These con...

Ever wondered how people manage to reach any kind of meaningful age without suffering a terrible and agonizing death due to an infection caused by some or the other strange and exotic bug?

I came across this little pearl of wisdom while doing a site visit at a dairy (of all places!!) recently - The Ark was built by Noah, the Titanic by professionals - Do not be afraid to try something new... It made me wonder about how oft...

Which Composting System Do I Prefer?Article by Piet Kruger of Convert...

What Is Bovine TuberculosisThis type of Tuberculosis is often found in South Africa and abattoirs, specifically quarantine abattoirs, may occasionally encounter animals infected with Bovine Tuberculosis. Proper...

What is brucellosis? Brucellosis, also known as Malta Fever or Undulant Fever is a disease that may be contracted by humans when exposed to a bacteria of the Brucella spp. Brucella abortus is of particular inte...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock. It can rapidly spread through a region if control and eradication practices are not imple-mented upon its detection. We...

What are prions? The word prion was coined in 1982 by neurologist Dr Stanley Prusiner, and is used to describe a proteinaceous infectious agent that is not inactivated or destroyed by procedures that modify nucleic acids such a...

MAD COW DISEASE ALSO KNOWN AS BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CATTLE (BSE) OR CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) IN HUMANS ARE DISEASES CAUSED BY PRIONS BSE (sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease

The Environmental Cost Of Not Thinking Outside The Box.As the year 2008 draws to a close we are constantly being bombarded by everyone and his dog sharing their retrospective wisd...