GHANZI SHOW - Ministry of Agriculture

Teasers
Compiled By Segomotso Basuti
Did you Know?
Field crops can be found in
a w i d e va r i e t y o f e ve r y d ay
household products, including
cosmetics, dyes, clothing and
more.
Did you Know?
A m a t u r e s h e e p w i l l e a t
approximately three kg of hay
and grass per day. Weaned lambs
will eat about one kg of grain and
one kg of hay or grass every day.
Did you Know?
A cow will spend approximately
six h o u r s a d ay e a t i n g and
approximately eight hours a day
chewing its cud.
Did you Know?
Bees have two stomachs - one
stomach for eating and the other
special stomach is for storing
nectar collected from flowers or
water so that they can carry it
back to their hive.
Did you Know?
Chickens are omnivores; in the
wild a chicken will dine on
plants but it will also snack on
bugs and slugs and other meat
protein sources.
Did you Know?
Each mature beef animal will drink
between 35 and 65 litres of water
every day depending on their feed
source and the outside temperature.
Did you Know?
Dairy cows give an average of 27
litres of milk per day.
Did you Know?
The first meal the calf receives
from its mother is thick, sticky milk
called colostrum. This milk contains
antibodies that provide them with
immunity to disease. After two to
three days, the colostrum changes
to milk.
Did you Know?
Milk can be processed into cheese,
butter, ice cream, yogurt, cream
cheese, sour cream, skim milk
powder and more.
Did you Know?
A queen bee may lay as many as
2,000 eggs in a single day.
Did you Know?
Honey is 25 per cent sweeter than
sugar because of its high fructose
content.
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July 2012