Improved iron availability from sorghum porridges will benefit many malnourished communities in rural
Africa, where there is a high prevalence of iron deficiency. This research compared the efficacy of reducing
sorghum ...
Courtman, C.; Van Ryssen, J.B.J.; Oelofse, A.(South African Society for Animal Science, 2012)
A total of 896 maize grain samples were obtained from all the maize silos throughout South Africa (231 silos) and analysed for selenium (Se) content. This information was used to compile a regional distribution map of the ...
Palic, D.; Modika, K.Y.; Oelofse, Andre; Morey, Liesl; Coetzee, S.E.(South African Society for Animal Science, 2011)
There are a number of laboratory methods that could be used to estimate the adequacy of full-fat soybean (FFSB) heat treatment. The protein despersibility index (PDI) has been claimed to have the most constant response to ...
Faber, Mieke; Oelofse, Andre; Van Jaarsveld, P.J.; Wenhold, F.A.M. (Friedeburg Anna Maria Wenhold(nee Pape)); Jansen van Rensburg, W.S.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-02)
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine the availability of, access to and nutrition-related uses of African leafy vegetables in rural and urban households; and to determine the β-carotene content of the ...
Schoeman, Serina; Smuts, C.M.; Faber, Mieke; Van Stuijvenberg, M.; Oelofse, Andre; Laubscher, J.A.; Benade, A.J.S.; Dhansay, M.A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-03)
OBJECTIVE: To assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their caregivers attending PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape (EC) and ...