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Animal and Wildlife Sciences: Recent submissions
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-03)No abstract available.
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(MDPI, 2024-03)Moringa oleifera’s high nutritional value and bioactive properties have attracted significant scientific research interest as an additive in broiler feed for sustainable broiler production. The tree’s multifunctional ...
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(Plaas Publishing, 2023-06)The South African National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) was introduced in 1994 by the government as part of the Reconstruction and Development Programme to feed primary school children.
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(Enviro Research Publishers, 2024-04)Sweet potatoe is a crucial crop for food security. promoted in Kenya due to its reported health benefits and resilience to drought. The benefits and application of the sweet potato with orange flesh (OFSP) in Elgeyo Marakwet ...
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(MDPI, 2024-08)Animal feeds under ruminant production are a challenge, and ruminants are mostly fed on fibrous plants including high-moisture plant by-products (HMPBs). These HMPBs are available during the food processing periods and ...
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(MedPharm Publications, 2023-02)The concentration of trace elements in the liver is used as an indicator of the mineral nutritional status of an animal, as a benchmark of environmental mineral exposure, to follow the metabolism of an element in the body ...
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(CSIRO Publishing, 2024-07)CONTEXT : There is some evidence that physiological stages such as breeding, pregnancy, parturition and lactation may trigger oxidative stress. It has also been observed in several species, including sheep, that age affects ...
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(MDPI, 2024-02-01)SIMPLE SUMMARY : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of β-adrenergic agonist feed additives, namely two commercially available types of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) molecules denoted as ZH-A and ZH-B, on ...
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(MDPI, 2024-03-01)Please read abstract in article.
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(Springer, 2023-11)Claw lesions in dairy cows contribute significantly to lameness, causing distress and discomfort for affected cows and raising welfare concerns. Despite increased awareness, lameness incidence continues to rise. Defining ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-07)From the 1950s to the 1960s crocodilians were hunted for their skins, which led to many wild populations being killed. Subsequently, all crocodilians were added to Appendix I or II of the Convention on International Trade ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-09-05)Currently there are only two northern white rhinoceros left in the world, both are females. The decline in numbers, to the point of extinction, can be attributed to poaching, habitat destruction and poor reproductive ...
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(Faculty of Marine and Fisheries, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia, 2024-06)The high rate of metabolic activity during breeding, pregnancy, parturition and lactation may lead to oxidative stress in sheep and goats. Antioxidant supplementation is proposed as a therapy for encountering resultant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-12)Macroalgae are, as of yet, an untapped source of nutrients as well as a potential means by which to improve the sustainability of ruminant production. In this study the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-07-22)The major feed ingredients used in broiler feed formulation are deficient in calcium (Ca), therefore Ca is supplemented, predominantly in the form of limestone, to meet the bird’s requirements. Previous research has ...
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(South African Society for Animal Science, 2023-09-27)This study aimed to compare the effects of feeding 60 mg of the β-adrenergic agonist, zilpaterol HCl (Zilmax®), per steer per day versus feeding 120 mg of the β-adrenergic agonist, R-salbutamol (Salbutamate®10%), per ...
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(Elsevier, 2023-10)The Tankwa goat is a known feral goat landrace that originated in the Karoo region of South Africa. These goats are able to thrive with no managerial intervention, and prosper in the harsh, arid conditions that ...
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(MDPI, 2023-11)Body condition scoring is an objective scoring method used to evaluate the health of a cow by determining the amount of subcutaneous fat in a cow. Automated body condition scoring is becoming vital to large commercial dairy ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2023-06-15)An African Vice-Chancellors’ Regional Food Systems Dialogue was hosted with the aim to provide a multi-stakeholder platform for stakeholders to explore various existing and emerging approaches that have the potential to ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2023-10-26)Research conducted on food systems by higher institutions can contribute to sustainable food security and nutrition at a local level and reduce the impact of societal challenges such as malnutrition. Unfortunately, ...
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