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Theses and Dissertations (Animal and Wildlife Sciences): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 1982)Oorbietjies het vroeër regdeur die grasveldgebiede van Suider-Afrika voorgekom. Die getalle van oorbietjies het egter drasties gedurende die afgelope tyd afgeneem. Min is bekend oor hierdie spesie se ekologie en etologie. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-24)South Africa is considered the primary producer and most reliable source of high quality clip mohair in the world. The application of molecular technologies to improve mohair quality is relatively new to this industry. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-01)South Africa is currently the world leader in mohair production and emphasis is placed on mohair traits to ensure the production of a high quality clip. Accurate and complete pedigree information is a prerequisite for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-09)This study analysed first parity productivity records over a determined time period of three years from two selected commercial pig production units on the Highveld, and determined whether seasonal differences in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The largest expense in the beef industry is feed costs and decreasing feed intake without decreasing growth performance and avoiding an increase in mature weight, will decrease cost and thereby increase profits. Feed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The present study investigated the impacts of Triffid weed Chromolaena odorata infestation and ungulate grazing on native ant communities in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. HiP is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-23)During the period January 2002 to November 2003 surveys were made of the Nile crocodile population in the Flag Boshielo Dam, Mpumalanga. The aim of these surveys was to estimate the size of the population and to determine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-20)A study was conducted during the period May to September, 1999 to determine the effect of phosphorus (P) supplementation to beef weaners grazing kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) foggage during winter followed by hay towards ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-12-19)Indigenous goats are one of the most important sources of animal protein to many rural poor, but this is being threatened by the way they are managed and the way people utilize the land. Goats supply the rural people with ...
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Performance of Clostridium perfringens-challenged broilers inoculated with effective microorganisms (University of Pretoria, 2010-03-01)The first study was conducted to evaluate the dietary inclusion of effective microorganisms (EM) on body weight (BW), feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and mortality of broilers, which had been either challenged or ...
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The nutritional value of broiler litter as a feed source for sheep during periods of feed shortage (University of Pretoria, 2006-12-15)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-01-19)The exact ecological and economic role of lion Panthera leo populations on small enclosed reserves is poorly understood. The management and monitoring of such populations is important to ensure their long-term survival. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-12-13)Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
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Factors affecting the composition of long-chain fatty acids in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) (University of Pretoria, 2000)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-12-08)Leopards (Panthera pardus) currently inhabit large parts outside formal conservation areas in South Africa. While leopards are not currently threatened in South Africa, regional populations are at risk. Conflict between ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-12-08)This study, undertaken under the auspices of the Centre of Wildlife Management and the former Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (University of Pretoria) was conducted in Maputaland, with special reference to the Tembe Elephant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-17)Effects of sex, age and pre-slaughter conditioning on the characteristics of South African indigenous goat carcasses (weight, dimensions, and joint and tissue composition) and quality of chevon (pH and temperature profiles, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-20)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-22)The Namibian meat industry relies on the export of weaners to the South African feedlot industry while the largest part of the cattle population in the communal areas of Namibia remain underutilised. Producing a marketable ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-11-21)This study was undertaken to determine the effects and nutritive value of Leucaena leucocephala when it was incorporated in a total mixed ration (TMR) fed to milk goats. This was to test the use of Leucaena to substitute ...
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