Browsing by Subject "Supplementary feeding"

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Carrion ecology modelling for vulture conservation : are vulture restaurants needed to sustain the densest breeding population of the African white-backed vulture?

Kane, Adam; Jackson, Andrew L.; Monadjem, Ara; Colomer, M. Angels; Margalida, Antoni (Wiley, 2015-06)

As obligate scavengers, vultures are entirely dependent on carrion resources. In this study we model the carrion ecology of an ecosystem in Swaziland which is home to the densest breeding population of the African ...
Citizen science survey of non-native Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in the Durban metropole, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Shivambu, Tinyiko Cavin; Shivambu, Ndivhuwo; Downs, Colleen T. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2022)

The Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) has become invasive in several countries, including South Africa, mainly through the pet trade releases and escapees. We conducted an online questionnaire survey ...
Rat bioassay of the protein nutritional quality of soy-fortified sorghum biscuits for supplementary feeding of school-age children

Serrem, C.A. (Charlotte Atsango); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Oelofse, Andre; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall) (Wiley, 2011-08)

BACKGROUND: Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM) remains a major deficiency disease among children in developing countries. The protein nutritional quality of soy fortified sorghum biscuits was evaluated with respect to their ...

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