Browsing Research Articles (Production Animal Studies) by UP Author "Forbes, Patricia B.C."

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Calcium and phosphorus in unbanded eggs of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

Brown, Geoffrey James; Forbes, Patricia B.C.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Nothling, Johan Oliviette (Wiley, 2020-08)

Unbanded crocodilian eggs do not form an opaque band around their lesser circumference, indicating fertilization failure or early embryonic death. Assuming they represent fertile eggs prior to the onset of embryonic ...
A comparison of calcium and phosphorus in components of fertile and size-matched unbanded Nile crocodile eggs

Brown, Geoffrey James; Forbes, Patricia B.C.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Nothling, Johan Oliviette (NISC Pty (Ltd) and Informa Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)

Research in other species suggests that the source of embryonic calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) for Crocodylus niloticus is likely yolk and shell. Using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), ...
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) : egg mass relative to egg component mass in unbanded and fertile eggs

Brown, Geoffrey James; Forbes, Patricia B.C.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Nothling, Johan Oliviette (Elsevier, 2019-04)

Crocodylus niloticus eggs are a useful starting point to study reproduction in this species. Using samples collected from a single farm during a single breeding season, the present research aimed to describe and compare ...

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