Browsing Research Articles (Production Animal Studies) by UP Author "Smuts, M.P. (Mario)"

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Effect of semen processing methods on lumpy skin disease virus status in cryopreserved bull semen

Annandale, C.H. (Cornelius Henry); Smuts, M.P. (Mario); Ebersohn, Karen; Du Plessis, Lizette; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Stout, T.A.E. (Tom) (Elsevier, 2018-08)

Lumpy skin disease is an economically important disease of cattle, caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV; Capripoxvirus). It has a variable clinical appearance but, in severely affected animals, is associated with ...
The potential effects and interactions of oxidative stress and trace minerals on fresh and frozen semen in bulls - a review

Ferreira, Gert M.; Annandale, C.H.; Smuts, M.P. (Mario); Holm, Dietmar Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

Reproduction is one of the most important factors determining successful cattle farming systems. Management practices, such as nutritional supplementation, can influence the reproductive performance of cattle. The objective ...
Serum albumin concentration of donor cows as an indicator of developmental competence of oocytes

Smuts, M.P. (Mario); De Bruyn, Sonya; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Holm, Dietmar Erik (Elsevier, 2019-02)

Adequate nutrition is required for maintenance of normal reproduction in cattle. Albumin, the best marker and fundamental part of nutrition, most abundant plasma protein and major component of fetal bovine serum, is the ...

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