• Spatio-temporal status of vegetation, soil and cattle serum minerals in degraded communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa : implications for livestock sustainability and management interventions 

  Mlaza, Nangamso; Tefera, Solomon; Hassen, Abubeker (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)

  In this study, we examined forage, soil and cattle serum mineral status, and their relationships in severely (SD) and less severely (LSD) degraded rangelands, South Africa. Such evidence is essential to inform rangeland ...
• Farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and attitudes on crop-dairy goat integration farming system in Elgeyo Marakwet County 

  Cheboi, Juliana; Greathead, Henry; Nkukwana, Thobela T.; Keyster, Marshall (MDPI, 2024-01)

  Several interventions have been promoted in dry areas to improve food and nutrition insecurity. However, studies on the key drivers influencing adoption and uptake are limited. Therefore, research was undertaken to investigate ...
• Exploring the integration of the land, water, and energy nexus in sustainable food systems research through a socio-economic lens : a systematic literature review 

  Cho, Matilda Azong; Ramoelo, Abel; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (MDPI, 2023-12-04)

  The efficient use of land, water, and energy resources in Africa is crucial for achieving sustainable food systems (SFSs). A SFS refers to all the related activities and processes from farm to fork and the range of actors ...
• Antinutrients and metabolomic compounds of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean) as affected by traditional processing by smallholder farmers 

  Pretorius, Beulah; Otto, Margot; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Wiley, 2023-08)

  Bambara groundnut (BG) (Vigna subterranean) is an underutilized, indigenous crop in South Africa that has nutritional and associated health benefits. Decreasing the antinutrients in food sources can potentially increase the ...
• Understanding the underlying genetic mechanisms for age at first calving, inter-calving period and scrotal circumference in Bonsmara cattle 

  Reding, Jason Jack; Van der Westhuizen, Robert R.; Berry, Donagh P.; Van Marle-Koster, Este (BMC, 2023-08-24)

  BACKGROUND : Reproduction is a key feature of the sustainability of a species and thus represents an important component in livestock genetic improvement programs. Most reproductive traits are lowly heritable. In order ...
• The effect of Monensin vs. Neem, and moringa extracts on nutrient digestibility, growth performance, methane, and blood profile of merino lambs 

  Du Preez, Danah A.; Akanmu, Abiodun Mayowa; Adejoro, Festus Adeyemi; Hassen, Abubeker (MDPI, 2023-11-14)

  Plant secondary compounds are potential rumen modifiers that can improve nutrient utilization in ruminant animals. This study evaluated the effect of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) and Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf extracts ...
• The effect of a Bacillus probiotic and essential oils compared to an ionophore on the rumen microbiome composition of feedlot cattle 

  Linde, Dina Alida; Schokker, Dirkjan; Du Toit, Cornelius Jacobus Lindeque; Ramkilawon, Gopika Devi; Van Marle-Koster, Este (MDPI, 2023-09-15)

  The rising concern of antibiotic growth promoter use in livestock has necessitated the investigation into alternative feed additives. The effect of a probiotic and essential oils to an ionophore on the rumen microbiome ...
• Incorporating new technologies in breeding plans for South African goats in harsh environments 

  Visser, Carina; Snyman, Margaretha A. (Oxford University Press, 2023-10)

  • Angora and meat producing goats play an important role in food security and sustainable livelihoods of livestock producers in South Africa. To maintain their role, it is important to select animals that can thrive in ...
• Livestock adaptation to climate 

  Casey, Norman Henry (Oxford University Press, 2023-10-13)

  Change and adaptation are the phenomena of life. Throughout the existence of life on earth, biological systems have adapted and changed physiologically and morphologically to acquire a homeostasis most suitable for the ...
• Compliance of the food industry with mandated salt target levels in South Africa : towards development of a monitoring and surveillance framework 

  Charlton, Karen Elizabeth; Pretorius, Beulah; Shakhane, Rhoda; Naidoo, Pamela; Cimring, Hayley; Hussain, Kinza; Nojilana, Beatrice; Webster, Jacqui (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  This study evaluated the compliance of the food industry with mandated sodium target levels in South Africa for 13 categories of processed foods included in the sodium regulation R.214, and assessed whether there were ...
• Compliance of the food industry with mandated salt target levels in South Africa : towards development of a monitoring and surveillance framework 

  Charlton, Karen Elizabeth; Pretorius, Beulah; Shakhane, Rhoda; Naidoo, Pamela; Cimring, Hayley; Hussain, Kinza; Nojilana, Beatrice; Webster, Jacqui (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  This study evaluated the compliance of the food industry with mandated sodium target levels in South Africa for 13 categories of processed foods included in the sodium regulation R.214, and assessed whether there were ...
• The broad-based eco-economic impact of beef and dairy production : a global review 

  Meissner, H.H.; Blignaut, J.N.; Smith, H.J.; Du Toit, Cornelius Jacobus Lindeque (South African Society for Animal Science, 2023-05-19)

  Cattle have been the focus of an intense debate between those concerned about, among other things, the possible negative effects on global warming, land degradation, food competition, and human health and those who are ...
• Differential gene expression in the Longissimus dorsi of Nguni and Bonsmara bulls finished on low and high energy diets 

  Linde, Dina Alida; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Scholtz, M.M.; Gonda, M.G.; Gonzalez-Hernandez, J.L.; MacNeil, M.D. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2023-04-11)

  Objectives of this research were to examine differential gene expression profiles of Nguni and Bonsmara cattle fed diets differing in their energy density. The ultimate goal was to improve understanding of the mechanisms ...
• Food and nutrition labelling as a nutrition education tool : understanding, perspectives and practices of South African dietitians–reading without comprehension (understanding) 

  Van Heerden, Ingrid V.; Muller, Carmen; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as the Taylor & Francis Group), 2023-09-16)

  The Global Burden of Disease Study group recently stated that poor-quality diets are now the leading cause of disease world-wide. Consumer education by means of food product labelling can guide the consumer decision-making ...
• A review of ethnomedicinal plants as potential anthelmintic agents to alternatively control gastrointestinal nematodes of ruminants in South Africa 

  Mhlongo, Lindokuhle Christopher; Mseleku, Cresswell; Tenza, Thando; Fomum, Sylvester Werekeh; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Hassen, Abubeker; Nsahlai, Ignatius Verla (Hindawi, 2024-01)

  Small ruminant production is one of the most important animal productions for food security in the world, especially in the developing world. Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection is a threat to this animal’s production. ...
• Evaluation of LiGAPS-Beef to assess extensive pasture-based beef production in three agro-ecological regions in South Africa 

  Magona, Christopher; Hassen, Abubeker; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Visser, Carina; Oosting, Simon; Van der Linden, A. (Elsevier, 2023-05)

  Quantifying the performance of beef cattle in diverse agro-ecological regions with different climatic conditions could be used by stakeholders to develop region-specific resilience strategies and optimize livestock production ...
• Adaptive thermal responses of captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in South Africa 

  Viljoen, Devon M.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Myburgh, Jan G.; Truter, Johannes Christoff; Lang, Jeffrey W.; Myburgh, Albert (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  The current study assessed the ambient temperatures, and those selected, by captive adult Nile crocodiles on a commercial farm in South Africa. Non-invasive data capture techniques were developed to ensure the crocodiles ...
• Improving soya mince recipes in the National School Nutrition Programme in South Africa 

  Muller, Carmen; Van Deventer, Maricia Margrit; Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Education Association of South Africa, 2023-08)

  The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in South Africa provides thousands of needy children with school meals on school days. One, and in some cases 2, of these meals per week are soya based. A review of the NSNP ...
• Efficacy of three heat-stable microbial phytases on growth performance and bone development and strength of broilers fed diets deficient in available phosphorus 

  Solomon, H.S.; Adejoro, Festus Adeyemi; Nkukwana, Thobela T. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2022-09)

  A total of 2340 as-hatched Cobb500 chicks were allocated to 9 treatments, each with 13 replicate pens to evaluate the effects of either three phytase enzymes in a P-deficient diet. Starter and finisher diets consisted of ...
• Exploring potatoes as complementary feeding during weaning 

  Muller, Carmen; Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Plaas Media, 2022-05)

  Please read abstract in article.

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