• Production and stability of a multi-strain Bacillus based probiotic product for commercial use in poultry 

  Ramlucken, Uraisha; Ramchuran, Santosh O.; Moonsamy, Ghaneshree; Jansen van Rensburg, Christine; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Lalloo, Rajesh (Elsevier, 2021-03)

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• Effect of dietary red grape pomace on growth performance, hematology, serum biochemistry, and meat quality parameters in Hy-Line Silver Brown cockerels 

  Jonathan, Ontiretse; Mnisi, Caven Mguvane; Kumanda, Cebisa; Mlambo, Victor (Public Library of Science, 2021-11)

  Red grape (Vitis vinifera L.) pomace’s (RGP) beneficial bioactive compounds could improve growth and meat quality traits in chickens and thus valorize RGP waste that is usually disposed in landfills to the detriment of ...
• Whole-genome SNP characterisation provides insight for sustainable use of local South African livestock populations 

  Van Marle-Koster, Este; Lashmar, Simon Frederick; Retief, Anel; Visser, Carina (MDPI, 2021-10)

  Local cattle and sheep populations are important for animal production and food security in South Africa. These genetic resources are well adapted to the diverse climatic conditions and hold potential to be utilized in ...
• Estimation of feed intake and digestibility in Zebu type Arsi steers fed natural pasture using the n-alkane technique 

  Wegi, Teklu; Hassen, Abubeker; Bezabih, Melkamu; Nurfeta, Ajebu; Yigrem, Sintayehu; Tolera, Adugna (Elsevier, 2021-01)

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• Oral supplementation of selenium improves post-thaw sperm quality in Saanen bucks 

  Lukusa, Kambulu; Kabuba, John (Wolters Kluwer- Medknow, 2021-07-20)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine the effect of oral selenium supplementation and semen collection methods on various post thaw semen quality parameters in Saanen bucks. METHODS : Sixteen healthy bucks were divided into two ...
• Dietary selenium supplementation, clarified egg yolk extender and slow cooling improve cryopreserved sperm characteristics of Saanen buck 

  Lukusa, Kambulu; Hassen, Abubeker; Lehloenya, Khoboso C. (Wolters Kluwer- Medknow, 2021-01-18)

  OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the effect of cooling rates, selenium supplementation, and three semen extenders on cooled and frozenthawed Saanen buck sperm. METHODS : Twenty Saanen bucks were divided into two groups: the selenium ...
• The effect of α-monolaurin and butyrate supplementation on broiler performance and gut health in the absence and presence of the antibiotic growth promoter zinc bacitracin 

  Letlole, Bakang Rebaone; Damen, Ellen P.C.W.; Jansen van Rensburg, Christine (MDPI, 2021-05-29)

  The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) is common practice to improve broiler production and performance. The use of AGP is under discussion as it can induce bacterial resistance. The purpose of this study was to ...
• Effects of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and climatological factors on reproduction efficiency of Holstein Friesian and Jersey cows in the subtropics 

  Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); De Bruyn, Elandri (MDPI, 2021-10-27)

  This study investigated the effects of MUN and climatological factors on the inter calving period (ICP), reproductive performance (RP%), and reproductive index (RI) in Holstein Friesian (n = 1177) and Jersey cows (n = ...
• Characterization, density and in vitro controlled release properties of mimosa (Acacia mearnsii) tannin encapsulated in palm and sunflower oils 

  Ibrahim, Shehu Lurwanu; Hassen, Abubeker (MDPI, 2021-11-09)

  Tannin has gained wider acceptance as a dietary supplement in contemporary animal nutrition investigations because of its potential to reduce enteric methane emission. However, a major drawback to dietary tannin intake ...
• Effect of Acacia mearnsii tannin extract supplementation on reproductive performance and oxidative status of South African mutton merino rams 

  Ahmed, Osman; Lehloenya, Khoboso; Mphaphathi, Masindi; Hassen, Abubeker (MDPI, 2021-11-15)

  We investigated the supplementation effects of Acacia mearnsii tannin extract (TE) and encapsulated tannin extract (ETE) on reproductive performance and oxidative status of South African Mutton Merino rams. We also ...
• Growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics of pigs fed diets containing amarula (Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich) nut cake as replacement to soybean meal 

  Mabena, P.M.; Ratsaka, M.M.; Nkukwana, T.T. (Thobela); Malebana, I.M.M.; Nkosi, B.D. (Springer, 2022-02)

  This experiment evaluated varying levels of Amarula (Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich) nut cake (ANC) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics in pigs. Thirty Large White × Landrace (LW × LR) ...
• Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics 

  Feng, Shaohong; Stiller, Josefin; Deng, Yuan; Armstrong, Joel; Fang, Qi; Reeve, Andrew Hart; Xie, Duo; Chen, Guangji; Guo, Chunxue; Faircloth, Brant C.; Petersen, Bent; Wang, Zongji; Zhou, Qi; Diekhans, Mark; Chen, Wanjun; Andreu-Sánchez, Sergio; Margaryan, Ashot; Howard, Jason Travis; Parent, Carole; George, Pacheco; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.; Puetz, Lara; Cavill, Emily; Ribeiro, Angela M.; Eckhart, Leopold; Fjeldsa, Jon; Hosner, Peter A.; Brumfield, Robb T.; Christidis, Les; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas; Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Robertson, Bruce C.; Song, Gang; Borgia, Gerald; Claramunt, Santiago; Lovette, Irby J.; Cowen, Saul J.; Njoroge, Peter; Dumbacher, John Philip; Ryder, Oliver A.; Fuchs, Jerome; Bunce, Michael; Burt, David W.; Cracraft, Joel; Meng, Guanliang; Hackett, Shannon J.; Ryan, Peter G.; Jonsson, Knud Andreas; Jamieson, Ian G.; Da Fonseca, Rute R.; Braun, Edward L.; Houde, Peter; Mirarab, Siavash; Suh, Alexander; Hansson, Bengt; Ponnikas, Suvi; Sigeman, Hanna; Stervander, Martin; Frandsen, Paul B.; Van der Zwan, Henriette; Van der Sluis, Rencia; Visser, Carina; Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Clark, Andrew G.; Fitzpatrick, John W.; Bowman, Reed; Chen, Nancy; Cloutier, Alison; Sackton, Timothy B.; Edwards, Scott V.; Foote, Dustin J.; Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H.; Vignal, Alain; Soares, Andre E.R.; Shapiro, Beth; González-Solis, Jacob; Ferrer-Obiol, Joan; Rozas, Julio; Riutort, Marta; Tigano, Anna; Friesen, Vicki; Dalen, Love; Urrutia, Araxi O.; Szekely, Tamas; Liu, Yang; Campana, Michael G.; Corvelo, Andre; Fleischer, Robert C.; Rutherford, Kim M.; Gemmell, Neil J.; Dussex, Nicolas; Mouritsen, Henrik; Thiele, Nadine; Delmore, Kira; Liedvogel, Miriam; Franke, Andre; Hoeppner, Marc P.; Krone, Oliver; Fudickar, Adam M.; Mila, Borja; Ketterson, Ellen D.; Fidler, Andrew Eric; Friis, Guillermo; Parody-Merino, Angela M.; Battley, Phil F.; Cox, Murray P.; Lima, Nicholas Costa Barroso; Prosdocimi, Francisco; Parchman, Thomas Lee; Schlinger, Barney A.; Loiselle, Bette A.; Blake, John G.; Lim, Haw Chuan; Day, Lainy B.; Fuxjager, Matthew J.; Baldwin, Maude W.; Braun, Michael J.; Wirthlin, Morgan; Dikow, Rebecca B.; Ryder, T. Brandt; Camenisch, Glauco; Keller, Lukas F.; DaCosta, Jeffrey M.; Hauber, Mark E.; Louder, Matthew I.M.; Witt, Christopher C.; McGuire, Jimmy A.; Mudge, Joann; Megna, Libby C.; Carling, Matthew D.; Wang, Biao; Taylor, Scott A.; Del-Rio, Glaucia; Aleixo, Alexandre; Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro; Mello, Claudio V.; Weir, Jason T.; Haussler, David; Li, Qiye; Yang, Huanming; Wang, Jian; Lei, Fumin; Rahbek, Carsten; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Graves, Gary R.; Jarvis, Erich D.; Paten, Benedict; Zhang, Guojie (Nature Research, 2020-11-12)

  Whole-genome sequencing projects are increasingly populating the tree of life and characterizing biodiversity1–4. Sparse taxon sampling has previously been proposed to confound phylogenetic inference5, and captures only ...
• Calibration and evaluation of the Sustainable Grazing Systems pasture model for predicting native grass aboveground biomass production in southern Africa 

  Svinurai, Walter; Hassen, Abubeker; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Ramoelo, Abel; Cullen, Brendan (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)

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• Modelled effects of grazing strategies on native grass production, animal intake and growth in Brahman steers 

  Svinurai, Walter; Hassen, Abubeker; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Ramoelo, Abel (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)

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• An integrative bio-physical approach to determine the greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sinks of a cow and her offspring in a beef cattle operation : a system dynamics approach 

  Blignaut, James; Meissner, Heinz; Smith, Hendrik; Du Toit, Linde (Elsevier, 2022-01)

  CONTEXT : Regenerating the planet through natural resource protection, restoration and prudent land management must currently be one of the most important policy and operational objectives at all scales from local to ...
• Investigating consumer perceptions towards red meat classification 

  Vermeulen, Hester; Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Plaas Media, 2020-06)

  The South African carcass classification system for lamb, mutton, beef and goat (in use since June 1992) is based on the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act 119 of 1990) R 342 – Regulations Regarding ...
• Timing and duration of low voltage electrical stimulation on selected meat quality characteristics of light and heavy cattle carcasses 

  Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Agbeniga, Babatunde (CSIRO Publishing, 2020-03)

  CONTEXT : The present study investigated the effects of several electrical-stimulation parameters with conventional chilling of heavy- and light-grade carcasses from commercial feedlot cattle on selected meat-quality ...
• Investigation of ram effect and eCG usage in progesterone based oestrous synchronization protocols on fertility of ewes following fixed time artificial insemination 

  Nakafeero, Angella; Hassen, Abubeker; Lehloenya, K.C. (Elsevier, 2020-02)

  Improving oestrus synchronization protocols is important, particularly to ensure that protocols which guarantee reduced hormonal use and environmental safety also result in acceptable reproductive efficiency. The aim of ...
• Influence of supplementing Guinea grass with differently processed African yam bean on gas production and in vitro digestibility 

  Sanni, Toibudeen Adesegun; Jesuyon, Oluwatosin Mawunapn Adegoke; Adejoro, Festus Adeyemi; Baiyeri, Samuel Olorunfemi; Boluwaji, Oluwapelumi Victoria; Akanmu, Abiodun Mayowa; Hassen, Abubeker (Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2020)

  This study evaluated the potential utilisation of African yam bean (AYB) seed as a supplement to Guinea grass on in vitro gas and methane (CH4) production, as well as the effect of processing on AYB nutritive value. In ...
• Unintended consequences of selection for increased production on the health and welfare of livestock 

  Van Marle-Koster, Este; Visser, Carina (Copernicus Publications, 2021-05)

  Modern farming technologies, including quantitative selection and breeding methods in farm animal species, resulted in increased production and efficiency. Selection for increased output in both intensive and extensive ...

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