Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by UP Author "Mostert, Bernice Euodia"

Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by UP Author "Mostert, Bernice Euodia"

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  • Analysis of inbreeding of the South African Dairy Swiss breed 
    De Ponte Bouwer, Paula; Visser, Carina; Mostert, Bernice Euodia (South African Society for Animal Science, 2013-03-09)
    In South Africa, the Dairy Swiss breed, which originated in Switzerland, consists of 27 breeders and 1135 breeding cows. Pedigree information on the breed was analysed to determine its effective population size (Ne) and ...
  • Genetic analysis of pre-weaning survival and inbreeding in the Boxer dog breed of South Africa 
    Mostert, Bernice Euodia; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Visser, Carina; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2015-12-01)
    Members of the Federation of Boxer Clubs in Southern Africa (FBCSA) have participated in official recording for many years. The aim of the study was to estimate genetic parameters and trends for pre-weaning survival and ...
  • Genetic parameters for production traits and somatic cell score of the SA Dairy Swiss population 
    De Ponte Bouwer, Paula; Mostert, Bernice Euodia; Visser, Carina (South African Society for Animal Science, 2013-05-26)
    The SA Dairy Swiss population could not previously be incorporated into the National Dairy Genetic Evaluation System, owing to inadequate population numbers and data structures. However, in recent years participation in ...