The aim of the study was to evaluate the chemical composition, rumen degradability and in-vitro ileal digestibility of dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) in Ficus polita and Ficus benjamina leaves for optimum utilisation as ...
Soya bean (Glycine max) is a legume that is mostly cultivated for food grain which can be used as high-protein forage for grazing, haying or ensiling. The use of forage soya bean by small holder farmers is currently very ...
One of the ways to minimise cost and promote health in humans and animals is to use natural feed additives instead of antibiotics. Moringa oleifera (Moringa) is a phytobiotic which possess anti-microbial and immune-modulatory ...
The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of feed withdrawal and strain on laying
performance and egg quality of White and Brown Hy-line layers. Fifty four hens for each strain
(White Hy-Line and Brown Hy-line) ...
The study evaluated the nutritive value of orange pulp- buffalo grass (OPBG) silage as a po-tential pig feed. In experiment 1, OPBG was ensiled in 58 one-litre jars, split into Reno-zyme® enzymes (containing α-amylases and ...
The quality of cryopreserved Boer goat semen may be influenced by the source and concentration
of energy supplements in the extender. The aim of the study was to improve the protocols for
cryopreservation of Boer goat ...
Horticultural by-products such as seed and nut oil residues have the potential to replace
conventional protein and energy sources in diets for ruminants.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the nutritive value of ...
This study determined the effects of in vitro culture media (Ham’s F10 and TCM199) and
assisted hatching techniques (laser or mechanical) on mice embryo survival following
cryopreservation. Pure strain C57BL/6 (B6) female ...
The main purpose of this study was to assess the efficiency of ultrasonography in monitoring reproductive organs, pregnancy diagnosis, and foetal gender identification and to verify its reliability by laparoscopy and ...
Forage and browse legumes play an important role in sustaining livestock in small holder
farming systems in the tropics, mainly as a result of their contribution to economic and
environmental sustainability of livestock ...
The Nguni is a transboundary indigenous Southern African cattle breed. The breed has distinct populations that are adapted to the different ecological zones of Southern Africa. Previous work on characterising the Nguni has ...
The Boer goat (Capra hircus) is one of the most desirable goat breeds for meat production. The impact of cryopreservation on the viability of its semen depends on the extenders, freezing and thawing methods. This study ...
The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of dilution and chilled storage time on the quality of semen, and of different artificial insemination techniques on fertility in artificially inseminated indigenous Venda ...
Milkability, or ease of milking, is the rate at which milk can be completely drawn from a cow’s udder. It is an important functional trait with regard to milking costs as well as udder health. Milkability traits have not ...
In order to realize many of the potential advantages of AI, storage of semen is necessary. Semen storage is only possible using a system that decreases and/or halts the metabolic processes of the spermatozoa, allowing no ...
The use of in vitro culture media and assisted hatching techniques remain a challenging obstacle to hatching of blastocyst-stage embryos. Mechanical, chemical, enzymatic thinning and laser assisted techniques have been ...
The objective of the study was to determine the effects of fertilisation with bio-digester slurry and
the inclusion of carbohydrate additives at ensiling on the fermentation characteristics, chemical
composition, ruminal ...