"Experientia docet" - Experience is the best teacher
A survey of Karakul sheep farmers in Southern Kalahari, Botswana: management practices and constraints to improving production
Karakul sheep breed has a lot to offer to livestock production in many parts of Botswana. This breed of sheep is acclimatised to desert conditions, which prevail in most parts of Botswana. This breed produces a range of products viz…
A comparison of ram semen collected by artificial vagina and electro-ejaculation
This aim of this study was to compare the quality of ram semen samples collected by means of artificial vagina and by electro-ejaculation. Semen samples were collected from 18 young post pubertal Dorper rams by both methods and analysed for…
Effects of village, sex, scholastic qualification and age of farmers on rearing of backyard chickens that phenotypically show na
Village chickens in Botswana have been poorly characterised to date. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to find the effects of village, sex, scholastic qualification and age of farmers on rearing of backyard chickens that phenotypically…
Performance of progeny of wild and domesticated Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Southern Botswana
Guinea fowls are adaptable to harsh climatic conditions of Botswana and survive well with limited feed resources for most part of the year. Very little research has been done on guinea fowls in Botswana. The objectives of this study were…
