This project has been initiated by the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre who are currently engaged in implementing of a national population management plan for the cheetah in order to ensure that there is gene flow between the subpopulations…
The objective of this study was to determine the best genotype between F1 (Jersey × Nguni and Jersey × Tuli) and F2 (Jersey × Jersey × Nguni and Jersey × Jersey × Tuli) cows for semi arid smallholder farming areas.…
The aim of this review is to highlight some of the repercussions of locomotive disorders in housed cattle. Some of the reasons for claw injuries are discussed, while the effect of housing and floor type on the claw health and…
The one-humped camel has been introduced to many regions outside its natural area of distribution in North Africa, the Near and Middle East and South Asia. This paper describes the import and subsequent short history of camels in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). …
The utilization of heterosis, such as terminal crossbreeding improves the efficiency and output of beef cattle farming. Terminal crossbreeding is also less complicated than rotational crossbreeding. The only prerequisite is that the fertility of the dam line should be high…
Meat quality is becoming more important as consumers world wide are increasingly demanding consistently higher quality meat. This article looks at the improvement of meat quality and also focus on applied animal husbandry practices that can influence meat quality. Breeding…
Hatchability differences between breeds could be due to a number of reasons; however, egg fertility from a natural mating flock can be measured by assessing the number of sperm laid down in the outer perivitelline membrane of oviposited eggs. Although…
