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Village chicken production and egg quality in dry and wet, resource-limited environments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • 2023
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 53
T. Tenza, L.C. Mhlongo & M. Chimonyo Page: 850 - 858

The study investigated the quality and production of village chickens in wet and dry environments. Three hundred households were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Both external and internal characteristics were measured in 4 000 eggs using visual observation and laboratory…

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A note on the occurrence of mycotoxins in cereals and animal feedstuffs in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa 1984-1993 (Technical Note

  • 1996
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 26
M.F. Dutton and A. Kinsey Page: 53 - 57

During the period 1984-1993 just over 1600 samples of agricultural commodities, comprising maize, compound animal feeds, oil seeds, soyabean, fishmeal and forage were examined for fungi and over 20 mycotoxins using a multi-screen augmented with individual assay. Aflatoxin had the…

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