nutritional status Archives

High dietary inclusion of marula seed cake induces detrimental effects on performance, visceromorphometry, and immuno-physiology of broiler chickens

2024
Issue: 3
Volume: 54

M.S. Mthana, D.M.N. Mthiyane, D.C. Onwudiwe, M. Mwanza Page: 432 - 446

2025-01-23
Marion Young

This study investigated the effects of incremental dietary levels of marula seed cake (MSC) in partial replacement of soyabean meal (SBM) and maize on growth performance, viscera macromorphometry, carcass traits, and haemato-biochemistry of broiler chickens during the starter, grower, and…

Effects of energy levels and sources on plasma metabolites and live weight of Holstein cows

2018
Issue: 4
Volume: 48

B.A. Useni, C.J.C. Muller & C.W. Cruywagen Page: 651 - 664

2025-01-23
vanryssen

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of nutritional treatments, which differed after calving, on energy levels and sources on plasma metabolite profiles and live weight (LW) changes as an indication of the nutritional status in Holstein…

Assessing nutrient adequacy from the crop contents of free-ranging indigenous chickens in rural villages of the Venda region of South Africa

2015
Issue: 2
Volume: 45

T. Raphulu, C. Jansen van Rensburg & J.B.J. van Ryssen Page: 143 - 152

2025-01-23
vanryssen

The aim of the study was to evaluate the nutritional status of scavenging chickens by assessing the composition of their crop contents. The study was conducted on 288 free-ranging indigenous chickens from six adjacent rural villages in Venda region of…