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The effect of the protein solubility of fish meal and the roughage content of the supplemented diet on its digestion by sheep

  • 1972
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 2
G.N. Louw, E.L. Steenkamp & P.K. van der Merwe Page: 1 - 8

The effect of formaldehyde treatment on the solubility of fish meal in M.NaC1 solution was investigated. Subsequently the variation in solubility of fish meals obtained from various sources was examined. A series of metabolic trials was then conducted with Merino…

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The influence of live weight on the voluntary intake of low quality roughage by merino sheep and its implications for successful

  • 1972
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 2
G.N. Louw, E.L. Steenkamp & P.K. van der Merwe Page: 9 - 12

In experiments with adult Merino wethers, where wheaten straw was supplemented with an urea-containing mixture, the following was found: (a) Poor quality roughage may maintain the body weight of Merino sheep provided that the organic matter digestibility is not lower…

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Seisoenale veranderinge in chemiese samestelling van volwasse blesbokramme (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi) van die Van Riebeeck na

  • 1972
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 2
F.E. Kroon, W.J.J. van Rensburg en H.S. Hofmeyr Page: 41 - 44

Seasonal changes in chemical composition of adult blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillips/) males from the Van Riebeeck nature reserve Whole body analyses were carried out on mature blesbok males over the four seasons of the year. A clear seasonal pattern emerged…

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Pre- and post-weaning performance of artificially reared lambs

  • 1972
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 2
G.L. Hunter, L.P. Vosloo, J. Grobbelaar and C.H. van Niekerk Page: 75 - 78

Twenty-four South African Mutton Merino ewe lambs were artificially reared in a 22-factorial experiment on 5 or 10 kg milk substitute to weaning at 25 or 30 days. From weaning until a minimum of 100 days of age and a…

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