Supplementation during winter of two types of merino sheep on Cymbopogon-Themeda veld. ii. Influence on body weight and carcass qualities The influence of supplementary feeding on body weight and carcass qualities of Merino wethers, of differing wool production potentials, kept…
The development of efficient rations for fat lamb production was investigated using a variety of succulent feeds. Forty Dohne Merino were divided annually for three years immediately after parturition into four groups of ten. Group 1 received maize silage. Group…
Twenty South African Mutton Merino ewes, whose breeding season begin in October/November, and twenty crossbred Mutton Merino x Border Leicester ewes, whose breeding season begin in February, lambed during the second half of October. Half of each group suckled single…
Ovarian follicular activity increased sharply during the first 12 days of the luteal period, then ceased temporarily. Renewed follicle growth commenced towards pro-oestrus and terminated in ovulation. Although follicular activity decreased considerably during the period of anoestrus, relative large individual…
Relation between reproduction, production and behaviour in Angora goat does: Simple and partial correlation coefficients were determined between certain reproductive, productive and behavioural properties of Angora goat does kept under penned conditions for a period of four years. Highly significant…
Forty-eight 2½-year-old Merino rams were maintained in a specially insulated and ventilated enclosure at constant body weight on a constant nutritional level. Four were slaughtered each month and changes studied in the reproductive tract. Weight of epididymides, sperm motility and…
The occurrence of pale soft and exudative (PSE) muscle in bacon carcasses at two factories in South Africa At two bacon factories (A and B) in South Africa it was found in a survey that 8,6%(n=580) and 5,0%(n=1019) of the…
The amount of tissue damaged by bullet wounds and thus unfit for human consumption averaged 13,9% of the total carcass weight. When carcasses were grouped according to the locality hit by the bullet, it was found that shots through the…
Data on the carcass composition of mature male blesbok and kudu shot on two Northern Transvaal nature reserves are presented. The mean live weights of the 22 blesbok and 18 kudu examined were 73,4 kg and 236,3 kg, cold carcass…
