Africander cows were inseminated with the semen of Limousine and Normande bulls and Jersey cows with that of bulls of the above two breeds as well as with Charolais semen. The male castrate progeny were compared in a fattening experiment…
A total of 224 pigs were used in two experiments to study the effect of two isocaloric diets containing 16,4 or 11,7% crude-protein on rate of gain, feed conversion efficiency, carcass characteristics and carcass composition of baconers, fed ad libitum…
Different silage and concentrate rations for fattening beef cattle Eighteen month old Africander steers were fed four basic rations viz. (l) silage ad lib., (2) silage ad lib. + maize meal at l% of live mass, (3) 5 kg silage+…
The influence of synchronisation of the oestrus period, PMSG administration and flushing on: oestrous and conception of South African mutton merino ewes: The effects of MAP + PMSG and of flushing, during the breeding season, on oestrus and conception were…
Oestradiol benzoate (ODB) injection of ewes isolated from rams for three months during the anoestrous season resulted in a significantly greater (P<0,001) incidence of oestrus than in anoestrous ewes not isolated from rams. Mating was initiated after a shorter latent…
