"Experientia docet" - Experience is the best teacher
Die effek van vroegspeen op groei en puberteit van Karakoellammers
The effect of weaning age on growth and puberty of karakul lambs The effect of weaning age of Karakul lambs on growth rate and the onset of puberty was analysed for 80 lambs randomly allotted to 4 treatment groups. Lambs…
The absorption and distribution of 1-14c-glycerol and-D-53H-glucose from the reproductive tracts of female mice
Mice were given an intrauterine injection of a carrier solution containing 2 μCi of 1-l4C-glycerol and 10 μCi of D-53 glucose. The mice were killed from zero to five hours after isotope injection and the reproductive tracts and livers were…
Verskillende verhoudings van kuilvoer en kragvoer vir die afronding van vleisbeeste
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+…
Die invloed van sinchronisasie van die estrusperiode, DMS-toediening en prikkelvoeding op: estrus en besetting van Suid-Afrikaan
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…
Reduced sensitivity to oestrogen in ewes continuously associated with rams
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…
