Available volumes for Applied Animal Husbandry & Rural Development since 2008
Available volumes (1-8) for SA Anim Sci from 2000 to 2007
Productivity gap between commercial farmers and potential emerging farmers in South Africa: Implications for land redistribution policy
A common feature of South African agriculture is its dualistic nature showing wide differences in production levels. For the purpose of land redistribution, existing studies do not provide much detail, because they compare smallholders in general, but not the commercially…
Socioeconomic and productive characteristics of indigenous pig farming in Cameroon
The present study was conducted in other to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of indigenous pig farmers in Cameroon, as well as the management techniques of their pig herds. A total of 127 indigenous pig farmers were randomly selected from four…
Seasonal variation in nutritive value of four browse species used by smallholder farmers for livestock in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
The use of browse plants as livestock feed during the dry season can improve deficiency of certain nutrients and sustain livestock production under small-scale farming system. This study was conducted to investigate the seasonal variation of nutrients of four browse…
Evaluating crossbreeding beef on dairy for the South African dairy Industry
Beef production is a natural possibility in dairy herds through culled cows and rearing bull calves for veal or beef production. This potential is not always exploited fully, probably because of its relatively small contribution to overall farm income. Studies…
Effect of lambing season, year, sex and birth status on weaning and post-weaning growth performance of Merino lambs
A three- year study was conducted at the Kokstad Research Station to investigate the effect of three lambing seasons, year, sex and birth status on the growth performance of Merino ewe and lambs. Data was collected over 3 years (2017-2019)…
The effect of quantitative feed restriction duration on physico-chemical shelf life indicators of broiler meat
The feeding method is a very important factor of poultry growth, production and meat quality since the feed composition can affect or change the characteristics of chicken meat quality. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of…
Indigenous goat production on Kikuyu in South Africa
This study investigated indigenous goat production on Kikuyu at Cedara Research Station, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Three stocking rates were used (30, 45 and 60 goats/ha) to evaluate goat production on kikuyu. Does with kids grazed kikuyu for a total of…
An investigation of factors influencing synchronization response, conception and calving rate of communal cows in Limpopo Province, South Africa
A study was designed to assess factors affecting response to oestrus synchronization, conception and calving rate of communal cows following timed artificial insemination (AI) in Limpopo province, South Africa. A total of 140 cows were selected from communal villages based…
Sheep production and reproduction in a communal environment of the Eastern Cape Province
The study was conducted in Gwaba village, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The study provides information that can be utilized to track change over time with respect to the livelihood status, livestock asset ownership and the production and…
Population dynamics of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in the central region of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Ticks are widely distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Globally, costs associated with ticks and tick-transmitted pathogens in cattle range between US$ 22-30 billion. This study was carried out from April 2016 to March 2017 to…
Cattle production and breeding practice in communal farming system in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Communal cattle farming experience high mortality levels, general low reproduction rates and low calf weaning percentages. This result in a low beef off-take of less than 12% which is much lower in comparison to 25% in the commercial sector. The…
Alternative testing procedures to measure feed intake and growth rate in South African beef cattle
The possibility of shortening the test length of beef bulls will be of great benefit. Not only will it save costs since collecting feed intake data is expensive, but more animals can be tested, enabling higher selection pressure on efficiency…
Basic factors influencing lamb mortality under low input production systems in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess incidences of lamb mortality in low input farming systems in the Eastern Cape province. Four villages (Ndakana, Kwa-Masele, Qhugqwala and Ndindwa) and 18 households were selected. Data was collected from 399 lambing records…
Determining the morphological structure of indigenous chickens using multivariate principal component analysis of body measurements
The study was conducted to predict body weight from linear body measurements of indigenous non-descript chickens using principal component analysis (PCA). Linear body measurements for body weight (BW), body length (BoL), back length (BaL), neck length (NL), breast circumference (BrC),…
Availability of agro-industrial by-product in the Cape provinces of South Africa and a review on their potential uses in animal feed
The objective of the study was to identify and quantify available agro-industrial by-products (AIB) that can be used by the resource-poor livestock farmers (RPLF) residing in the three Cape provinces of South Africa; the provinces are the Western Cape, Eastern…
Beef cattle production performance and farmer profile in a communal environment of the Eastern Cape Province
The study was conducted in Gwaba village, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The study provides information that can be utilized to track change over time with respect to the livelihood status, livestock asset ownership and the production and…
Viability of Dairy Ranching compared to beef and milk production systems for small-scale farmers in South Africa
Dairy ranching can be defined as the practice of keeping cows of relatively low milk yield, being parted from their calves in the evening, milked out in the morning, and spend the day with their calves at foot. These cows…
Cafeteria feeding: A philosophical opinion on the intricacies of its usage in animal nutrition
Animal feeds, cafeteria diet, free-choice feeding, ration
Heat stress in dairy cows and the effect of a shade structure
Heat stress in dairy cows is an increasing problem because of climate change. Even though South Africa has a warm to hot climate, little research on this topic has been done locally. Currently, while intensive housing is increasing being used…
An investigation of poultry production in Fetakgomo Municipality of Sekhukhune district in Limpopo Province
Poultry in rural households are found in all developing countries. They play a vital role in many poor rural households as means of providing and ensuring food security. The aim of the study was to determine the sustainability of production…
