Available volumes for Applied Animal Husbandry & Rural Development since 2008
Available volumes (1-8) for SA Anim Sci from 2000 to 2007
The one-humped camel in Southern Africa: Their presence and use in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in the early twentieth century
The one-humped camel has been introduced to many regions outside its natural area of distribution in North Africa, the Near and Middle East and South Asia. This paper describes the import and subsequent short history of camels in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). …
Innovative mating practice to breed highly fertile replacement heifers in a terminal crossbreeding system
The utilization of heterosis, such as terminal crossbreeding improves the efficiency and output of beef cattle farming. Terminal crossbreeding is also less complicated than rotational crossbreeding. The only prerequisite is that the fertility of the dam line should be high…
Improvement of meat quality in commercial beef and pork production systems
Meat quality is becoming more important as consumers world wide are increasingly demanding consistently higher quality meat. This article looks at the improvement of meat quality and also focus on applied animal husbandry practices that can influence meat quality. Breeding…
Investigation of fertility as the possible cause of differential hatchability in breeder flocks of different strains
Hatchability differences between breeds could be due to a number of reasons; however, egg fertility from a natural mating flock can be measured by assessing the number of sperm laid down in the outer perivitelline membrane of oviposited eggs. Although…
Developing an Integrated support system to achieve a Continuous Profitability amongst the Resource Poor farmers of North West, L
The study was conducted to assess and examine the Community Piggery Projects so as to develop an integrated support system to achieve a continuous improvement in profitability amongst the Resource Poor Farmers of North West (NW), Limpopo (LP) and Mpumalanga…
Manipulating beef quality through feeding
This presentation provides an overview of beef quality and the manipulation of beef quality through feeding. Beef consists of edible muscle, connective tissue and associated fat. The most important quality attributes of beef include the tenderness, other sensory characteristics, convenience…
Physiological limits to growth manipulation and the related effects on meat quality
Livestock, poultry and pigs were domesticated between 5,000 and 11,000 years ago in the Neolithic period, also referred to as the “Neolithic revolution”. This occurred simultaneously and quite spontaneously in different regions around the world and forever changed the history…
An evaluation of the trace element nutritional status of grazers in the eastern regions of the Free State and Mpumalanga
Conditions conducive to the occurrence of trace element deficiencies and the different methods of identifying such deficiencies were discussed. Available information on the trace element nutritional status of grazers in the eastern regions of the Free State and Mpumalanga was…
Rumen inert fat or starch as supplementary energy sources for reproducing ewes grazing wheat stubble
A trial was conducted to determine the efficiency of utilization of rumen inert fat as a supplementary energy source for reproducing South African Mutton Merino ewes (n = 56) grazing wheat stubble. The ewes were randomly divided into four groups…
The effect of frequency of supplementation on the production of South African Mutton Merino ewes grazing wheat stubble
A trial was conducted to determine to what extent the frequency of supplementary feeding would affect the production of sheep while grazing wheat stubble in the winter rainfall region of South Africa. One hundred and sixty SA Mutton Merino ewes…
The carry-over effect of supplementation in the previous year on the production of South African Mutton Merino ewes
A trial was conducted to determine the carry-over effect of supplementation in a previous year on the production of South African Mutton Merino ewes in the following year while grazing cereal stubble. Three hundred and sixteen ewes were divided into…
The growth, carcass yield, physical and chemical characteristic of two South African indigenous pig breeds
The effect of breed and diet on growth performance, carcass, physical and chemical composition were determined for two South African indigenous pig breeds (Kolbroek, n = 12 and Windsnyer, n = 12). The Kolbroek (KB) pigs grew faster than the…
Sensory, physical and chemical quality characteristics of bacon derived from South African indigenous and commercial pig breeds
Sensory and physical quality characteristics of shoulder and leg ham, kassler chops, back and belly bacon derived from South African indigenous Kolbroek (KB), African (AFR) and commercial Landrace X Large White (LR X LW) pig breeds were compared. The chemical…
Sustainable livestock development in Africa: How do we help Africa to feed itself?
Livestock, especially small stock, are important for communal and small-scale farmers in developing areas in Africa. Efficiency of production from these herds could be improved, thereby enhancing the nutrition and income of these resource-poor farmers. Development programmes should assist the…
Effect of marketing strategy on the production performance of cattle herds from four different breed types in the arid sweet bus
Various breed types and productions systems are used to produce beef from natural pastures. In arid regions with erratic rainfall patterns, flexible production systems will assist the sustainable use of land. Cattle breed types (Simmentaler crossbred, Bonsmara crossbred, Afrikaner and…
Adding of a blue-green micro-algae, spirulina, to maize at ensiling
Maize was ensiled with or without the addition of spirulina (a blue-green micro-algae) to increase the protein content of maize silage in laboratory silos (1.5 liter). The protein content of maize silage was increased from 8.9 to 15.4% by the…
