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Reconception in grade and pedigree Africander cows of different sizes – postpartum factors influencing reconception
The influence of postpartum mass, body mass gain from calving to the end of the bulling season and month of calving was studied in 1 975 grade and 440 pedigree Africander cows that were classified into six size categories according…
Resultate verkry met KI by Afrikaner-en Jerseykoeie onder ekstensiewe toestande in Noord.Kaapland
Results obtained with AI in Africander and Jersey cows under extensive conditions in the Northern Cape AI was practised in a herd of approximately 270Africander and 75 Jersey cattle over a five year period at Vaalharts Research Station. During the…
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…
Development of a radioimmunoassay to measure luteinizing hormone in bovine blood
A radioimmunoassay using tubes coated with antibody was developed to measure luteinizing hormone (LH) in bovine blood. Antisera to bovine LH (NIH-LH-B7) were raised in rabbits. Non-specificity of pooled antisera was removed from the antisera by adsorption. The reliability of…
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+…