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Pre- and post-weaning performance of artificially reared lambs
Twenty-four South African Mutton Merino ewe lambs were artificially reared in a 22-factorial experiment on 5 or 10 kg milk substitute to weaning at 25 or 30 days. From weaning until a minimum of 100 days of age and a…
Winter cereal pasture and Eragrostis curvula hay for fat lamb production
The utilization of winter cereal pasture was investigated using Dohne Merino ewes. They were grazed for two hours per day on pasture and in addition were fed 0,46 kg of E. curvula hay. Weaning at eight weeks was compared with…
Aspects of puberty in the indigenous gilt
Parameters relating to the onset of puberty were recorded in a total of 120 indigenous gilts in two experiments. In the first experiment gilts were reared from eight weeks of age on three planes. of nutrition estimated to provide 100…
Preliminary study on water and electrolyte metabolism during thermal and dehydrational stress in two breeds of sheep
Two Damara and two South African Mutton Merino wethers of the same age were deprived of water for seven days under high environmental temperatures. During this time the body mass of both breeds decreased by about 29% and daily feed…
Meat quality of seven wild ungulate species
Adult male blesbok, eland, gemsbok, red hartebeest, impala, springbok and black wildebeest were cropped bimonthly and meat quality tests carried out with regard to fat and moisture content, colour, tenderness, muscle fibre diameter, intensity and acceptability of flavour, Several statistically…
The effect of two stunning techniques on the pH1 values of muscles in carcasses of bacon pigs
During a survey on the occurrence of pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork at two abattoirs, pH readings taken at 30 and 45 min. post mortem in the M. semimembranosus differed significantly (P <0,01). At Abattoir A (electric stunning) the…
The influence of slaughter technique and histological treatment on muscle fibre diameter of low and high pH1 pork muscle
An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of two slaughter methods and three methods of muscle fixation on the microstructure of pig muscle. The muscle from the pigs stunned with a captive bolt had a much lower average pH…
Hide and leather quality in relation to cattle breed, sex and age
A study has been made of the relation between breed, sex, age and carcass grade of South African cattle and the quality of leather produced from the hides of these animals. From this study it is evident that the hides…
Lamverliese in die Neudamm-Karakoelstoet
Lamb mortality in the Neudamm Karakul Stud: Lamb mortality in the Neudamm Karakul Stud was recorded and analysed for time and cause of pre- and postnatal losses for all lambs born between April 1969 and December 1970. It was found…
