Conference Proceedings (Animal Sciences)

Some insights into the phenotypic and genetic diversity of indigenous pigs in southern Africa

Halimani, T. E.; Muchadeyi, F. C.; Chimonyo, M.; Dzama, K. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2012)

Indigenous pigs in southern Africa are mainly owned by economically vulnerable groups in marginal areas where they are used as a source food, income and security. A study was carried out to achieve three objectives: to ...
Digestion and microbial protein synthesis in sheep as affected by exogenous fibrolytic enzymes

Van de Vyver, W. F. J.; Useni, B. A. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2012)

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of an exogenous fibrolytic enzyme (EFE) on the ruminal disappearance of dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), crude protein (CP) and on the microbial protein ...