Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences
van Niekerk, WA
MSc(Agric) PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3267
Fax number: 012 420 3290
E-mail address: willem.vanniekerk@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Production systems and management
Nutrition
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van Niekerk WA, Hassen A, Bechaz FM: 2008. Fermentative characteristics of Digitaria eriantha subsp. erinatha silage harvested at different stages of maturity. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 25 (3), pp 141-145.
Malleson ER, Meeske R, Erasmus LJ, van Niekerk WA, Coertze RJ: 2008. Fish meal supplementation to early lactation Jersey cows grazing ryegrass pasture. South African Journal of Animal Science, 38 (4), pp 331-341, Full Text
Rautenbach E, van Ryssen JBJ, van Niekerk WA: 2008. Changes in nutrient composition of kikuyu foggage as winter progressed. South African Journal of Animal Science, 38 (4), pp 342-349, Full Text
Hassen A, Rethman NFG, Apostolides Z, van Niekerk WA: 2008. Forage production and potential nutritive value evaluation of 24 shrubby type Indigofera accessions under field conditions in South Africa. Tropical Grasslands, 42, pp 96-103.
van Niekerk WA, Hassen A, Coertze RJ: 2008. Diet quality, intake and growth performance of South African Mutton Merino sheep on Triticum x secale or Lolium multiflorum pastures at different grazing pressures. Tropical Grasslands, 42, pp 54-59.
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