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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences

Postgraduate Student Research Projects 2008

Dissertations/Theses: [18]

Gaugris JY: The impacts of herbivores and humans on the utilisation of woody resources in conserved versus non-conserved land in Maputaland, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Prof JduP Bothma, Prof MW van Rooyen)

Drew PJ: Exogenous enzymes and irradiation of barley reduce the anti-nutritional activity of non-starch polysaccharides in broilers (Dr C Jansen van Rensburg)

Dumalisile L: Effects of Chromolaena odorata on mammalian biodiversity in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa (Prof MJ Somers)

Grobler SM: Growth performance of Holstein calves fed milk or milk replacer with or without calf starter (Prof LJ Erasmus)

Hagg FM: The effect of Megasphaera elsdenii, a probiotic, on the productivity and health of Holstein cows (Prof LJ Erasmus)

Hill HE: Modelling extensive beef cattle production systems for computerised decision support in South Africa (Prof EC Webb)

Holder VB: The effects of specific Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and monensin supplementation on rumen fermentation in vitro (Prof TE Cloete, Prof LJ Erasmus)

Malleson ER: Fishmeal supplementation to high producing Jersey cows grazing ryegrass or kikuyu pasture (Prof LJ Erasmus, Prof WA van Niekerk)

Marais GL: Evaluation of genetic and physiological parameters associated with meat tenderness in South African feedlot cattle (Prof EC Webb, Dr L Frylinck, Dr E van Marle-Köster)

Mgobozi MP: Spider community responses to Chromolaena odorata invasion, grassland type and grazing intensities (Prof MJ Somers)

Muya CM: Effects of virginiamycin and monensin on milk production efficiency and blood metabolites in Holstein cows (Prof LJ Erasmus)

Ndlovu H: Ash from homestead fireplaces and wood as possible sources of minerals for livestock (Prof JBJ van Ryssen)

Nienaber H: Effect of roughage to concentrate ratio on ruminal fermentation and protein degradability in dairy cows (Prof LJ Erasmus, Prof WA van Niekerk)

Orsmond M: Influence of phosphorus supplementation on growth and reproductive characteristics of beef cows in the semi-arid bushveld of South Africa (Prof EC Webb, Mr I du Plessis)

Pieters A: Genetic characterization of commercial goat populations in South Africa (Dr E van Marle-Köster)

Scheepers SM: Estimates of the fertility of extensively managed Bonsmara bulls (Prof EC Webb)

Selier SAJ: The social structure, distribution and demographic status of the African elephant population in the Central Limpopo River Valley of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Prof W van Hoven)

van der Baan A: The determination of digestibility of Atriplex nummularia cv. De Kock with different techniques (Prof WA van Niekerk)

 

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