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:
Hassen A, Rethman (Deceased) NFG, van Niekerk WA: 2009. A note on the potential nutritive value of Ziziphus mucronate (buffalo thorn) foliage during different seasons. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 26 (2), pp 103-105.
van Niekerk WA, Hassen A, Snyman LD, Rethman (Deceased) NFG, Coertze RJ: 2009. Influence of mineral composition and rumen degradability of Atriplex nummularia (Hatfield Select F1) plants on selection preference of sheep. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 26 (2), pp 91-96.
van Niekerk WA, Hassen A: 2009. Qualitative evaluation of four subtropical grasses as standing hay: Diet selection, rumen fermentation and partial digestibility by sheep. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 26 (2), pp 69-74.
Malleson ER, Meeske R, Erasmus LJ, van Niekerk WA, Coertze RJ: 2009. Fishmeal supplementation to high-producing Jersey cows grazing kikuyu pasture. Tropical Grasslands, 43, pp 98-105, Full Text
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