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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology

Boomker, EA

MSc DSc( Pret) - Associate Professor

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Telephone number: 012 529 8029
Fax number: 012 529 8305
E-mail address: el.boomker@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Digestive fermentation

Water and nitrogen interactions in indigenous goats

Role of the large intestine in the water and nitrogen balance of herbivores fed low-protein diets and deprived of water

Protein requirements for growth in the ostrich chick

Post hatching development of the ostrich digestive tract

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Booyse DG, Boomker EA, Dehority BA: 2010. Protozoa in the digestive tract of wild herbivores in South Africa. I: Warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus). Zootaxa, (2492), pp 63-68, Full Text

 

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