Browsing by Author "Moreki, John Cassius"
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Chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat of tswana hens fed different protein sources: mopane worm, bambara groundnut and morama bean
Manyeula, Freddy; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Mogotsi, Kebadire; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Kamau, John Mashrimo; Moreki, John Cassius (Science-line Publishers, 2019-03-25)This study investigated the chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat of Tswana hens fed diets containing mopane worm (Imbrasia belina, Westwood) or Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verde) or morama bean ... -
Effect of feeding mopane worm meal on mineral intake, retention and utilization in guinea fowl under intensive system
Chiripasi, S.C.; Moreki, John Cassius; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Letso, Moagi (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)This study investigated the mineral intake, utilization and retention of guinea fowl fed varying levels of mopane worm meal as a protein source under intensive system up to 13 weeks of age. Ninety-six day old keets were ... -
Effect of weaning age and sex on meat quality traits of pigs raised under intensive system and slaughtered at 70 Kg body weight
Ganelang, Batlhalefi; Moreki, John Cassius; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi (Nexus Academic Publishers, 2014-07-04)The aim of the study was to determine the effects of weaning age and sex on carcass quality of pigs slaughtered at 70 kg body weight. A total of 24 piglets were purchased at birth from a commercial farmer and were assigned ... -
Effect of weaning age on growth performance of crossbred pigs reared up to 70 kg body weight under intensive system
Montsho, Theresa Theresia; Moreki, John Cassius; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Nsoso, Shalaulani James (Intergrity Research Journals, 2016-11-08)This study investigated the effect of weaning age on growth performance of crossbred piglets reared up to 70 kg body weight (BW) under intensive system from May to November 2013. The experiment was conducted in a completely ... -
Effects of Broiler Breeders’ Age on Egg Quality Characteristics and Their Correlation Coefficients.
Manyeula, Freddy; Sebolai, Boingotlo; Sempule, Godiraone; Moreki, John Cassius (Scienceline Publishers, 2021-09-25)The current study was designed to assess the effect of Ross breeder hens’ age on the egg qualities and their correlations. The external and internal qualities of eggs were compared, and their correlation coefficients as ... -
Effects of Storage Time on Ostrich Egg Quality.
Moreki, John Cassius; Mosarwa, Denise Florence; Makore, Joshua; Mosweu, Nicholas (Scienceline Publication, 2023-03-25)Egg quality is considered as both internal egg quality that focuses on the egg content and external egg quality that focuses on the eggshell. This study investigated the effect of storage time on ostrich egg quality. A ... -
Genetic Polymorphism in the Promoter and 5 ́ UTR of HSP-70 Gene in Three Strains of Indigenous Tswana Chickens and Commercial Broilers
Machete, James Buttie; Kgwatalala, Patrick, Monametsi; Malambane, Goitseone; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Moreki, John Cassius (Scienceline Publication, 2021-12-10)The current study was conducted to investigate sequence polymorphisms in the promoter, 5 ́untranslated regions (UTR), and partial exon regions of chicken HSP-70 gene in the normal (n = 24), naked neck (n = 22), and dwarf ... -
Growth performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl (ntunida mcleagris) fed diets containing three local grown cereals as energy sources raised under intensive system
Tjetjoo, Samuel Uaperendua (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-07)This study investigated growth performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl fed diets containing three local grown cereals as energy sources in comparison to commercial broiler diets (control). Birds were ... -
Growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing yellow maize, millet and white sorghum as energy sources and raised under intensive system
Uaperendua Tjetjoo, Samuel; Moreki, John Cassius; James Nsoso, Shalaulani; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)This study investigated growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing 3 cereal grains as energy sources in comparison to commercial broiler diets. Birds were raised under intensive system from 3 to 16 weeks of ... -
Growth Performance of Guinea Fowl Fed Diets Containing Yellow Maize, Millet and White Sorghum as Energy Sources and Raised under Intensive System
Tjetjoo, Samuel Uaperendua; Moreki, John Cassius; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)This study investigated growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing 3 cereal grains as energy sources in comparison to commercial broiler diets. Birds were raised under intensive system from 3 to 16 weeks of ... -
Impact of family chickens on the livelihoods of people living with HIV and AIDS in four villages of Botswana
Gabanakgosi, Kenaleone; Moreki, John Cassius; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Nsoso, Shalaulani James (Scienceline Publication, 2011)The impact of family chickens on the livelihoods of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) was investigated in Khudumelapye, Mogobane, Mokubilo and Serowe villages of Botswana. The objectives of this study were to determine ... -
Influence of stocking density on bone development in family chickens reared up to 18 weeks of age under intensive system
Baitshotlhi, J.C.; Moreki, John Cassius; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Nsoso, Shalaulani James (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2014)This study investigated the influence of stocking density on bone development of family chickens up to 18 weeks of age. A total of 232 unsexed day-old family chicks were used in a completely randomized design. Birds were ... -
Influence of stocking density on growth performance of family chicks reared up to 18 weeks of age in under an intensive system
Gabanakgosi, Kenaleone; Moreki, John Cassius; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi (International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2014)The objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of stocking density on growth performance of family chicks reared up to 18 weeks of age under intensive system. A total of 248 day old chicks were randomly assigned ... -
Nutraceuticals as components of sustainable poultry production systems for food and nutrition security in Africa: a review
Mnisi, Caven Mguvane; Mlambo, Victor; Montso, Peter Kotsoana; Manyeula, Freddy; Kumanda, Cebisa; Moreki, John Cassius (BioMed Central Ltd, 2024-06-11)Poultry production plays a key role in reducing food and nutrition insecurity in developing countries. However, as the poultry industry continues to grow, its future is in doubt due to economic, environmental, and social ... -
Phenotypic characterization of Tswana chickens based on quantitative traits in Kweneng and Southern Districts, Botswana
Machete, James; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Kgwatalala, Patrick; Moreki, John Cassius; Aganga, Andrew (Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2017)The objective of this study was to characterize both sexes of the naked-neck, dwarf, rumpless, normal-feathered and frizzled strains of Tswana chickens in the Kweneng and Southern districts of Botswana using some quantitative ... -
Proximate composition of offal and drumsticks of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) fed mophane worm and various cereal based diets
Mogwase, Senai Sugar (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2015-08)Two studies were carried out to investigate the effects of feeding mophane worm as a protein source and cereals as energy sources on the chemical composition of offal and drumsticks of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). ... -
A survey on rabbit production in the city of Gaborone, Botswana
Moreki, John Cassius; Mpho, Kennedy; Manyeula, Freddy (Intergrity Research Journals, 2019-05-30)This study was conducted to provide information on rabbit production in 20 operations in the City of Gaborone, Botswana. Data were collected from individual rabbit breeders and educational institutions (5) using a structured ...