Browsing by Author "Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi"
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The benefits of different management interventions on the performance of goats in Oodi village, Kgatleng District: Botswana
Moemi, Mmoloki (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2015-08)The aim of this research was to find the benefits of supplementation with molasses urea block (MUB) and Ivermectin injections on the growth as well as on gastro-intestinal parasites load of goats grazed extensively, ... -
Chemical composition and gas production substrates of maize cobs treated with combinations of urea and wood ash
Abdulazeez, Abdulrazaq; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (Federation for Animal Science (FAS), 2021-06-11)Effect of treating maize cobs with a combination of urea and wood ash (WA) on chemical composition and in vitro gas production truly degraded substrate (TDS) were examined. The treatments were:1) 100U = (100% urea and 0% ... -
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 substituting corn with cobs treated with combinations of urea and wood ash on chemical composition and invitro gas production substrate
Abdulazeez, Abdulrazaq; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi (Federation for Animal Science (FAS), 2021-06-11)This trial was aimed at determining the effect of substituting corn with cobs treated with urea (25%) and wood ash (75%) on chemical composition and gas production substrate. Corn was substituted with graded levels of ... -
Effect of weaning age and sex on bone development and meat quality traits of pigs raised under intensive system and slaughtered at 70 kg body weight
Ganelang, Batlhalefi (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-06)Two studies were carried out to determine the effects of weaning age and sex on bone development and meat quality of pigs raised under intensive system. slaughtered at 70 kg body weight. A total of 24 piglets (12 males and ... -
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 ... -
Gross and microanatomical changes at the weight bearing points of ostrich induced by soil or concrete floor and implications for welfare
Waugh, Esau E.; Seabo, D.; Aganga, A. A.; Dzoma, B.M; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Omphile, U.J.; Sebolai, Boingotlo; Mathaio, M. (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2013)This study investigated the gross and microanatomical changes occurring at the weight bearing points on the ostrich body surface induced by rearing on soil floor or on concrete floor and the implications for the welfare ... -
Impact of family chickens on the livelihoods of people living with HIV and AIDS and effects of stocking density on the growth performance of family chickens reared up to 18 weeks of age under intensive system
Gabanakgosi, Kenaleone (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2014-06)Two studies were carried out to investigate the impact of family chicken component of BONEPWA+ on the livelihoods of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). In the first study, the impact of family chickens on the livelihoods ... -
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 ... -
Micro-anatomical changes occurring in the mucosal epithelium of gastrointestinal tract components of ostriches fed ration including or excluding grit in botswana
Waugh, Esau E.; Seabo, D.; Aganga, A. A.; Dzoma, B.M; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Omphile, U.J.; Sebolai, B.; Mathaio, M. (Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2011)The aim of this study was to compare the micro-anatomical changes occurring in the luminal epithelium of some gastrointestinal tract (GIT) components of ostriches with and without access to grit in Botswana. Fourteen ostrich ...