Browsing Research articles by Author "Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi"
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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 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 ... -
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 ...