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Limb Deformities of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in Botswana
(Springer, 1997)Limb deformities were detected in 135 out of 885 ostrich chicks, giving a prevalence of 15.3%. Tibiotarsal rotation a¡ected 73% of the chicks with limb deformities, whereas rolled toes accounted for 36%. The right leg was ... -
Economic viability of milk production systems in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1997-10)Botswana imports approximately 75% of its milk requirement. These imports are mainly from the Republic of South Africa and Zimbabwe and an increase in milk production has been govemment's concern. However there has not ... -
Growth rate of ostrich (struthio camelus) chicks under intensive management in Botswana
(Springer, 1998)Thirty-seven ostrich chicks raised artificially had their weights, lengths of metatarsus and heights measured weekly from hatching to the 16th week. Despite weight loss during the first week due to utilization of egg yolk ... -
A critical look at the use of exotic bulls in traditional beff farming in Botswana.
(South African Journal of Animal Science, 1999)Data of indigenous and exotic bull breeds used between 1987 and 1995 were available from Ramatlabama Bull Stud and Artificial Insemination Laboratory. The bull breeds include indigenous breeds: Tswana, Tull, Bonsmara and ... -
Culicoides associated with dairy cows at Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana.
(Springer, 1999-07-17)The abundance and species composition of Culicoides collected in a light trap placed next to a herd of cows in Sebele are reported. It is the 1st report on the collection and identification of Culicoides with dairy cows ... -
Feeding donkeys
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2000)Feeding is an important aspect in the management of any farm animal. It requires knowledge of the feeding behaviour and nutrient requirements of animals for specific production functions, e.g. work. The objective when ... -
Performance of Tswana pigs with traditional management in SE-Botswana
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2000)The performance of Tswana pigs was studied under tmditional management systems. Tswana pigs performed poorer than other indigenous African pigs in reproduction and growth traitscxcept in survival ratc. ln general, indigenous ... -
A Comparative Economic Analysis of Smallholder Cattle and Small Ruminant Production Systems in Botswana
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000)Cattle rearing is the single most important activity in the agricultural sector of Botswana, and cattle enjoy a high status among both rural and urban dwellers. In recent years, farmers have begun to intensify the production ... -
Milk production of Tswana goats fed diets containing different levels of energy
(South African Society of Animal Sciences, 2000)The aim of this experiment was to characterize the milk yield of the Tswana goat of Botswana. Twenty-one Tswana goat does were allocated to one of three diets formulated to provide energy for maintenance and a milk yield ... -
Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of four parasitic plants (Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifolium and Viscum verrucosum) in Botswana
(Elservier, 2000-04-10)Parasitic plants, Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifolium and V. verrucosum were harvested during months (January, March, May and June) in 1998 at the Sebele Research Station. The samples were ... -
The prevalence of internal and external parasites in pigs of different ages and sexes in Southeast District, Botswana
(AOSIS [Commercial Publisher], 2000-05-22)Botswana imports most pig-based products from neighbouring countries. Pig farming is limited by, among other things, the negative effect of parasites and diseases on production. The object of this study was to determine ... -
Reproductive performance of Tswana and Simmental x Tswana crosses in smallholder farms in Botswana
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2001)Data from the Small-scale Dairy Project were analyzed to compare the reproductive performance of Simmental × Tswana crosses and purebred Tswana milking cows from smallholder farms. The effects of season (dry and wet), breed ... -
Gender impact on sheep and soat production in Botswana. A case of Gaborone region
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2001)A survey of 100 randomly selected farming households keeping livestock was conducted in ten randomly selected villages in the Gaborone agricultural region from October 1997 to February 1998. Data acquisition was done through ... -
Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of local landraces of sweet sorghum in Botswana
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2002)Sweet sorghum is a variant of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolour (L) Moench, grown in Botswana for edible juicy sweet stem instead of grain. Suitability of sweet sorghum as forage for livestock was investigated by evaluating ... -
A potential strategy for research to improve small stock nutrition under the traditional farming system in Botswana
(Sabinet, 2002)Small stock plays an important role in the rural economy of Botswana. The majority of small stock is reared under traditional fanning systems. Nutrition is one of the limiting factors. This paper discusses how crop residues ... -
Effect of supplementation on reproduction of wet season kidding Tswana goats
(South African Society for Animal Science, 2002)Seventy-seven mature Tswana goats were used to investigate the effect of supplementation on reproduction of wet season kidding animals. Treatments groups with similar weights were: Unsupplemented Control (UC), Continuous ... -
Chemical composition of four parasitic plants harvested over a period of 6 months from two sites in Botswana
(Elservier, 2002-02-25)Samples of four parasitic plants, Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifolium, and V. verrucosum were obtained from Sebele Research Station and Sunnyside Ranch. Sampling took place in the 6 months ... -
Application of a sex identification technique in juvenile ostriches and its potential application in Botswana
(South African Journal of Animal Science, 2002-09-22)Sexing ostrich chicks and juveniles before the dimorphous appearance of the plumage that starts at 14 months of age is proving difficult and cumbersome for Botswana farmers. This problem delays early selection of birds for ... -
Ostrich feeding and nutrition
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2003)Ostriches are monogastric herbivores. Palatability is crucial to stimulate feed ingestion by the birds. When formulating rations for ostriches, cotton seed cake, meal or seeds should not be used to avoid gossypol poisoning. ... -
Dry matter and crude protein degradability of four parasitic plants (Mistletoes) associated with browse trees in Botswana
(Springer, 2003)Four parasitic plants (Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifoliumand Viscum verrucosum) associated with browse trees in Botswana were evaluated for the degradability of their dry matter (DM) and crude ...
