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Monitoring production, health and marketing of indigenous Tswana pigs in Ramotswa village of Botswana
(Fundación CIPAV, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to monitor the production, health and marketing of indigenous Tswana pigs in Ramotswa village of Botswana over a 12-month period. Farmers who rear indigenous Tswana pigs were identified by ...
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in ghrelin gene and the resulting genetic variants at ghrelin locus in different strains of indigenous Tswana chickens
(Academic Journals, 2012-05-12)
Ghrelin is a growth hormone releasing peptide which also affects feed intake in chickens. Ghrelin is encoded by chicken ghrelin gene (cGHRL) found in chromosome 7. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reported ...
On-farm phenotypic characterization of indigenous Tswana sheep population in selected Districts of Southern Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2021-09-03)
This study aimed to phenotypically characterize indigenous Tswana sheep under its natural environment and develop prediction equations for body weight using linear body measurements in Kgatleng, Kweneng, Southern and ...
Chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility and Gas production of four browse species and their combinations used as feed for small ruminants
(West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020)
Browse species as complete feed for ruminants is uncommon. This may be due to low dry matter (DM) and high condensed tannins (CT) contents limiting its potential to influence weight gain. Drying however improves DM content ...
Occurrences of goat mastitis and milking management in the Oodi agricultural region, Botswana
(Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing, 2018-04-05)
Goat milk production contributes less to Botswana’s dairy sectors with a low annual production of 4 tonnes per year. The objectives of the study were to evaluate goat milk production practices and attributes of goat farmers ...
Carcass Characteristics of Lavender, Pearl Grey and Royal Purple Varieties of Domesticated Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Raised under Intensive Management System in Botswana
(Science Alert, 2016)
The objective of this study was to evaluate carcass characteristics of lavender, pearl gray and royal purple varieties of domesticated helmeted guinea fowl kept under an intensive management system in Botswana. Carcass ...
Chemical composition of Mopane worm sampled at three sites in Botswana and subjected to different processing
(Springer Science, 2008-12-06)
Effects of site and degutting on chemical composition of mopane worm were investigated. Samples were cooked for 30 min in either brine or in plain water. Samples from Moreomabele were high in acid detergent fibre (ADF) ...
Growth performance of royal purple and white guinea fowl varieties and their crosses under an intensive management system
(Academic Journals, 2020-09)
Commercialization of guinea fowl production in many countries is growing and the demand for their meat is high. The study evaluated the growth of crossbred royal purple x white variety relative to purebred royal purple and ...
Evaluation of gastrointestinal nematode infection and levels of anthelmintic resistance in small-holder goat flocks from three villages around Gaborone, Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2020-04-04)
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate: 1) gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection in goat flocks, and 2) efficacy of ivermectin treatment in three villages around Gaborone, Botswana. A 100 goats randomly selected ...
A review of phenotypic characteristics, production traits and water utilisation of indigenous Tswana goats in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2010-03)
Indigenous Tswana goats are a valuable genetic resource, which has' to be conserved and utilised in a sustainable way to ensure accrued benefits to fanners in Botswana. A pre-requisite to this is that the breed has to be ...