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Effect of storage time on internal and external characteristics of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) eggs
(Journal of Animal Science Advances, 2012)
The effect of 0, 4, 7, 10 and 14 days storage times on quality characteristics of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) eggs was studied. Data were subjected to ANOVA using the General Linear Models (GLM) procedure of Statistical ...
Ultrasound measurements of live and carcass traits in Tswana goat kids raised under semi-intensive system in South-eastern Botswana
(SpringerLink, 2012-11-12)
The aim of this study was to characterise ultrasound measurements of live and carcass traits in intact males, females and castrated Tswana goat kids from birth to 12 months of age raised under semi-intensive system in ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Thin Films by Chemical Reduction of Exfoliated and Intercalated Graphite Oxide
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012-06-28)
Commercial flakes of graphite were prepared into functionalized graphene oxide (GO) by chemical treatment. After the exfoliation and intercalation of graphene into functionalized graphene oxide that formed stable colloidal ...
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 ...
Growth performance of different strains of indigenous Tswana chickens under intensive management system
(Academic Journals, 2012-04-26)
Indigenous Tswana chickens are traditionally kept under free range production system and their growth performance under an intensive management system have not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was therefore to ...
Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana
(Veterinary World, 2012-12-19)
Aim: To document the use of indigenous plants used by family poultry rearers to treat and control diseases and parasites in 15 villages of Botswana.
Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 family poultry rearers in 15 ...
Assessment of colour stability and palatability of beef top sirloin butts (Gluteus medius) muscle #
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2012)
This study investigated the interactive effect of USDA quality and yield grades on color stability of beef top sirloin butt. Beef top sirloin butts (n = 48) were selected at a slaughter facility based on United States ...
Fabrication of Prussian Blue/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide.
(ESG, 2012-05-01)
Prussian blue nanoparticles synthesized from K4[Fe(CN)6]3H2O and Fe(NO3)3.9H2O, were
characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive
spectroscopy (EDS), Scanning electron ...