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Influence of stocking density on bone development in family chickens reared up to 18 weeks of age under intensive system
(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 ...
Rangeland monitoring and assessment: a review
(University of Hamburg, 2018)
Rangelands provide vast landscapes for grazing and foraging for livestock and wildlife. Services of rangelands are diverse and generally provide food for millions of the world’s population, especially the rural and sometimes ...
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 ...
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 ...
Growth performance of Australorp x Tswana crossbred chickens under an intensive management system
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)
Indigenous Tswana chickens are better adapted to prevailing environmental conditions and diseases than their exotic counterparts. They however exhibit slower growth rate and less mature final weight than their exotic ...
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 ...
Green synthesis of Monteponite CdO nanoparticles by Agathosma betulina natural extract
(Elservier, 2015-10-15)
This contribution reports on the synthesis and the main physical properties of CdO nanoparticles synthesized for the first time by a completely green process using Agathosma betulina plant extract as an effective ...
Semen characteristics of purebred naked neck tswana and black australorp x naked neck tswana crossbred chickens under an intensive management system in Botswana
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2016)
Evaluation of semen quality is very important before selection of breeding cocks used for artificial insemination. The aim of this study was to characterize the semen parameters of Black Australorp x naked neck Tswana ...
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 ...