BUAN Research Hub: Recent submissions
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Poultry Management Strategies to Alleviate Heat Stress in Hot Climates: A Review.
(Scienceline Publication, 2023-03-25)Heat stress remains a major challenge affecting poultry production in sub-tropical and tropical environments; hence it continues to receive attention. The present study aimed to discuss heat stress and its effects on poultry ... -
A retrospective study on dairy cattle mortality patterns in two farms of South-Eastern Botswana
(SCIENCELINE, 2023-03-25)Generally, high mortalities of dairy cattle due to infectious and non-infectious diseases cause huge economic losses, unprofitability, and low productivity in the dairy industry. The present study aimed at determining the ... -
Factors influencing academic performance of pupils in the primary school leaving examination results for agriculture in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2023-05)The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing performance of students in the primary school leaving examinations (PLSE) results for Agriculture in the Botswana. This national study targeted a total ... -
Growth Performance of Boer and Savanna Goat Doelings at Lobu Small Stock Ranch Under Natural Rangeland Conditions During the Late Wet and Early Dry Seasons In Kgalagadi Region (Botswana).
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2023-07)Goats have the most integral socio-economic role in many African countries, hence, the ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, the Government of Botswana has taken a step in supporting Lobu ranch since its ... -
Morula kernel cake as a dietary component in complete diets for Tswana sheep
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2022-06)Lack of locally produced high quality feed ingredients for livestock, especially to supply protein is an impediment to increased productivity in Botswana. Driven by the need to fill this gap, a series of experiments were ... -
Effects of planting date and genotypes on growth, development, yield, and oil content of safflower under irrigated conditions in semi-arid south-east Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2023-09-06)Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an annual oil plant belonging to the Compositae or Asteracea family that can be grown as a summer or winter crop. One of the most important criteria for maximising safflower production ... -
Design and development of a borehole pumping and water level monitoring control system in Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2017-11-07)Botswana experiences recurrent droughts and has limited surface water resources with the average annual rainfall varying from a minimum of less than 250 mm in the Southwest region and a maximum of about 650 mm in the ... -
Phenotypic and genetic characterization of different strains of indigenous Tswana chickens in Kweneng and southern districts of Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2023-08)The aim was to characterise indigenous Tswana chicken populations in Kweneng and Southern districts of Botswana. The qualitative traits involved in the study included tail colour, breast colour, back colour, neck colour, ... -
Hypolipidaemic effects of papaya (Carica papaya L.) juice on rats fed on a high fat and fructose diet.
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-07-10)Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a highly nutritious and less-caloric fruit, commonly consumed for its minerals and vitamins and hence may help in controlling obesity and abdominal discomforts. The present study investigated ... -
Terminalia Prunioides pods herbal tea: Antioxidant activity, proximate, and metal content analysis.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-10)Growth in the demand for herbal teas has led to an increase in their research and commercial activities. In this study, the quantitative assessment of Motsiara (Terminalia prunioides) pods herbal tea was performed by ... -
Gum: Sytamatic and thematic analysis of the top 100 most-cited articles indexed in the Scopus database.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-11)The study attempted to use systematic and thematic analysis of reported top 100 cited articles on Gum research. We adopted systematic and thematic analysis using bibliometric analysis tools, such as Scopus database to ... -
Spatiotemporal trend analysis of groundwater level changes, rainfall, and runoff generated over the Notwane Catchment in Botswana between 2009 and 2019.
(Springer Science and Business Media, 2023-03-11)The semi-arid south-eastern part of Botswana has recently been experiencing severe water shortages, and the demand currently surpasses the supply in the greater Gaborone area. Within the context of increased stormwater ... -
Urban land-use classification using machine learning classifiers: comparative evaluation and post-classification multi-feature fusion approach.
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023-02-22)Accurate spatial-temporal mapping of urban land-use and land-cover (LULC) provides critical information for planning and management of urban environments. While several studies have investigated the significance of machine ... -
Estimation of Likely Impact of Climate Variability on Runoff Coefficients fromLimpopo Basin using Artificial Neural Nefwork (ANN)
(Disaster Prevention Research Institute KYoto University., 2005-01-12)Forecasting future response behaviour of a semi-arid catchment in terms of runoff coefficient being trivial, an attempt has been made io apply an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to-forecast the run off coefficients ... -
Agroforestry for Degraded Landscapes: Recent Advances and Emerging Challenges - Vol. 2.
(Springer Singapore, 2021-01-01)This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management. Over the last four decades, agroforestry research (particularly on degraded ... -
Transformative Curricula and Teaching Practices to Meet Labour Market Needs in Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa.
(CABI International, 2021-01-01)This chapter describes and analyzes labour market conditions and policy, as well as programme options for improving the economic and social relevance of agricultural training in African higher education institutions. The ... -
Lactoferrin Relieves Deoxynivalenol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response by Modulating the Nrf2/MAPK Pathways in the Liver.
(NLM (Medline), 2023-05-31)Deoxynivalenol (DON), one of the most common mycotoxins contaminating food and feed, has been shown to induce hepatotoxicity. Lactoferrin (LF) enriched in human milk is a critical functional food component and performs the ... -
Enzymes indigenous to milk: Lactoperoxidase.
(Elsevier, 2021-09-27)Lactoperoxidase (LPO), the peroxidase isolated from milk, is widely distributed in nature. LPO is the second most abundant enzyme in milk and its primary role is to protect the mammary gland and the gut of infants against ... -
Evaluation 16 elite sugarcane lines for ethanol yield and yield related traits under rainfed conditions.
(Southern Cross Publishing, 2021-07-01)The world demand for clean renewable energy has seen a rise in use of sugarcane in production of bioenergy products like bioethanol which is produced from molasses and extracted juice of stalk. This then brings a competition ... -
Promoting Bamboo-Based Agroforestry for Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Degraded Lands.
(Springer Singapore, 2021-01-01)Agroforestry innovations on degraded lands have been prioritized for promoting environmental sustainability, advancing food and fodder security, and achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Although neglected ...
