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Effect of imbrasia belina (westwood), tylosema esculentum (Burchell) schreiber and vigna subterranea (L) verde as protein sources on growth and laying performance of tswana hens raised under intensive production system
(Scientific Journal of Animal Science, 2013-01-27)
A feeding trial was conducted to determine growth and laying performance of indigenous Tswana hens fed diets formulated with four different protein sources consisting of either Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) or Vigna ...
Effect of feeding mopane worm meal on mineral intake, retention and utilization in guinea fowl under intensive system
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)
This study investigated the mineral intake, utilization and retention of guinea fowl fed varying levels of mopane worm meal as a protein source under intensive system up to 13 weeks of age. Ninety-six day old keets were ...
Egg quality characteristics of different varieties of domesticated helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
(Academic Journals, 2013)
A study was conducted to evaluate external and internal egg quality characteristics of the pearl, lavender, royal purple and white varieties of the helmeted guinea fowl kept intensively at Botswana College of Agriculture. ...
Growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing yellow maize, millet and white sorghum as energy sources and raised under intensive system
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)
This study investigated growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing 3 cereal grains as energy sources in comparison to commercial broiler diets. Birds were raised under intensive system from 3 to 16 weeks of ...
Effect of sorghum variety on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of malted grains from Botswana
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2013)
This study investigated the effects of variety of sorghum on nutritional levels of malted grains. Unscreened grains of BSH1, Mahube, Phofu and Segaolane were malted and analysed for crude protein, minerals, fiber, organic ...
Influence of strain and egg size on the hatchability of indigenous tswana chicken eggs
(International Journal of Livestock Research, 2013-08-29)
The objectives of this study were to find the influence of strain and egg size on the hatchability of indigenous Tswana chicken (ITC) eggs. In the first part of the study, a total of 240 eggs were collected from each of ...
Color stability and tenderness variations within the gluteus medius from beef top sirloin butts
(Elservier, 2013-06-10)
Beef top sirloin butts (n = 48) from USDA quality grade (QG; upper 2/3 US Choice vs. US Select) and yield grade categories (YG; 1 and 2 vs. 4 and 5) were aged 14 days, GM steaks were cut, with 2 steaks removed from the ...
Growth Performance of Guinea Fowl Fed Diets Containing Yellow Maize, Millet and White Sorghum as Energy Sources and Raised under Intensive System
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)
This study investigated growth performance of guinea fowl fed diets containing 3 cereal grains as energy sources in comparison to commercial broiler diets. Birds were raised under intensive system from 3 to 16 weeks of ...
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 ...
Effect of climate change on dairy production in Botswana and its suitable mitigation strategies.
(Science-line Publishers, 2013)
This paper explores the effects of climate change on dairy production in Botswana and mitigation strategies are suggested. Dairy farming has not experienced growth over time rendering the country heavily dependent on milk ...