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Anaplasmainfection prevalence in beef and dairy cattle in the south eastregion of Botswana
(Elsevier, 2017-12-26)
Infection of cattle by the tick-borne intra-erythrocytic bacteria of the genusAnaplasmaoccurs worldwide.Nevertheless, prevalence rates in specific regions are still required to inform cattle farming management deci-sions. ...
Effect of Imbrasia belina (Westwood) or Vigna subterranea (L) Verde or Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) Schreiber as protein sources in diets fed to Tswana hens on egg quality
(Integrity Research Journals, 2018-12-12)
A 90 days study was conducted to compare the effects of feeding Tswana hens reared under intensive system and fed diets formulated from Imbrasia belina (Westwood), Vigna subterranea (L) Verde and Tylosema esculentum ...
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 ...
Indigenous Tswana pig production characteristics and management practices in southern districts of Botswana
(SpringerLink, 2019-08-14)
Indigenous animal genetic resources are vital in agriculture especially in the era of climate change because they are adapted to the harsh local conditions. Therefore, their conservation through utilisation is necessary. ...
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 ...
A survey analysis of indigenous goat production in communal farming systems of Botswana
(SpringerLink, 2017-06-17)
A total of 153 communal farmers in four agro-ecological regions of Botswana were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The aims of the survey were to characterise existing communal goat production systems, evaluate ...
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 ...
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 ...
No evidence of Trichinella spp. in domestic pig carcasses at a selected abattoir in southern Botswana
(SpringerLink, 2019-04-30)
Trichinellosis is a worldwide zoonosis with genotypes affecting different domestic and wild animals and is widely distributed throughout the world. Species and genotypes of this genus affecting different animals have been ...
Chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat of tswana hens fed different protein sources: mopane worm, bambara groundnut and morama bean
(Science-line Publishers, 2019-03-25)
This study investigated the chemical composition and sensory evaluation of meat of Tswana hens fed diets containing mopane worm (Imbrasia belina, Westwood) or Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verde) or morama bean ...