This study was carried out to determine alternative approaches used by resource-limited farmers to enhance fertility and in the treatment of reproduction ailments of goats in Mount Frere area, Eastern Cape Province of South ...
Zamxaka, Chuma Wande(University of Fort Hare, 2016)
Indigenous chickens are kept for various socio-economic purposes by the majority of households in the developing countries. However, their contribution to the livelihoods of the households has been observed by a number of ...
The main objective of the study was to investigate sheep productivity under bush encroached and non-encroached areas. The study was conducted in two communal areas, namely Idutywa (Mbewuleni village), which represented an ...
Xazela, Nomasonto Martha(University of Fort Hare, 2010)
The study was conducted at the University of Fort Hare farm to assess the effect of dietary supplementation on physico-chemical and consumer sensory characteristics of chevon from South African indigenous goat genotypes. ...
Nyoni, Njongenhle Mhlanhlandlela Bernard(University of Fort Hare, 2011)
The majority of rural households in South Africa own village chickens which contribute significantly to their livelihoods. However, limited research has been conducted to characterize, understand and develop village chicken ...
The objective of this study was to determine sheep production practices, constraints, flock
dynamics, body condition and weight variation in two ecologically different resource-poor
communal farming systems of the Eastern ...
The study was conducted to determine the effect of pre-slaughter stress of pigs on the levels of cortisol, creatine kinase (CK) and their subsequent relationship with pork quality. From our knowledge, there is paucity of ...
Stempa, Thuthuzelwa(University of Fort Hare, 2015)
The objective of the study was to determine glycolytic potential and meat quality from Dorper and Merino sheep of both sexes slaughtered at a commercial abattoir. Dorper (n=52) and Merino (n= 48) breeds aged eight years, ...
Chikwanda, Allen Tapiwa(University of Fort Hare, 2016)
The broad objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of grazing and housing management systems on greenhouse gas emissions, blood profiles and meat quality of Nguni goats. A total of 64 castrated Nguni goats were ...
Falowo, Andrew Bamidele(University of Fort Hare, 2015)
The broad objective of this study was to determine the effects of natural antioxidants and thermal treatment on quality of meat from Bonsmara and non-descript cattle. A survey was conducted among 222 consumers in Alice ...
The aim of the study was to determine the fatty acid composition, colour stability and lipid oxidation of fresh mince produced from fallow deer and to evaluate the effect of frozen storage duration on the retail display ...
Mngqi, Sinethemba Census(University of Fort Hare, 2016)
This study was conducted to assess the effect of including Tenebrio molitor larvae (T. molitor L) as a protein source in different diets on broiler performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality. A total of 144 ...
Kumbirai, Kaguru Tinashe(University of Fort Hare, 2016)
The study was conducted in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa with the objective of
characterising milk production and consumption among the communal households. A pretested
semi-structured questionnaire was used to ...