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Effect of Initial Spacing and Thinning on Some Wood Properties of Eucalyptus grandis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. Malan --- Division of Forest Science and Technology, M. Hoon --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,A study was made of the effect of thinning intensity on wood density and some wood anatomical properties and their within-tree variation patterns, as well as the extent to which the development of growth-stress splits in logs and sawn boards... -
The Wood Properties and Qualities of Three South African-Grown Eucalypt Hybrids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. Malan --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,Hybridisation is becoming an increasingly important technique in tree breeding to improve yields, adaptability and wood quality. In this study, sample material from crosses of Eucalyptus grandis with E. tereticornis, E. camaldulensis and E. urophylla established on sites of which... -
Chemical Evaluation of Leaf Fibre Residues from Tropical Tree Legumes—a Wealth in Social Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Sunanda Chanda --- Biological Sciences Division, India S.K. Bhaduri --- Department of Chemistry and Microbiology, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, India Sharmistha Das --- Biological Sciences Division, India D. Sardar --- Department of Chemistry and Microbiology, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, IndiaLeaf fibre residues obtained as a by-product during bulk extraction of leaf protein meal from three tropical forest trees viz. Albizzia procera Benth., Dalbergia sisso Roxb. and Delonix regia Raf. were analysed for their chemical and mineral composition. The fibres... -
Voluntary intake of several planted pastures by sheep and an assessment of NDF and IVDOM as possible predictors of intake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: H.H. Meissner --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa W.A. van Niekerk --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa E.B. Spreeth --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa H.H. Köster --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South AfricaThe aim was to study the quality and quantity of pasture selected by sheep on various planted pastures. A further aim was to assess NDF and IVDOM as easy measurable parameters for use in equations to predict intake. Pasture samples... -
Comparison of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield and fibre properties over locations and seasons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa G. Vink --- , Republic of South Africa H. van Ark --- , Republic of South AfricaThe cotton breeding program in the Republic of South Africa is conducted at the localities Loskop, Upington and Vaalharts. Preliminary results from breeding trials indicated that a finer but more mature fibre could be produced at Vaalharts as compared to... -
The effect of date of planting on the fibre properties of four cotton cultivars grown under irrigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.I. Greeff --- , Republic of South Africa J.J. Human --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaThe effects of date of planting on the fibre properties of four cotton cultivars, Acala 1517–70, Albar 70C, Deltapine 5826 and Albacala CS-2, were investigated under irrigated conditions over a 3-year period near Groblersdal. Six dates of planting at fortnightly... -
Provisional assessment of quality components in lucerne (Medicago sativa) and white clover (Trifolium repens) using a near infrared reflectance spectrophotometer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MariéA. Stoltz --- Transvaal Region, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South AfricaA near infrared reflectance spectrophotometer (NIRS) with tilting filters was calibrated for the determination of the forage quality components, crude protein (CP), acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), dry matter (DM) and... -
The effects of environment on the relationship between cotton fibre properties and yarn characteristics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa H. van Ark --- , Republic of South AfricaCotton fibre samples from three different localities were commercially processed into 15 and 30 tex ring spun yarns and 20, 30 and 50 rotor spun yarns. Multiple regression analyses were used to relate yarn tenacity and irregularity to the different... -
Registration of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars Letaba, NIK2 and OR19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa G.W. Schoeman --- , Republic of South Africa M.E. Stone --- , Republic of South Africa G. S.P. Vink --- , Republic of South AfricaLetaba, NIK2 and OR19 were released for commercial cultivation in the R.S.A. in 1989. Letaba has potential as a dryland cultivar in the Springbok Flats and northern Natal. NIK2 is intended for cultivation under irrigation in the same areas and... -
The effect of environment and cultivar on sunflower seed. II. Composition and processing quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Nel --- , Republic of South Africa H.L. Loubser --- , Republic of South Africa P.S. Hammes --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South AfricaThe processing quality of sunflower seed is determined by its oil yield, oil cake yield and oil cake composition. Quality of the oil cake is determined by its protein and crude fibre content. Seed composition is affected by both cultivar... -
The influence of nitrogen and defoliation on digestibility and fibre content of Lolium multiflorum cv. Midmar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JF Theron HA SnymanThe influence of different N fertiliser application levels (0, 150, 300 and 450kg N ha–1) in combination with different defoliation intervals (every 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks and twice a season) on the digestibility and fibre component of ryegrass... -
New Sudangrass forage cultivars selected from the original population (Sorghum bicolor ‘Garawi’, syn. S. sudanense)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MaaroufI Mohammed --- Forage Research Program, SudanThe study represents the first efforts since 1909 to develop improved Sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, syn. S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf) cultivars from the original genetic stock existing in the Sudan. Seven Sudangrass genotypes generated by individual plant selection within... -
Spring and autumn nitrogen fertiliser effects, with and without phosphorus, potassium and sulphur, on dairy pastures: Pasture nutritive value and mineral content
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: F.R. McKenzie --- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Australia J.L. Jacobs --- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Australia M. Ryan --- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Australia G. Kearney --- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, AustraliaExperiments were conducted at three sites to examine effects of applying different nitrogen (N) fertilisers at 45 kg N ha−1, with and without phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and sulphur (S) on dairy pasture nutritive value and mineral content in autumn... -
Variation in Wood Density and Tracheid Length in Pinus patula grown in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Muneri --- Cooperative Research Centre for Temperate Hardwood Forestry, V. Balodis --- ,Within-tree variation of wood density was studied for 14-and 25-year-old Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe trees grown at two plantation sites in Zimbabwe. Three trees of each age per site were selected and disc samples obtained at six relative height... -
The Nutritive Value of Tagasaste, a Leguminous Fodder Tree, in Marginal Summerrainfall Areas of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.P. Lindeque --- , N. F.G. Rethman --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South AfricaTagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) was evaluated on a monthly basis for nutritive value: in vitro digestibility of organic matter (IVDOM), crude protein (CP), acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and lignin. Tagasaste is able to produce highly digestible leaves... -
Mapping spaces and homotopy theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: PeterI. BoothLet q : Y → B be a map (= continuous function) and Z be a space. We will use Y ! Z to denote a set of partial maps from Y to Z, i.e.those such maps whose domains are... -
NOTE ON LITERATURE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Reevas -
Pinus saw timber tree optimisation in South Africa: a comparison of mechanised tree optimisation (harvester/processor) versus current manual methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: John Eggers --- , South Africa Andrew McEwan --- , South Africa Beatrice Conradie --- , South AfricaBoth Cut to Length (CTL) and Full Tree/Tree Length (FT/TL) ground-based systems are used to harvest pine in South Africa. The fully mechanised CTL system is the most recently introduced system in South Africa. One of the reasons for the... -
Fibre volume losses of eight softwood clearfell harvesting systems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: P Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa R Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaA study of both fibre volume loss and related opportunity cost was performed across the South African softwood sawtimber industry to gain information on the actual utilisation of useful fibre and potential loss or gain of opportunity in terms of... -
Genotypic variation in response to low boron in eucalypt clones
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: S Konsaeng --- Department of Plant Science and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Thailand N Sritharathikhun --- Department of Plant Science and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Thailand S Lordkaew --- Multiple Cropping Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Thailand B Dell --- Sustainable Ecosystem Research Institute, Australia B Rerkasem --- Plant Genetic Resource and Nutrition Laboratory, ThailandEucalypts are increasingly important in the tropics for meeting growing demand for timber, wood chips, paper pulp and biofuel. Many new plantations are planted on low boron (B) soils, with adverse effects on plant growth and productivity. Two experiments in... -
On the Hopf-James Homomorphism over B
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Michihiro SakaiWe define the Hopf-James homomorphism and the Whitehead product in the category of fibrewise pointed spaces over B. Making use of them, we generalize Hardie-Jansen's result and obtain that a version of the generalized Hopf construction gives rise to an... -
Forest and fibre genomics: biotechnology tools for applied tree improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Myburg J Bradfield E Cowley N Creux M de Castro T-L Hatherell M Mphahlele M O'Neill M Ranik L Solomon M Victor H Zhou G Galloway T Horsley N Jones T Stanger A Bayley N Edwards B JanseEucalyptus tree breeders and geneticists stand to benefit tremendously from a recently announced effort to produce the first complete genome sequence for a eucalypt tree by 2010. A milestone for eucalypt research, the project will facilitate the development of new... -
Understanding and adding value to Eucalyptus fibre
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CRE Clarke B Palmer D GoundenEucalyptus wood has become one of the most important hardwood resources for pulp mills worldwide. Furthermore, bleached Eucalyptus pulp is used extensively both in paper-making globally where it is included in such diverse products as tissue, packaging, as well as... -
Case study: Anaesthetic management of an achondroplastic dwarf undergoing radical nephrectomy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India K Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India JK Makkar --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India K Mangal --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IndiaA three feet two inch (96 cm) tall achondroplastic patient with urothelial cell carcinoma involving renal pelvis was scheduled for a radical nephrectomy. Radial artery cannulation and central venous access were secured in the pre-induction period. After induction, the airway... -
A study to evaluate fibreoptic-guided intubation through the i-gel™
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Taxak --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India K Vashisht --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India KP Kaur --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India G Ahlawat --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, India M Bhardwaj --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, IndiaObjective: The i-gel™ superglottic airway (Intersurgical, Berkshire, UK) has been reported to function as an airway rescue device and as a conduit for fibre-optic intubation in predicted difficult airways. The wider and shorter stem of the i-gel™ and the absence... -
Fibre losses during debranching and debarking of Eucalyptus pulp logs using a single-grip harvester
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jaco-Pierre van der Merwe --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Reino Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Pierre Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaMechanised harvesting operations are becoming more prevalent in South Africa, with the realisation that motor- manual and manual harvesting operations pose significant health and safety risks to workers. However, the potential damage caused by single-grip harvester feed rollers and delimbing... -
Water and radiation use efficiency of sugarcane for bioethanol production in South Africa, benchmarked against other selected crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Francois C Olivier --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Abraham Singels --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Alana B Eksteen --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South AfricaThere are indications that high-fibre sugarcane genotypes may produce more biomass and use resources more efficiently than conventional sugarcane cultivars. The objective of this research was to gather quantitative information on resource use for selected conventional and high-fibre sugarcane genotypes... -
The long-term effects of fire regime on primary production of montane grasslands in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Colin S Everson --- SAEON, South Africa Terry Everson --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaNatural grasslands deliver essential ecosystem services through plant production, which enhances water supply, nutrient cycling, soil retention and greenhouse gas mitigation. Although the condition of montane grasslands for provision of ecosystem services is maintained by regular annual or biennial burning,... -
Food avoidance in irritable bowel syndrome leads to a nutrition-deficient diet
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C. Stevenson --- Division of Human Nutrition, R. Blaauw --- Division of Human Nutrition, E. Fredericks --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, J. Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, S. Roux --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology,Objective: The objective was to assess the dietary intake of subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to compare it to that of international recommendations. The hypothesising assumption of this study was that a situation in which subjects insist that... -
Effect of short-duration overnight cattle kraaling on grass production in a southern African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pamela Sibanda --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Allan Sebata --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Edward Mufandaedza --- Africa Centre for Holistic Management, Zimbabwe Mukai Mawanza --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweRanch owners in eastern and southern Africa have embraced a new rangeland management practice of keeping cattle overnight in temporary livestock corrals (hereafter referred to as kraals) within rangelands for short durations (for example, one week) to improve grass production... -
Effect of soluble dietary fibres from Bambara groundnut varieties on the stability of orange oil beverage emulsion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yvonne Maphosa --- Department of Food Technology, South Africa Victoria A. Jideani --- Department of Food Technology, South Africa Oladayo Adeyi --- Department of Chemical Engineering, South AfricaSoluble dietary fibres (SDFs) [30% (w/w)] from four varieties of Bambara groundnut (BGN), viz. black-eye, brown-eye, brown and red were used to stabilize orange oil beverage emulsions at 6% (w/w) orange oil. Emulsion stability was studied using Turbiscan MA 2000... -
Developmental rates and morphological properties of fibres in two eucalypt clones at sites differing in water availability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: DM Drew NW PammenterOne of the ways in which the global forestry industry can remain competitive is to improve the predictability of properties of fibres produced, particularly in plantations. Since the properties of the fibres are determined by growth and developmental processes, it... -
Comparison of wood, fibre and vessel properties of drought-tolerant eucalypts in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sven-Olof Lundqvist --- Innventia AB, Sweden Thomas Grahn --- Innventia AB, Sweden Lars Olsson --- Innventia AB, Sweden Thomas Seifert --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaThree drought-tolerant eucalypt genotypes have been investigated for a broad spectrum of properties to provide a basis for comparison on their suitability for various end-uses. The genotypes included were a Eucalyptus grandis × E. camaldulensis hybrid, E. gomphocephala and E... -
Plant anatomy as a tool for evaluating the effect of different levels of nitrogen, plant population density, row spacing and irrigation on kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) fibre development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kayembe P Kabeya --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Petrus J Robbertse --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Diana Marais --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa J Martin Steyn --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South AfricaKenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) provides high-quality fibre that is used in papermaking, building materials and absorbents. The study aims were to conduct a proper anatomical study of fibre development in kenaf stems, and to investigate if the number of fibre wedges,... -
A South African softwood sawtimber supply chain case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Pierre A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Elizabeth A van der Merwe --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Reino E Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaSupply chain management principles were analysed by investigating the effects of smaller-scale and incremental interventions in a forest-to-mill value chain on financial returns and forest resource use in an Eastern Cape case study area. Three previous studies provided input by... -
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Comparison of glycaemic indices of some local beans (Vigna unguiculata [Linn] Walp varieties) in Nigerians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: OB Olopade --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria IA Odeniyi --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria SO Iwuala --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria OO Kayode --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria OA Fasanmade --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Nigeria MO Ajala --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Nigeria PO Chimah --- Department of Dietetics, Nigeria AE Ohwovoriole --- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, NigeriaBackground: Beans are recommended for their richness and for their salutary effect on blood glucose. Inter-species differences impact on blood glucose. What appeared unknown is whether varieties of beans of the same species (Vigna unguiculata [Linn] Walp) have differential effects... -
Wood anatomical and chemical properties related to the pulpability of Eucalyptus globulus: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Isabel Carrillo --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, Chile Claudia Vidal --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, Chile Juan P Elissetche --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, Chile Regis T Mendonça --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, ChileEucalyptus globulus is one of the most important hardwood species used by the pulp and paper industry due to its high pulp yield, high wood density, excellent fibre quality and good handsheet properties. However, the wood is a highly variable... -
Anaesthetic challenges in a patient with Klippel–Feil syndrome scheduled for panendoscopy and biopsy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Chitnis --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, United Kingdom KO Enohumah --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, United KingdomKlippel–Feil syndrome is one of the congenital causes of difficult airway. It is characterised by a classic triad of a short neck, restricted cervical spine movement, and a low posterior hairline, which can pose a significant challenge to the anaesthetist... -
Anaesthetic considerations in a child with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Thomas Kleyenstüber --- Department of Anaesthesia, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, South AfricaFibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare genetic disorder characterised by extraskeletal ossification of connective tissue. Affected individuals often become completely immobilised by their third decade of life. Amongst numerous anaesthetic concerns, the airway management of patients with FOP... -
Preliminary retting research on different kenaf cultivars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mathilda M van der Westhuizen --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Industrial Crops, South AfricaKenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.), a fibre crop, is a member of the Malvaceae family and related to cotton (Gossipium hirsutum L.) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). Natural fibres have many advantages over synthetic fibres, such as light weight, low... -
Dietary intake as a cardiovascular risk factor: a cross-sectional study of bank employees in Accra
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ivy Priscilla Frimpong --- Diet Therapy Department, 37 Military Hospital, Ghana Matilda Asante --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Ghana Aloysius Nwabugo Maduforo --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, NigeriaObjectives: To determine the dietary and nutrient intakes of bank employees in Accra in relation to recommended dietary intake for the control of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). -
Dietary fibre level influence on young cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus growth and digestive health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: YM Yapi --- , Côte-d’Ivoire F Enjalbert --- , France T Gidenne --- , FranceThe cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) is a wild animal recently domesticated in Africa for meat production. The effect of dietary fibre levels on the digestive health and growth in the young cane rat remains largely unknown. Dietary fibre intake, however,... -
Effect of fibre and vessel biometry on wood combustibility of native Miombo tree species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jonas Massuque --- , Brazil Kelly Iapuque Rodrigues de Sousa --- , Brazil Paulo Fernando Trugilho --- , BrazilFibres and vessels represent the largest proportion of anatomical elements in hardwood tree species. They exert significant effects on various properties of the wood, which, consequently, have several implications for the use of the wood. However, the effect of these... -
Intercropping techniques improve pasture quality and beef cattle performance compared to livestock systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pedro Mielli Bonacim --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça --- São Paulo University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Brazil Mara Regina Moitinho --- São Paulo State University (FCAV–UNESP), Brazil Jeferson Garcia Augusto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Leonardo Sartori Menegatto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Taise Robinson Kunrath --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Márcia Saladini Vieira Salles --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Flávia Fernanda Simili --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, BrazilIn integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), pasture is intercropped with crops to provide grain for feed and forage mass for grazing. Although scientific results have shown the benefits of using ICLS instead of conventional livestock systems, few studies have investigated the... -
Chemical composition and in-vitro dry matter degradability of Eragrostis curvula grass hay supplemented with Raphanus sativus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lwando Mbambalala --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Thamsanqa Doctor Empire Mpanza --- Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production: Animal Nutrition Section, South Africa Zikhona Theodora Rani-Kamwendo --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sphesihle Mkhungo --- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa Lucky Sithole --- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa Mutshidzi Given Musekwa --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Lusanda Ncisana --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Khuliso Ravhuhali --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Tlou Julius Tjelele --- University of South Africa, South AfricaIn developing countries, smallholder livestock farmers face significant challenges due to inadequate feed availability and poor-quality forage. This study investigated the potential of fodder radish (Raphanus sativus) as a protein supplement for low-quality grass hay. Specifically, it examined the effects... -
4. “Make starchy foods part of most meals”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Vorster HH --- North-West University,A national working group, convened by the Directorate Nutrition in the Department of Health, recently revised the set of South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The objective of this technical review paper is to motivate and support the FBDG “Make...