A5090062114- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Peanut Plant Research Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Silkworms and Sericulture Research
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Chinhoyi University of Technology
2019-2023
University of Namibia
2010-2013
University of Zimbabwe
1994
Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis , is a seasonally occurring infectious disease affecting primarily herbivorous wildlife and livestock. The seasonality of anthrax outbreaks varies among locations, making it difficult to develop single consistent ecological description this disease. Over 44 years mortality surveillance, most cases in Etosha National Park, Namibia are observed wet season, although elephants have an peak dry season. Focusing on three host species (plains...
We investigated the effects of previous cultivation on regeneration potential under miombo woodlands in a resettlement area, spatial product Zimbabwe's land reforms. predicted that would affect population structure, regeneration, recruitment and grazing capacity rangelands. Plant attributes for Julbernadia globiflora Brachystegia spiciformis were measured previously cultivated uncultivated sites making up rangelands scheme. Their structure showed high with different mechanisms, either...
An on-station feeding trial was conducted to determine the effects of Vachellia erioloba (VE) and Dichrostachys cinerea (DC) pod supplementation on intake, doe weight changes growth kids. Forty-two indigenous lactating does with average 35 ± 0.5 kg from Parities 2 4 grouped by ecotype (Caprivi Ovambo) were allocated a x 3 factorial arrangement treatments in randomized complete block design six per treatment. The main factors two types (VE, DC) at three levels (20%, 40%, 60%), benchmarked...
Floods that have hit Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) of Namibia in recent year pose feeding and other challenges to indigenous chicken.Indigenous chickens constitute a major source livelihoods among rural farmers.The objective this study was determine the potential intensive high low plane protein nutrition as one way coping with environmental caused by annual floods NCAs.Adequacy inclusion diet is viable option for improving growth small owned chickens.Two hundred four were subjected two...
The objective of this study was to determine the relative palatability four native forage legumes (Otoptera burchellii, Crotalaria argyraea, podocarpa and Vigna lobatifolia) in comparison with each other Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Eight weaned Boer goats aged 6 months weighing 25.2 ± 4.9 kg were grouped by sex, then randomly allocated individual pens. Goats simultaneously offered 100 g 600 M. sativa (as-is basis) over a 10-day period. Grass hay (Cenchrus ciliaris), fresh water mineralised...
Abstract An experiment was done to fabricate summer and winter optimized ash-based vitamin-mineral block lick specimens using cement, bentonite, kaolinite a combination of these as binders in ratio 1:1(w/w) at 15% 20% inclusion levels, respectively. Treatments were: kaolinite, bentonite + cement kaolinite. Bentonite, ash (prime ingredient) were analyzed for mineral profile prior fabrication. Resulting compressive strength water absorption measure the binding efficacy. There no significant...
Antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) from improper use of antibiotics in various livestock products is a growing hazard for humans worldwide, with current death rate excess 700,000 per annum linked to the problem. Microorganisms are rich source structurally distinct bioactive compounds designed protect microbes and can offset AMR challenge. A study was conducted at Chinhoyi University Technology isolate, identify characterize biosurfactant secreting broiler bird's gastrointestinal tract....
This study evaluated the effect of upgrading quality maize stover (MS) on milk nutritive value. The involved feeding MS improved using urea (U), chopped groundnut (cGS), soybean (cSS), mineralized solution (mGS) and (mSS) to lactating dairy cows. trial twelve (12) cows in their second parity. Effect supplementation with U, cGS, cSS, mGS mSS was following on-station trials. 22 factorial experiments within a Completely Randomised Design (CRD). Milk samples were analysed for protein, lactose,...