Browsing Masters Degrees (Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences) by Title

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Kotzé, Francois de Klerk (University of the Free State, 1971-01)

English: Investigation was conducted into the influence of the age of dam and twinning on body weight, greasy fleece weight and certain fleece characteristics on lambs up to the age of 10 months. The above-mentioned ...

Milk production of South African boer and indigenous feral goats under intensive and extensive feeding systems

Mmbengwa, Victor Mbulaheni (University of the Free State, 1999-11)

English: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the milk production potential (quantity and quality) of Indigenous feral and Boer goat does under intensive and extensive nutritional regimes. The study was carried ...

Ondersoek na linieêre klassifikasie in die Suid-Afrikaanse Jerseyras

Van Niekerk, Daniel Jacobus (University of the Free State, 1999-05)

English: A total of 36000 records that were obtained from INTERGIS were used in this study to determine genetic parameters for the South African Jersey breed. After editing 9447 records qualified for the analysis. The ...

The phenotypic characterization of native Lesotho chickens

Nthimo, A. M. (University of the Free State, 2004-11)

English: Studies were made on growth, carcass and egg performance as well as mortality of the Lesotho native chickens compared to the South African native (Potchefstroom Koekoek, Ovambo, Lebowa-Venda and Naked Neck) and ...

Physical form of maize grain in finishing rations of ram lambs

Zietsman, Renier (University of the Free State, 2008-05)

English: The effect of whole (WMG), ground (GMG) and fine (FMG) maize grain in finishing rations for lambs containing 20 and 40% lucerne hay respectively was investigated. Thirty 3-month-old SA Mutton Merino lambs were ...

A plant ecological evaluation of mechanical bush thinning in Marakele Park, Limpopo Province

Pienaar, Francina Christina (University of the Free State, 2008-01-19)

English: Bush encroachment is currently of great concern in Marakele Park. The main motivation for this study, conducted during the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons, was to determine whether mechanical bush thinning, ...

A plant ecological study of the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province

Marais, Riaan (University of the Free State, 2004-11)

English: This study was undertaken with the objective to identify and quantify different homogeneous management units on the Rietvlei Nature Reserve to facilitate more effective management as far as grazing utilization, ...

Production evaluation of Opuntia robusta and O.ficus-indica cultivars in the central Free State

Ratsèle, Clement (University of the Free State, 2003-11)

English: The search for appropriate plant species able to produce with sustainably in arid and semi-arid areas, has been a concern for some farmers living in such harsh environments. Unfortunately there is a lack of ...

Production parameters for Boer goats in South Africa

King, Felix Joao Manuel (University of the Free State, 2009-12)

English: In the first study performance data from 465 Boer goat rams tested in a central performance test in the Northern Cape Veld-Ram Club from 1989 to 2007 were analysed to determine the relationship between performance ...

Quantification of bull sperm traits as measured by CASA and the relationship to pregnancy rate following controlled breeding

Mphaphathi, Masindi Lottus (University of the Free State, 2017-05)

The biological importance of a bull’s contribution through artificial insemination to reproductive efficiency is of great importance because the sperm represents half of the genetic composition of its progeny. Therefore, ...

Root dynamics and water studies on Opuntia ficus-indica and O.robusta

Ramakatane, Mareitumetse E. (University of the Free State, 2003-11)

English: Over the last few years a great interest in cactus pear was shown in terms of both fresh fruit and fodder production. However, there is a lack of knowledge on roots and therefore this study aimed at determining ...

Sperm cryopreservation, in vitro fertilization and faecal oestrogen enzyme immunoassay validation in the African lion (Panthera leo)

Stander, Henriette (University of the Free State, 2004-05)

English: Eight captive male African lions aged 1 to 4 years (Panthera leo) from Bothaville district (n=6) and Johannesburg Zoo (n=2), as well as 1 lioness from the Bloemfontein Zoo were used during this study. The 8 male ...