African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue▲	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955024861	Broiler performance and bone strength minimally affected by either a simulated dusk or night-inte...	Lewis P.D., Gous R.M., Tumova E.	2010	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	40	1	None	Animal and Poultry Science, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, University of KwaZu...	Lewis, P.D., Animal and Poultry Science, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, Univer...	Two genotypes of male broilers were given 12 h of daily illumination; as a conventional photoperi...	Bone strength; Broiler growth; Dusk; Photoperiod	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906943697	Influence of Acacia tortilis leaf meal-based diets on growth performance of pigs	Khanyile M., Ndou S.P., Chimonyo M.	2014	Livestock Science	167	1	10.1016/j.livsci.2014.04.016	Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01 Scottsville 3209, Pietermarit...	Khanyile, M., Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X01 Scottsville 320...	The objectives of the study were to assess nutritive value of Acacia leaf meals and to determine ...	Acacia tortilis; Condensed tannins; Feed intake; Pig performance	Acacia; Acacia nigrescens; Acacia nilotica; Acacia robusta; Acacia tortilis; Acacia xanthophloea;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84875870637	Effect of dietary protein on performance of four broiler strains and on the allometric relationsh...	Danisman R., Gous R.M.	2013	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	43	1	10.4314/sajas.v43i1.3	Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Danisman, R., Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Af...	This is the second paper in a series that reports the allometric relationships between some of th...	Breast meat; Carcass yield; Drum; Thigh; Wing	Aves	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84860695112	The performance of broilers on a feed depends on the feed protein content given previously	Gous R.M., Emmans G.C., Fisher C.	2012	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	42	1	10.4314/sajas.v42i1.8	Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Scottish...	Gous, R.M., Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Afri...	It has been proposed that all animals have an inherent relationship between body protein and lipi...	Body lipid: Protein ratio; Broiler nutrition; Dietary protein content; Fatness	Animalia; Aves	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84901061068	Koch's postulate in reproduction of broiler coccidiosis by co-infection with eight most common Ei...	Barbour E.K., Ayyash D.B., Shaib H., Bragg R.R., Azhar E., Iyer A., Harakeh S., Kambris Z., Kumos...	2014	International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine	12	1	None	Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beiru...	Barbour, E.K., Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box...	The purpose of this research is to establish a model of Koch's postulate for reproducing coccidio...	Chicken; Eimeria spp.; Koch's postulate; Lesions; Oocyst count; Performance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953656769	Impact of climate and predation on autumn migration of the Curlew Sandpiper	Barshep Y., Hedenström A., Underhill L.G.	2011	Waterbirds	34	1	10.1675/063.034.0101	Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa; Theoretical Ecolo...	Barshep, Y., Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa, A. P...	Using constant-effort catch data, causes of annual variation in the timing of migration of Curlew...	Arctic; breeding success; Calidris ferruginea; Curlew Sandpiper; June temperature; migration; Ott...	adult; annual variation; autumn; breeding site; climate change; climate effect; food availability...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77952601356	Chemical evaluation of the nutritive quality of pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]	Akande K.E., Abubakar M.M., Adegbola T.A., Bogoro S.E., Doma U.D.	2010	International Journal of Poultry Science	9	1	None	Animal Production Programme, School of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, P....	Akande, K.E., Animal Production Programme, School of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Universi...	This study was carried out to evaluate the proximate and amino acid compositions of samples of ra...	Amino acid; Composition; Evaluation; Pigeon pea; Proximate	Cajanus cajan	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84900306877	Sexual dimorphism in bite performance drives morphological variation in chameleons	Da Silva J.M., Herrel A., Measey G.J., Tolley K.A.	2014	PLoS ONE	9	1	10.1371/journal.pone.0086846	Applied Biodiversity Research Division, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town,...	Da Silva, J.M., Applied Biodiversity Research Division, South African National Biodiversity Insti...	Phenotypic performance in different environments is central to understanding the evolutionary and...	None	animal tissue; article; bite; body size; Bradypodion melanocephalum; Bradypodion thamnobates; can...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-64149131946	The potential for predicted climate shifts to impact genetic landscapes of lizards in the South A...	Tolley K.A., Makokha J.S., Houniet D.T., Swart B.L., Matthee C.A.	2009	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	51	1	10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.017	Applied Biodiversity Research, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Resear...	Tolley, K.A., Applied Biodiversity Research, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirst...	The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is well-known for its floral diversity, yet also contains a rich ...	Burchell's sand lizard; Climate change; Dwarf chameleon; Phylogeography; Southern rock agama	mitochondrial DNA; Africa; animal; article; biological model; classification; climate; DNA sequen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84882598747	Influence of reference temperature on exergy and exergoeconomic performance of a natural gas fire...	Anozie A.N., Odejobi O.J.	2013	International Journal of Exergy	13	1	10.1504/IJEX.2013.055780	Applied Thermodynamics and Process Design Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering...	Anozie, A.N., Applied Thermodynamics and Process Design Research Laboratory, Department of Chemic...	The influence of reference temperature on exergy and exergoeconomic performance parameters of a t...	Exergetic efficiency; Exergoeconomic improvement potential.; Exergoeconomic loss cost; Exergy imp...	Exergetic efficiency; Exergoeconomic; Exergy improvement potentials; Exergy loss; Irreversibility...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956526884	Effects of rootstock on grapevine performance, petiole and must composition, and overall wine sco...	Wooldridge J., Louw P.J.E., Conradie W.J.	2010	South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture	31	1	None	ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa; Sapex Exports (Pty...	Wooldridge, J., ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa; Lo...	Characteristics of Chardonnay and Pinot noir vines on Richter 99 (99R), Richter 110 (110R), Rugge...	Cane mass; Chardonnay; Must; Petiole; Pinot noir; Yield	Vitaceae; Vitis; Vitis vinifera	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956514102	Soil management in the Breede River valley wine grape region, South Africa. 1. Cover crop perform...	Fourie J.C.	2010	South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture	31	1	None	ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa	Fourie, J.C., ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa	Eight cover crop treatments were applied for 12 consecutive years on a medium-textured soil in a ...	Cover crops; Grapevines; Management practices; Mulches; Weed control	Pisum sativum; Secale cereale; Triticosecale; Vicia; Vicia faba; Vicia villosa varia; Vitaceae; V...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958786775	Soil management in the breede river valley wine grape region, South Africa. 3. Grapevine performance	Fourie J.C.	2011	South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture	32	1	None	ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa	Fourie, J.C., ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa	Eight cover crop treatments were applied for 12 consecutive years on a medium textured soil in a ...	Cover crops; Grape juice; Grape yield; Grapevines; Shoot growth; Soil management	Secale cereale; Vicia faba; Vitaceae; Vitis; Vitis vinifera	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924851019	Evaluation of indigenous fynbos and renosterveld species for cover crop management in the vineyar...	Fourie J.C.	2014	South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture	35	1	None	ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, South Africa	Fourie, J.C., ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, South Africa	Four treatments in which fynbos and renosterveld species were employed as cover crops, and two tr...	Biodiversity; Cover crops; Grapevines; Indigenous species; Soil cultivation	Avena sativa; Felicia; Ornithopus sativus; Vitis vinifera	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68949105688	Effects of season and regulated photoperiod on the reproductive performance of sows	Chokoe T.C., Siebrits F.K.	2009	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	39	1	None	ARC, Department of Reproduction Genetic Resources, Irene Animal Improvement Institute, Private Ba...	Chokoe, T.C., ARC, Department of Reproduction Genetic Resources, Irene Animal Improvement Institu...	Reproductive performance of experimental commercial Dalland sows (n = 87) maintained under a cons...	Farrowing rate; Litter size; Regulated photoperiod; Return to oestrus; Season	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84875846348	Estimates of variance components for postweaning feed intake and growth in bonsmara bulls andeval...	MacNeil M.D., Scholtz M.M., Maiwashe A.	2013	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	43	1	10.4314/sajas.v43i1.2	ARC-Animal Production Institute, Private Bag X2, Irene 0062, South Africa; Delta G, 145 Ice Cave ...	MacNeil, M.D., ARC-Animal Production Institute, Private Bag X2, Irene 0062, South Africa, Delta G...	Feed efficiency is of major economic importance in beef production. The objective of this work wa...	Genetic evaluation; Residual feed intake; Residual gain	Animalia	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34347353294	The impact of heavy grazing on an ephemeral river system in the succulent karoo, South Africa	Allsopp N., Gaika L., Knight R., Monakisi C., Hoffman M.T.	2007	Journal of Arid Environments	71	1	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.03.001	ARC-LBD: Range and Forage Unit, Private Bag X17 Bellville, 7535, South Africa; Biodiversity and C...	Allsopp, N., ARC-LBD: Range and Forage Unit, Private Bag X17 Bellville, 7535, South Africa; Gaika...	The impact of long-term high grazing pressure on geomorphological features, plant community compo...	Animal-plant interactions; Landscape patches; Livestock impacts; Namaqualand; Resource control; R...	community composition; ephemeral pool; grazing pressure; Karoo Supergroup; landscape; livestock; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894078678	Evaluation of three-way maize (Zea mays L) hybrids for yield and resistance to maize streak virus...	Karavina C., Mandumbu R., Mukaro R.	2014	Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences	24	1	None	Bindura University of Science Education, Department of Crop Science, Private Bag 1020, Bindura, Z...	Karavina, C., Bindura University of Science Education, Department of Crop Science, Private Bag 10...	Maize, a staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa and many other parts of the world, is affected by...	Hybrid; Maize streak virus; Resistance; Severity; Turcicum Leaf Blight; Yield	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898957144	System wide impacts of fuel usage patterns in the Ethiopian highlands: Potentials for breaking th...	Duguma L.A., Minang P.A., Freeman O.E., Hager H.	2014	Energy for Sustainable Development	20	1	10.1016/j.esd.2014.03.004	ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, P.O. Box 30677, UN Avenue, Gigiri, 00100 Nairobi...	Duguma, L.A., ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, P.O. Box 30677, UN Avenue, Gigiri,...	Due to scarcity of firewood, farmers in rural Ethiopia are forced to use cattle dung as a complem...	Cattle dung; Crop production; Emission reductions; Ethiopian highlands; Firewood; Nutrient cycling	crop production; emission control; energy efficiency; fuel; household survey; manure; nutrient cy...	FTA, Federal Transit Administration	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856005905	Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries	Cinner J.E., McClanahan T.R., Graham N.A.J., Daw T.M., Maina J., Stead S.M., Wamukota A., Brown K...	2012	Global Environmental Change	22	1	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.09.018	Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, T...	Cinner, J.E., Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook...	Coral reefs support the livelihood of millions of people especially those engaged in marine fishe...	Coral bleaching; Coral reef; Fisheries; Global climate change; Resilience; Social-ecological syst...	climate change; coastal zone; coral; coral bleaching; coral reef; economic impact; environmental ...	None	View

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