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  1. Physiological and meat quality responses to phased and continuous hydrolyzed yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation in densely stocked broiler chickens
  2. Dietary supplementation with a multi-strain Bacillus subtilis probiotic improves digestive efficiency, growth performance, and meat quality in densely stocked broilers
  3. Green banana resistant starch as a candidate prebiotic in poultry diets: Mechanisms, limitations, and prospects
  4. Cowpeas vs. soybeans: Can valorization bridge the nutritional gap for sustainable animal feeding systems in the Global South?
  5. Vertical heterogeneity of chemical constituents and in vitro ruminal fermentation parameters in browse tree leaves
  6. Nutritional and physiological impact of dietary marula (Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra) kernel cake as a soybean meal replacement in Jumbo quail: implications for meat quality and consumer health
  7. Fungal-mediated solid-state fermentation ameliorates antinutritional factors but does not improve in vitro digestibility of marama (Tylosema esculentum) beans
  8. Phenomenological and mechanistic insights into potential dietary nucleotide – probiotic synergies in layer chickens: A review
  9. The Impact of Partially Replacing Dietary Maize with Graded Levels of Banana Peels on Nutrient Digestibility, Physiology, and Meat Quality Traits in Jumbo Quail
  10. The Adoption and Impact of Climate-Smart Water Management Technologies in Smallholder Farming Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review
  11. Use of red grape pomace and Aloe vera gel as nutraceuticals to ameliorate stocking density-induced stress in commercial male broilers
  12. Stress-alleviating properties of dietary red grape pomace in Ross 308 broilers reared at a high stocking density
  13. Dietary inclusion of marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) in broiler chicken diets compromises feed utilization, growth performance, and carcass traits
  14. Comparative genomics and proteomics analysis of phages infecting multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 isolated from cattle faeces
  15. Rethinking food waste: Exploring a black soldier fly larvae-based upcycling strategy for sustainable poultry production
  16. In-feed Salmonella-specific phages alter the physiology, intestinal histomorphology, and carcass and meat quality parameters in broiler chickens
  17. Chronic social stress blunts core body temperature and molecular rhythms of Rbm3 and Cirbp in mouse lateral habenula
  18. Effect of varied daily feeding intensities on growth performance and feed utilisation of South African dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) juveniles reared in a recirculating aquaculture system
  19. In vitro ruminal fermentation parameters of canola meal protein in response to incremental doses of gamma irradiation
  20. Influence of amino acid profile and secondary structure on nutritional and functional properties of Trichilia emetica and Trichilia dregeana protein concentrates
  21. The application of multi-elemental fingerprints and chemometrics for discriminating between cage and free-range table eggs based on atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and colorimetry
  22. Histomorphometric traits, microbiota, nutrient digestibility, growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality parameters of chickens fed diets supplemented with different levels of Bacillus protease
  23. Chronic social stress blunts core body temperature and molecular rhythms ofRbm3andCirbpin mouse lateral habenula
  24. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Phytogenics for Sustainable Poultry Production
  25. Stocking density-induced changes in growth performance, blood parameters, meat quality traits, and welfare of broiler chickens reared under semi-arid subtropical conditions
  26. Prospects of dietary seaweeds and their bioactive compounds in sustainable poultry production systems: A symphony of good things?
  27. Simultaneous pre-treatment of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf meal with polyethylene glycol and fibrolytic enzymes: Effect on growth performance, physiological indices, and meat quality parameters in jumbo quail
  28. Inclusion of children with disabilities in qualitative health research: A scoping review
  29. Improving the marketing of goat meat to youths in South Africa
  30. Physical Treatment Reduces Trypsin Inhibitor Activity and Modifies Chemical Composition of Marama Bean (Tylosema esculentum)
  31. Nutraceutical Properties of Unripe Banana Flour Resistant Starch: A Review
  32. Data on complete genome sequence and annotation of two multidrug resistant atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O177 serotype isolated from cattle faeces
  33. Partial Substitution of Fishmeal with Mopane Worm Meal in Dusky Kob Fingerling (Argyrosomus japonicus) Diets: Feed Utilization, Digestive Enzyme Activity, Blood Parameters, and Growth Performance
  34. Enhancing the Utility of Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal for Sustainable Jumbo quail (Coturnix sp.) Production
  35. Genetic diversity and whole genome sequence analysis data of multidrug resistant atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O177 strains: An assessment of food safety and public health implications
  36. Effect of dietary red grape pomace on growth performance, hematology, serum biochemistry, and meat quality parameters in Hy-line Silver Brown cockerels
  37. Crocodile meat meal as a fishmeal substitute in juvenile dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) diets: Feed utilization, growth performance, blood parameters, and tissue nutrient composition
  38. Effect of soil type on spatial distribution and nutritive value of grass species growing in selected rangelands of South Africa
  39. Contribution of Soil Type to Quantity and Nutritional Value of Grass Species on the South African Highveld
  40. Interactive effects of growth stage and nitrogen fertilization on herbage characteristics and nutritive value of Paspalum atratum
  41. Effect of pre-treating dietary green seaweed with fibrolytic enzymes on growth performance, blood indices, and meat quality parameters of Cobb 500 broiler chickens
  42. Effect of Pre-Treating Dietary Green Seaweed with Proteolytic and Fibrolytic Enzymes on Physiological and Meat Quality Parameters of Broiler Chickens
  43. Low nitrogen fertiliser rates and stage of maturity influence nitrogen fractionation and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grasses
  44. Effect of graded levels of red grape pomace (Vitis vinifera L.) powder on physiological and meat quality responses of Japanese quail
  45. Efficacy of novel phages for control of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 on artificially contaminated beef and their potential to disrupt biofilm formation
  46. Complete replacement of maize grain with sorghum and pearl millet grains in Jumbo quail diets: Feed intake, physiological parameters, and meat quality traits
  47. Blunted diurnal firing in lateral habenula projections to dorsal raphe nucleus and delayed photoentrainment in stress-susceptible mice
  48. An Assessment of the Viability of Lytic Phages and Their Potency against Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli O177 Strains under Simulated Rumen Fermentation Conditions
  49. Cultivating oyster mushrooms on red grape pomace waste enhances potential nutritional value of the spent substrate for ruminants
  50. Effect of seaweed-containing diets on visceral organ sizes, carcass characteristics, and meat quality and stability of Boschveld indigenous hens
  51. Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal as a Fishmeal Substitute in Juvenile Dusky Kob Diets: Effect on Feed Utilization, Growth Performance, and Blood Parameters
  52. Dietary Green Seaweed Compromises Overall Feed Conversion Efficiency but not Blood Parameters and Meat Quality and Stability in Broiler Chickens
  53. What it takes to be at the top: The interrelationship between chronic social stress and social dominance
  54. Short-term grazing exclusion impacts using brush packs on soil and grass layers in degraded communal rangelands of semi-arid South Africa and implications for restoration and pasture utilization
  55. Replacement of Soybean Meal with Heat-Treated Canola Meal in Finishing Diets of Meatmaster Lambs: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses
  56. Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, and Blood Indices of Boschveld Chickens Fed Seaweed-Containing Diets
  57. What it takes to be at the top: The interrelationship between chronic social stress and social dominance
  58. Polyethylene glycol inactivates red grape pomace condensed tannins for broiler chickens
  59. Effects of soil type on density of trees and nutritive value of tree leaves in selected communal areas of South Africa
  60. Dietary seaweed (Ulva sp.) does not alter fatty acid profiles and concentration in South African juvenile dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus, Sciaenidae) fillet
  61. The Impact of Covid-19 on the Livestock Industry and the Way Forward: A Review
  62. Partial replacement of soybean products with canola meal in indigenous chicken diets: size of internal organs, carcass characteristics and breast meat quality
  63. Evaluating Alternatives to Zinc-Bacitracin Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broilers: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses
  64. Characterization of Lytic Bacteriophages Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Shiga Toxigenic Atypical Escherichia coli O177 Strains Isolated From Cattle Feces
  65. A Nutritional Evaluation of Insect Meal as a Sustainable Protein Source for Jumbo Quails: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses
  66. Canola meal as an alternative dietary protein source in quail (Coturnix coturnix) diets – A review
  67. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing male lambs fed barberry pomace-containing diets
  68. Valorization of Red Grape Pomace Waste Using Polyethylene Glycol and Fibrolytic Enzymes: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses in Broilers
  69. The First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Virulent Multi-Drug Resistant Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O177 Serogroup From South African Cattle
  70. Growth performance and hemobiochemical parameters in South African dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus, Sciaenidae) offered brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a feed additive
  71. Nutrient digestibility, haemo-biochemical parameters and growth performance of an indigenous chicken strain fed canola meal–containing diets
  72. A multi-strain probiotic administered via drinking water enhances feed conversion efficiency and meat quality traits in indigenous chickens
  73. Effect of dietary inclusion of safflower meal on ruminal fermentation, growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of lambs
  74. Effects of dietary humic acid and enzymes on meat quality and fatty acid profiles of broiler chickens fed canola-based diets
  75. From Landfills to the Dinner Table: Red Grape Pomace Waste as a Nutraceutical for Broiler Chickens
  76. Optimizing ruminant production systems for sustainable intensification, human health, food security and environmental stewardship
  77. Exploitation dressed in a suit, shining shoes, and carrying a suitcase full of dollars: What does China want in Africa?
  78. A comparative analysis of the morphology and nutritive value of five South African native grass species grown under controlled conditions
  79. Comparison of meat quality parameters in three chicken strains fed Moringa oleifera leaf meal-based diets
  80. The potential of rumen fluid waste from slaughterhouses as an environmentally friendly source of enzyme additives for ruminant feedstuffs
  81. Humic acid and enzymes inclusion in canola-based diets generate different responses in growth performance, protein utilization dynamics, and hemato-biochemical parameters in broiler chickens
  82. Growth performance, blood parameters, carcass characteristics and meat quality traits in Potchefstroom Koekoek chickens fed Lippia javanica leaf meal
  83. Potential impacts of dietary Lemna gibba supplements in a simulated ruminal fermentation system and environmental biogas production
  84. Extra dietary vitamin E – selenium as a mitigation strategy against housing-induced stress in Dohne Merino lambs: Effect on growth performance, stress biomarkers, and meat quality
  85. Growth performance, haematology, serum biochemistry and meat quality characteristics of Japanese quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) fed canola meal-based diets
  86. A nutritional and economic evaluation of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaf meal as a dietary supplement in West African Dwarf goats
  87. Protease treatment of canola meal-containing Japanese quail diets: Effect on physiological parameters and meat quality traits
  88. Enteric methane emissions and protozoa populations in Holstein steers fed spent mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) substrate silage-based diets
  89. Exogenous carbohydrases do not improve the physiological and meat quality parameters of female Japanese quail fed canola-based diets
  90. Humic acid and enzymes in canola-based broiler diets: Effects on bone development, intestinal histomorphology and immune development
  91. Evaluating derived vegetation indices and cover fraction to estimate rangeland aboveground biomass in semi-arid environments
  92. Macro and trace elements of 26 browse species growing in semi-arid grazing lands of Eastern Cape, South Africa
  93. Growth performance, haemo-biochemical parameters and meat quality characteristics of male Japanese quails fed a Lippia javanica-based diet
  94. Effect of graded levels of dietary seaweed (Ulva sp.) on growth, hematological and serum biochemical parameters in dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus, sciaenidae
  95. Oxidative stress biomarkers in West African Dwarf goats reared under intensive and semi-intensive production systems
  96. Accuracy of two optical chlorophyll meters in predicting chemical composition and in vitro ruminal organic matter degradability of Brachiaria hybrid, Megathyrsus maximus , and Paspalum atratum
  97. Chemical characterisation of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaves and the apparent digestibility of MO leaf meal-based diets offered to three chicken strains
  98. Optical chlorophyll measurements as predictors of total nitrogen, nitrogen fractions and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grass forages
  99. Effects of Lactobacillus formosensis S215T and Lactobacillus buchneri on quality and in vitro ruminal biological activity of condensed tannins in sweet potato vines silage
  100. The effects of Lippia javanica dietary inclusion on growth performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid profiles of broiler chickens
  101. Influence of harvesting site on chemical composition and potential protein value ofAcacia erioloba,A.niloticaandZiziphus mucronataleaves for ruminants
  102. Calibration and validation of optical chlorophyll‐measuring devices for use in predicting crude protein concentration in tropical grass herbage
  103. Growth performance, hematology, and meat quality characteristics of Mutton Merino lambs fed canola-based diets
  104. Utility of the browser’s behavioural and physiological strategies in coping with dietary tannins: Are exogenous tannin-inactivating treatments necessary?
  105. Landscape and Seasonal Effects on Crude Protein, Fibre and In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of Common Grass Species in Semi-arid Communal Grazing Lands of South Africa
  106. Mineral Concentration and Standing Crop Yield Dynamics of Forages in Semi-arid Communal Grazing Lands of South Africa: Effect of Landscape and Season
  107. The trans-octadecenoic fatty acid profile of beef: Implications for global food and nutrition security
  108. Towards household food and nutrition security in semi-arid areas: What role for condensed tannin-rich ruminant feedstuffs?
  109. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of three chicken strains in response to incremental levels of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf meal
  110. Chemical composition, nitrogen degradability andin vitroruminal biological activity of tannins in vines harvested from four tropical sweet potato (Ipomoea batatasL.) varieties
  111. Non-destructive foliar chlorophyll measurement has the potential to predict crude protein concentration and in vitro ruminal organic matter digestibility in Bracharia decumbens herbage
  112. Buffer nitrogen solubility,in vitroruminal partitioning of nitrogen andin vitroruminal biological activity of tannins in leaves of four fodder tree species
  113. The application of bioelectrical impedance analysis in live tropical hair sheep as a predictor of body composition upon slaughter
  114. Potency of microbial inocula from bovine faeces and rumen fluid for in vitro digestion of different tropical forage substrates
  115. Effests of Dichrastachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica leaf phenolics on in vitro degradability of substrates with different fibre and protein content
  116. Dichrostachys cinerea fruits as a protein supplement for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) tops offered to goars: effects on intake and nutrient retention
  117. Encroachment of Acacia brevispica and Acacia drepanolobium in Semi-Arid Rangelands of Ethiopia and their Influence on Sub-Canopy Grasses
  118. In vitro biological activity of tannins from Acacia and other tree fruits: Correlations with colorimetric and gravimetric phenolic assays
  119. Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation of selected grasses in the semiarid savannas of Swaziland
  120. Current range condition in relation to land management systems in semi-arid savannas of Swaziland
  121. Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation of common tree forages in the semi-arid rangelands of Swaziland
  122. Chemical composition and in vitro fermentation of tannin-rich tree fruits
  123. Octanol−Water Partition Coefficients for Predicting the Effects of Tannins in Ruminant Nutrition
  124. The effectiveness of adapted rumen fluid versus PEG to ferment tannin-containing substrates in vitro
  125. Calibration and validation of the 14C-labelled polyethylene glycol-binding assay for tannins in tropical browse
  126. Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica fruits as dry season feed supplements for goats in a semi-arid environment: Summary of a DFID funded project in Zimbabwe
  127. Tanniniferous Dichrostachys cinerea fruits do not require detoxification for goat nutrition: in sacco and in vivo evaluations