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  1. Rethinking food waste: Exploring a black soldier fly larvae-based upcycling strategy for sustainable poultry production

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, December 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  2. Influence of amino acid profile and secondary structure on nutritional and functional properties of Trichilia emetica and Trichilia dregeana protein concentrates

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, April 2023, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  3. 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

    Article • Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  4. Histomorphometric traits, microbiota, nutrient digestibility, growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality parameters of chickens fed diets supplemented with different levels of Bacillus protease

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Research, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  5. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Phytogenics for Sustainable Poultry Production

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  6. Stocking density-induced changes in growth performance, blood parameters, meat quality traits, and welfare of broiler chickens reared under semi-arid subtropical conditions

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2022, PLOS

    Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Professor Victor Mlambo

  7. Improving the marketing of goat meat to youths in South Africa

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, September 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  8. Physical Treatment Reduces Trypsin Inhibitor Activity and Modifies Chemical Composition of Marama Bean (Tylosema esculentum)

    Article • Molecules, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  9. Nutraceutical Properties of Unripe Banana Flour Resistant Starch: A Review

    Article • Starch - Stärke, July 2022, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  10. Data on complete genome sequence and annotation of two multidrug resistant atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O177 serotype isolated from cattle faeces

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  11. 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

    Article • Aquaculture Journal, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  12. Enhancing the Utility of Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal for Sustainable Jumbo quail (Coturnix sp.) Production

    Article • Sustainability, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  13. 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

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  14. Effect of dietary red grape pomace on growth performance, hematology, serum biochemistry, and meat quality parameters in Hy-line Silver Brown cockerels

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2021, PLOS

    Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Professor Victor Mlambo

  15. Crocodile meat meal as a fishmeal substitute in juvenile dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) diets: Feed utilization, growth performance, blood parameters, and tissue nutrient composition

    Article • Aquaculture Reports, November 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  16. Effect of soil type on spatial distribution and nutritive value of grass species growing in selected rangelands of South Africa

    Article • South African Journal of Plant and Soil, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  17. Contribution of Soil Type to Quantity and Nutritional Value of Grass Species on the South African Highveld

    Article • Resources, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  18. Interactive effects of growth stage and nitrogen fertilization on herbage characteristics and nutritive value of Paspalum atratum

    Article • Grassland Science, October 2021, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  19. Effect of pre-treating dietary green seaweed with fibrolytic enzymes on growth performance, blood indices, and meat quality parameters of Cobb 500 broiler chickens

    Article • Livestock Science, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  20. Effect of Pre-Treating Dietary Green Seaweed with Proteolytic and Fibrolytic Enzymes on Physiological and Meat Quality Parameters of Broiler Chickens

    Article • Foods, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  21. Low nitrogen fertiliser rates and stage of maturity influence nitrogen fractionation and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grasses

    Article • African Journal of Range and Forage Science, June 2021, Informa UK Limited

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  22. Effect of graded levels of red grape pomace (Vitis vinifera L.) powder on physiological and meat quality responses of Japanese quail

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A – Animal Science, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  23. Efficacy of novel phages for control of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 on artificially contaminated beef and their potential to disrupt biofilm formation

    Article • Food Microbiology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  24. Complete replacement of maize grain with sorghum and pearl millet grains in Jumbo quail diets: Feed intake, physiological parameters, and meat quality traits

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2021, PLOS

    Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Professor Victor Mlambo

  25. An Assessment of the Viability of Lytic Phages and Their Potency against Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli O177 Strains under Simulated Rumen Fermentation Conditions

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  26. Cultivating oyster mushrooms on red grape pomace waste enhances potential nutritional value of the spent substrate for ruminants

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2021, PLOS

    Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Professor Victor Mlambo

  27. Effect of seaweed-containing diets on visceral organ sizes, carcass characteristics, and meat quality and stability of Boschveld indigenous hens

    Article • Poultry Science, February 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  28. Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal as a Fishmeal Substitute in Juvenile Dusky Kob Diets: Effect on Feed Utilization, Growth Performance, and Blood Parameters

    Article • Sustainability, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  29. Dietary Green Seaweed Compromises Overall Feed Conversion Efficiency but not Blood Parameters and Meat Quality and Stability in Broiler Chickens

    Article • Agriculture, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  30. 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

    Article • Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales, September 2020, Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  31. Replacement of Soybean Meal with Heat-Treated Canola Meal in Finishing Diets of Meatmaster Lambs: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses

    Article • Animals, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  32. Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, and Blood Indices of Boschveld Chickens Fed Seaweed-Containing Diets

    Article • Animals, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  33. Polyethylene glycol inactivates red grape pomace condensed tannins for broiler chickens

    Article • British Poultry Science, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  34. Effects of soil type on density of trees and nutritive value of tree leaves in selected communal areas of South Africa

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, April 2020, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  35. Dietary seaweed (Ulva sp.) does not alter fatty acid profiles and concentration in South African juvenile dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus, Sciaenidae) fillet

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Research, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  36. The Impact of Covid-19 on the Livestock Industry and the Way Forward: A Review

    Article • Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, January 2020, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  37. Partial replacement of soybean products with canola meal in indigenous chicken diets: size of internal organs, carcass characteristics and breast meat quality

    Article • Poultry Science, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  38. Evaluating Alternatives to Zinc-Bacitracin Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broilers: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses

    Article • Animals, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  39. Characterization of Lytic Bacteriophages Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Shiga Toxigenic Atypical Escherichia coli O177 Strains Isolated From Cattle Feces

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  40. A Nutritional Evaluation of Insect Meal as a Sustainable Protein Source for Jumbo Quails: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses

    Article • Sustainability, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  41. Canola meal as an alternative dietary protein source in quail (Coturnix coturnix) diets – A review

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A – Animal Science, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  42. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing male lambs fed barberry pomace-containing diets

    Article • Animal Biotechnology, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor A. Z.M. Salem, Professor Victor Mlambo

  43. Valorization of Red Grape Pomace Waste Using Polyethylene Glycol and Fibrolytic Enzymes: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses in Broilers

    Article • Animals, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  44. The First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Virulent Multi-Drug Resistant Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O177 Serogroup From South African Cattle

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, September 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  45. Growth performance and hemobiochemical parameters in South African dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus, Sciaenidae) offered brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a feed additive

    Article • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  46. Nutrient digestibility, haemo-biochemical parameters and growth performance of an indigenous chicken strain fed canola meal–containing diets

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  47. A multi-strain probiotic administered via drinking water enhances feed conversion efficiency and meat quality traits in indigenous chickens

    Article • Animal Nutrition, June 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  48. Effect of dietary inclusion of safflower meal on ruminal fermentation, growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of lambs

    Article • Canadian Journal of Animal Science, June 2019, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  49. Effects of dietary humic acid and enzymes on meat quality and fatty acid profiles of broiler chickens fed canola-based diets

    Article • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, May 2019, Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  50. From Landfills to the Dinner Table: Red Grape Pomace Waste as a Nutraceutical for Broiler Chickens

    Article • Sustainability, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  51. Optimizing ruminant production systems for sustainable intensification, human health, food security and environmental stewardship

    Article • Outlook on Agriculture, March 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  52. A comparative analysis of the morphology and nutritive value of five South African native grass species grown under controlled conditions

    Article • African Journal of Range and Forage Science, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  53. Comparison of meat quality parameters in three chicken strains fed Moringa oleifera leaf meal-based diets

    Article • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  54. The potential of rumen fluid waste from slaughterhouses as an environmentally friendly source of enzyme additives for ruminant feedstuffs

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  55. 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

    Article • Poultry Science, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  56. Growth performance, blood parameters, carcass characteristics and meat quality traits in Potchefstroom Koekoek chickens fed Lippia javanica leaf meal

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  57. Potential impacts of dietary Lemna gibba supplements in a simulated ruminal fermentation system and environmental biogas production

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  58. 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

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  59. Growth performance, haematology, serum biochemistry and meat quality characteristics of Japanese quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) fed canola meal-based diets

    Article • Animal Nutrition, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  60. Protease treatment of canola meal-containing Japanese quail diets: Effect on physiological parameters and meat quality traits

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Research, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Professor Victor Mlambo

  61. Enteric methane emissions and protozoa populations in Holstein steers fed spent mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) substrate silage-based diets

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  62. Macro and trace elements of 26 browse species growing in semi-arid grazing lands of Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Range and Forage Science, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  63. Growth performance, haemo-biochemical parameters and meat quality characteristics of male Japanese quails fed a Lippia javanica-based diet

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, September 2017, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  64. Effect of graded levels of dietary seaweed (Ulva sp.) on growth, hematological and serum biochemical parameters in dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus, sciaenidae

    Article • The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  65. Oxidative stress biomarkers in West African Dwarf goats reared under intensive and semi-intensive production systems

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, April 2017, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  66. 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

    Article • Animal Nutrition, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  67. Chemical characterisation of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaves and the apparent digestibility of MO leaf meal-based diets offered to three chicken strains

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  68. Optical chlorophyll measurements as predictors of total nitrogen, nitrogen fractions and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grass forages

    Article • African Journal of Range and Forage Science, November 2016, Informa UK Limited

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  69. Effects of Lactobacillus formosensis S215T and Lactobacillus buchneri on quality and in vitro ruminal biological activity of condensed tannins in sweet potato vines silage

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, October 2016, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  70. The effects of Lippia javanica dietary inclusion on growth performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid profiles of broiler chickens

    Article • Animal Nutrition, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  71. Influence of harvesting site on chemical composition and potential protein value ofAcacia erioloba,A.niloticaandZiziphus mucronataleaves for ruminants

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  72. Calibration and validation of optical chlorophyll‐measuring devices for use in predicting crude protein concentration in tropical grass herbage

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  73. Growth performance, hematology, and meat quality characteristics of Mutton Merino lambs fed canola-based diets

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  74. Utility of the browser’s behavioural and physiological strategies in coping with dietary tannins: Are exogenous tannin-inactivating treatments necessary?

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, January 2016, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  75. 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

    Article • Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, January 2016, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  76. Mineral Concentration and Standing Crop Yield Dynamics of Forages in Semi-arid Communal Grazing Lands of South Africa: Effect of Landscape and Season

    Article • Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, January 2016, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  77. The trans-octadecenoic fatty acid profile of beef: Implications for global food and nutrition security

    Article • Food Research International, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  78. Towards household food and nutrition security in semi-arid areas: What role for condensed tannin-rich ruminant feedstuffs?

    Article • Food Research International, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  79. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of three chicken strains in response to incremental levels of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf meal

    Article • Livestock Science, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  80. Chemical composition, nitrogen degradability andin vitroruminal biological activity of tannins in vines harvested from four tropical sweet potato (Ipomoea batatasL.) varieties

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  81. Non-destructive foliar chlorophyll measurement has the potential to predict crude protein concentration and in vitro ruminal organic matter digestibility in Bracharia decumbens herbage

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  82. Buffer nitrogen solubility,in vitroruminal partitioning of nitrogen andin vitroruminal biological activity of tannins in leaves of four fodder tree species

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  83. The application of bioelectrical impedance analysis in live tropical hair sheep as a predictor of body composition upon slaughter

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  84. Potency of microbial inocula from bovine faeces and rumen fluid for in vitro digestion of different tropical forage substrates

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  85. Effests of Dichrastachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica leaf phenolics on in vitro degradability of substrates with different fibre and protein content

    Article • UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology, April 2010, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  86. Dichrostachys cinerea fruits as a protein supplement for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) tops offered to goars: effects on intake and nutrient retention

    Article • UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology, April 2010, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  87. Encroachment of Acacia brevispica and Acacia drepanolobium in Semi-Arid Rangelands of Ethiopia and their Influence on Sub-Canopy Grasses

    Article • Research Journal of Botany, January 2010, Science Alert

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  88. In vitro biological activity of tannins from Acacia and other tree fruits: Correlations with colorimetric and gravimetric phenolic assays

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, July 2009, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  89. Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation of selected grasses in the semiarid savannas of Swaziland

    Article • African Journal of Range and Forage Science, February 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  90. Current range condition in relation to land management systems in semi-arid savannas of Swaziland

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  91. Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation of common tree forages in the semi-arid rangelands of Swaziland

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  92. Chemical composition and in vitro fermentation of tannin-rich tree fruits

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  93. Octanol−Water Partition Coefficients for Predicting the Effects of Tannins in Ruminant Nutrition

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  94. The effectiveness of adapted rumen fluid versus PEG to ferment tannin-containing substrates in vitro

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  95. Calibration and validation of the 14C-labelled polyethylene glycol-binding assay for tannins in tropical browse

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  96. 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

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo

  97. Tanniniferous Dichrostachys cinerea fruits do not require detoxification for goat nutrition: in sacco and in vivo evaluations

    Article • Livestock Production Science, November 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Victor Mlambo