The objectives of this study were to determine the influence of application site and sheep breed on the efficacy of a flumethrin (1% m/v) solution for the control of 'bont'-legged (Hyalomma spp.) and red-legged ticks (Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi). This study was conducted from November 1996 to February 1997 on 3 farms in the southwestern Free State Province. Two trials were conducted on Dorpe...

Crossbreding is predominant and intensively used in commercial meat production systems, especially in poultry and swine. Genomic evaluation has been successfully applied for breeding within purebreds but also offers opportunities of selecting purebreds for crossbred performance by combining information from purebreds with information from crossbreds. However, it generally requires that all rele...

This study was conducted to compare the carcass characteristics and meat quality characteristics of Duroc breed and crossbred pigs (Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc, LYD). Duroc and crossbred pigs did not show differences in carcass characteristics. Crossbred pigs had higher moisture and protein content than Duroc breeds. However, Duroc breeds had a higher fat content than the crossbred pigs. In me...

VAN ZYL, LULU C. , 1974. Serum protein fractions as determined by cellulose acetate electrophoresis in Schistosoma mattheei infested sheep. Onderstepoort J. vet . Res. 41, 714 (1974). The serum protein fraction values of Dorper sheep infested with Schistosoma mattheei were determined by cellulose acetate electrophoresis at regular intervals for 15 months. Statistical analyses showed that increa...

In this study twenty-four male and female one-humped and crossbred (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus) camel meat were evaluated during two fattening periods (6 and 9 months). The characteristics of camel meat and fatty acid profile in different parts of body (leg, shoulder, loin and neck) were measured. The results indicated that the pH ultimate of crossbred...

El objetivo fue identificar y contar la población de nematodos gastrointestinales (NGI) en un centro producción ovina Atlapexco, Se realizó estudio coprológico mediante técnica McMaster, a 42 ovinos raza Dorper, los meses septiembre noviembre 2017. efectuó estadística descriptiva las variables evaluadas (identificación conteo NGI, edad animales) con el STATISTICA® V 7.1. Los géneros helmintos e...