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School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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Van Niekerk, WA
MSc(Agric) PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor

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Contact details:

Telephone number: 012 420 3267
Fax number: 012 420 3290
E-mail address: wvniekerk@postino.up.ac.za

Research interests:

Physiology: Growth, digestion and adaptation of livestock and wildlife

Nutrition: The dietary requirements of animals

Animal and wildlife production systems and management

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Relling EA, Van Niekerk WA, Coertze RJ, Rethman NFG: 2001. An evaluation of Panicum maximum cv.Gatton: 1 The effect of stocking rate and period of absence on the production of sheep. South African Journal of Animal Science, 31(2), pp 77-83.

Relling EA, Van Niekerk WA, Coertze RJ, Rethman NFG: 2001. An evaluation of Panicum maximum cv.Gatton: 2 The influence of stage of maturity on diet selection, intake and rumen fermentation in sheep. South African Journal of Animal Science, 31(2), pp 85-91.

Relling EA, Van Niekerk WA, Coertze RJ, Rethman NFG: 2001. An evaluation of Panicum maximum cv.Gatton: 3 The partial digestion by sheep of organic matter, nitrogen and neutral detergent fibre of herbage at three stages of maturity during summer, autumn or winter. South African Journal of Animal Science, 31(2), pp 93-99.