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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
   
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Van der Walt, JG
BSc(Hons) MSc(Witwatersrand) DSc(Pret) - Professor

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Telephone number: 012 529 8025
Fax number: 012 529 8305
E-mail address: jvdw@op.up.ac.za

Research interests:

Transport of amino acids, peptides, urea and water by the ruminant small intestine

Hormonal control of water balance in small ruminants

Urea recycling in small ruminants

Role of the large intestine in the water and nitrogen balance of herbivores fed low-protein diets and deprived of water

The effect of restricting water intake in small ruminants

Water and nitrogen interactions in indigenous goats

Effect of dehydration on the synthesis and recycling of urea in sheep fed low-protein diets