Interaction of nutrition and diseases under African conditions
Nutrition of the transitional cow; Animal nutrition in the context of animal health and production; Animal genetics in the context of animal health and production; The food plant preference of ruminants under extensive conditions; Evaluation of indigenous shrubs and bushes as potential feed for small ruminant milk and meat production
Research Output
Research articles in refereed specialist journals
Arlotto T, Gerber D, Terblanche SJ, Larsen J: 2001. Birth of live calves by in vitro embryo production of slaughtered cows in a commercial herd in South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association/Tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Veterinêre Vereeniging, 72(2) / May, pp 72-75. van Dijk CJ, Lourens DC: 2001. Effects of anionic salts in pre-partum dairy ration on calcium metabolism. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association/Tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Veterinêre Vereeniging, 72(2), pp 76-80. |