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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology

van der Walt, JG

BSc(Hons) MSc(Witwatersrand) DSc(Pret) - Professor

NRF Rating: C2

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

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Water and nitrogen interactions in indigenous goats

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

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

Hormonal control of water balance in small ruminants

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

Protein requirements for growth in the ostrich chick

Digestive fermentation

Physiological adaptations of draught cattle (Angoni) in N. Mocambique

Post hatching development of the ostrich digestive tract

 

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