Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
van der Walt, JG
BSc(Hons) MSc(Witwatersrand) DSc(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 529 8025
Fax number: 012 529 8305
E-mail address: jvdwalt@op.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
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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