The universal notoriety of Robben Island as a penitentiary for political prisoners, notably in the 19th and 20th centuries, overshadows its previous historical significance established centuries ago. The Island, initially a source of seals and penguins to European mariners rounding the southern tip ...

The use of quality management systems on South African poultry farms is described to ensure high levels of food safety and animal welfare on small farms.

Whole barley and a wheat/barley mixture (67:33) were enriched with a locally composed supplement (containing urea and minerals absorbed into the grain, with calcium hydroxide and an ionophore bound to it with molasses) or a commercially available enrichment formula, and fed to early weaned (about 8 ...

Karakul ewe lambs born to ewes which lambed in summer, winter and spring were randomly allocated to pen and veld nutrition. Age at sexual maturity, and body weight every 14 days, as well as lambs produced before respectively 45, 41 and 50 months of age were recorded. All lambs were slaughtered for...

In a 3 × 2 × 2 design over 3 consecutive seasons, ewes with lambs grazing low-quality pasture at 3 or 6 kg/ewe daily were given supplements of untreated or sodium hydroxide treated maize grain or maize cobs every 3 days at 0, 300 or 350 g/ewe daily. Lambs were given creep-feed up to day 60. The...

Merino lambs were separated from their mothers between 24 and 48 h post partum, divided into random groups and artificially reared on a calf (13% fat) and a lamb milk substitute (21% fat), fed ad libitum (8 kg) or restricted (4 kg DM). The lamb and calf milk substitutes contained about 18.5% and...

The correspondent criticises the article 'A primary health care approach to an outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans' by C.M.E. McCrindle et al. (Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (1996) 67, 133-136), with reference to helminth nomenclature and the presentation and interpretation of ...

The influence on ewes of monensin at 0.36 mg/kg bodyweight in high- and low-energy licks (HEL and LEL) and in creep feed for lambs was investigated during the 1979 to 1981 winter seasons. The average daily intake of lick (P ≤ 0.01; 206 vs. 289 g) and creep feed (P ≤ 0.05; 170 vs. 320 g) was lower...

High-(HEL) and low-(LEL) energy protein licks, with and without monensin, were fed to Dohne Merino ewes before and after weaning on Dohne sourveld during the winter. Creep feed and growth rations with and without monensin, were fed to the lambs. The experimental design provided for three sets of 2...