Food processing plants and agricultural environments have a long-standing history of being known to provide a conducive environment for the prevalence and distribution of microorganisms which emanate as a consequence of ...

In nature microorganisms do not exist alone, but in association with one another. These kinds of associations can also be found in food industries, where cells of the same or different species can attach to pipes (biofilm ...

The objectives of the study were to find the relationship between live performance and testis traits of South African indigenous cockerels on Naked Neck, Ovambo and Potchefstroom Koekoek (Trial 1). Characterise Naked Neck, ...

The study was carried out to establish whether or not a decrease in the progesterone concentration of an intravaginal device used to synchronize oestrous in Beefmaster heifers and cows would lead to an increase in conception ...

A study on the effect of certain management practices on mastitis incidence in dairy cows in the QwaQwa area situated in the north-eastern region of the Free State Province was undertaken during the period of November and ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplemented light on average daily gain (ADG), back fat thickness, eye muscle area (EMA), P8 (fat layer on the rump), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and body dimensions ...

The eight-week study was conducted to evaluate the effects of rearing system (indoor vs. outdoor) and energy level on digestibility, growth performance and on the carcass characteristics and visceral organs of pigs. A total ...

Millions of people in South Africa eat out every day, utilising the food service sector. Although the lack of an effective reporting system makes it difficult to know how many of these people suffer from food-borne illness, ...

As the concentration of dust has been shown to be proportional to seasonal change in the Free State Province of South Africa, one might expect the prevalence of associated microorganisms to follow the same pattern. The ...