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Diet selection and preference of small ruminants during drought conditions in a dryland pastoral system in South Africa

Autor: Melvin B Swarts, Amy Schroeder, Adriaan Engelbrecht, M.I. Samuels, Craig D. Morris, Clement Cupido

Publikováno v: Small Ruminant Research. 176:17-23

Semi-arid to arid areas are prone to droughts which are frequent occurrences in South Africa’s rangelands. Drought can trigger plant species compositional changes in rangelands thus influencing the availability and quality of forage for livestock.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.05.007

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The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa

Autor: Melvin B Swarts, Lilburne Cyster, Francuois L Müller, Dawood Hattas, Clement Cupido, Nefza M. Amary, M. Igshaan Samuels, J. Stephen Boatwright, Craig D. Morris

Publikováno v: African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 36:105-114

Access to good-quality forages is one of the major limitations to livestock production in semi-arid pastoral systems. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the nutritional quality of diets selected by herded and free-ranging

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https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2018.1552622

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Through the lens of a herder: insights into landscape ethno-ecological knowledge on rangelands in Namaqualand

Autor: Melvin B Swarts, Amy Schroeder, M.I. Samuels, Clement Cupido, Khululiwe Ntombela

Publikováno v: Anthropology Southern Africa. 41:136-152

Pastoral areas around the world, including South Africa, are resource poor and external development interventions to improve conditions have largely been unsuccessful. It has been advocated that th...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/23323256.2018.1462091

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Feeding ecology of four livestock species under different management in a semi-arid pastoral system in South Africa

Autor: Anthony R. Palmer, Clement Cupido, Igshaan Samuels, Jamie W Paulse, Melvin B Swarts

Publikováno v: African Journal of Range and Forage Science; Vol 33, No 1 (2016); 1–9

The Leliefontein communal area in Namaqualand is grazed by mixed species herds that have multiple benefits for pastoralists. This study assessed how the management (herding and free-ranging) of different livestock herds affects their feeding ecology

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajrfs/article/view/141059

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