Conservation and animal welfare
Meat quality, shelf-life and processed products
Pre-harvest quality determinants
Please note that students are listed in alphabetical order by surname
Conservation and animal welfare
Enhancing animal welfare and improving production performance in a feedlot by introducing forms of environmental enrichment.
MSc Agriculture
The use of various chemicals for improving the welfare of wildlife kept in bomas.
Research Associate
Assessment of the diet composition of west coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) using stable isotopes and qPCR analysis.
PhD Agriculture
Lipid metabolism of the west coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) – are there useful indicators for growth and reproductive success?
PhD Aquaculture
Acute and chronic effects of ocean acidification and warming on farmed South African abalone (Haliotis midae).
PhD Aquaculture
Meat quality, shelf-life and processed products
The determination of the proximate composition and microbiological load of five edible insect species, as well as the functional properties of Black soldier fly larvae and the production of a Vienna from Black soldier fly larvae.
MSc Food Science
Antioxidant status of droewors and salami from different games species.
PhD Agriculture
Variability in the nutritional and contaminant (heavy metal) composition of two species of commercially cultured mussel (Choromytilus meridionalis and Mytilus galloprovincialis) within South Africa
MSc Aquaculture
Occurrence of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli in ungulates
MSc Food Science
Use of ultrasound as a pre-treatment in the production of South African biltong
PhD Food Science
The use of Moringa oleifera as a natural antioxidant in pork dröewors.
PhD Agriculture
Factors affecting the tumbling process and drying kinetics of biltong.
MSc Agriculture
Factors that influence the flesh quality of fish and other marine organisms.
Research Associate
Developing and evaluating various processed game meat products.
Post-doc
Pre-harvest quality determinants
Prediction of beef production and quality of Malawi Zebu steers fed range-land based diets
PhD Agriculture
The effect of the beta agonist Salbutamate on the growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality in feedlot lambs.
MSc Agriculture
The evaluation of locally produced protein sources in ostrich diets.
MSc Animal Sciences
The effect of environmental enrichment on the meat quality and production of finishing lambs in a feedlot
MSc Animal Sciences
Growth performance, gut health, fatty acid, meat quality and gene expression in muscle fibre quality in broilers fed diets containing Moringa oleifera leaf meal
PhD Animal Science
Effects of Nutrifen and Nutrifen Plus on production parameters and blood profiles in pigs.
MSc Agriculture
Describing and mitigating the effects of high temperatures on rabbit growth and meat production.
PhD Agriculture
Reproductive performance of Boran cows following oestrous synchronisation and artificial insemination.
MSc Agriculture
Determination of levels of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in the gut flora of ungulates.
MSc Food Science
Developing models for the growth and production of South African sheep breeds.
PhD Agriculture
The use of larvae meal as an alternative protein source: Exploring the potential benefits for the animal, farmer and consumer.
PhD Agriculture
Evaluation and determination of optimal pre- and post-slaughter conditions to eradicate chevon challenges in the South African Meat Industry.
PhD Agriculture