Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in the world, with the incidence and associated mortality increasing. It is associated with high levels of blood sugar and inadequate regulation of blood sugar imposes ...
Maize (zea mays) is the staple food of Southern Africa and most of the African regions. This staple food has
been threatened by a lot of diseases in terms of its yield and existence. Within this domain, it is important ...
Reoviridae is a family of icosahedral viruses such as rotavirus, a virus that infects both humans and
animals, resulting in dehydration and diarrhoea. Rotavirus infections cause high mortality rates in
infants in low ...
Agricultural production is the main source of livelihood and food security for crop farmers
especially the rural communities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This sector
contributes immensely to the Gross ...
Gluten intolerance and diabetes are some of the major noninfectious sicknesses in South Africa. The influence of ingredients on the physicochemical profile of composite green banana flour-based biscuits was examined in ...
Mounting concern about the environment has resulted in consumers’ consumption patterns changing to green products that are considered environmentally friendly and less damaging to the environment. Environmental education ...
Wheat is an important staple food produced, consumed and traded globally. South Africa is now experiencing climate change, the emergence of biotypes and pathotypes, increasing human population, as well as a decrease in ...
Dead-on-arrival (DOA) at poultry abattoirs is a significant problem faced by poultry producers and abattoirs and causes losses of billions of rands each year. However, the phenomenon of DOAs has not been extensively ...
Pearl millet, as an indigenous grain, could assist in addressing dietary deficiencies leading to
malnutrition and food insecurity. Some indigenous grains, such as pearl millet, are undervalued
and underutilised due to ...
The presence of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotics residue in milk is of public health concern. Traditional and established tests of mastitis diagnosis including microbial culture-based and somatic cell counts (SCC) ...
The main limiting factor in soybean production in South Africa is low native soil
phosphorus (P) availability and poor utilization efficiency of added P. Phosphorus
fertilization, use of improved or high yield potential ...
Healthy eating and healthy eating habits are generally known to be important in the process of physical and mental growth. In particular, eating habits have a huge role to play in the academic performance of students at ...
The current research work was conducted to understand the dynamics of nutrients from
the organic-inorganic (algae, agri-mat, grass and lime ammonium nitrate) amendments
into soil through mineralization, their movement ...
In South Africa and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, market participation of smallholder farmers are rapidly being advocated as a means to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda’s (SDGs): zero hunger ...
As one of the renowned anomalies in modern investment theory, the low idiosyncratic volatility anomaly may be the most bewildering and captivating of them all. The anomaly defies the traditional asset pricing theories of ...
Sorghum crop has become attractive to breeders due to its drought tolerance, and many uses
including a human food source, animal feed, industrial fibre and bioenergy crop. Sorghum,
like any other plant, is a host to a ...
Listeria monocytogenes is a zoonotic foodborne pathogen, transmissible from the natural
agricultural environment to animals and humans. In recent years, the pig production industry has
experienced a series of monetary ...
This study was carried out to investigate the performance and quality of Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. Ex Naudin (African horned cucumber) under protected and open environment with the aim of comparing yield and quality for ...
Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA), a serological assay, was validated as an alternative test for the rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of bovine brucellosis, with the aim of improving the control of brucellosis in ...