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Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa
Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
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| author | Mbatha, Khanyisile R. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1347 Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa Mbatha, Khanyisile R. Ward, David Scotney-Watts, W. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Agrisciences. Dept. of Conservation Ecology and Entomology. Faecal profiling Crude protein Phosphorus Grazing Stocking rate Plant quantity Habitat types Theses -- Conservation ecology and entomology Dissertations -- Conservation ecology and entomology Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa --Northern Cape Plants -- Effect of grazing on -- South Africa --Northern Cape. Grazing -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Rotational grazing -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Game and game-birds -- Feeding and feeds -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Forage plants -- Varieties -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. The aim of the study was to assess the importance of spatial and temporal variation in diet quality and abundance for determining sustainable stocking rates on commercial, communal and game ranches in a semi-arid savanna, with the ultimate goal of avoiding land degradation in the long term, to provide sustainable livelihoods in rangelands and to make policy that will help in managing the available natural resources in the rangelands. Thus, firstly the effects of grazing, fire, nitrogen and water availability on nutritional quality of grass in semi-arid savanna was assessed. Secondly, spatial and temporal variation in plant quantity and quality among management (commercial, communal and game) types and habitat types (open savanna, rocky, shrubby and pans) and stocking rates in different management types were determined. Thirdly, the quality and quantity of variation inside and outside herbivore exclosures among commercial, communal and game management and habitat types in the semi arid savanna were estimated. Fourthly, faecal profiling was used to assess the effects of different management types on diet quality in semi-arid savanna. Lastly, policy based on the results of the present study was formulated. Doctoral 2006-11-07T06:07:46Z 2010-06-01T08:19:14Z 2006-11-07T06:07:46Z 2010-06-01T08:19:14Z 2006-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1347 University of Stellenbosch 492597 bytes 136874 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Faecal profiling Crude protein Phosphorus Grazing Stocking rate Plant quantity Habitat types Theses -- Conservation ecology and entomology Dissertations -- Conservation ecology and entomology Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa --Northern Cape Plants -- Effect of grazing on -- South Africa --Northern Cape. Grazing -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Rotational grazing -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Game and game-birds -- Feeding and feeds -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Forage plants -- Varieties -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Mbatha, Khanyisile R. Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title | Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title_full | Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title_short | Using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at Pniel Estates in Northern Cape, South Africa |
| title_sort | using nutritional quality of forage and faeces for predicting sustainable livestock and game stocking rates at pniel estates in northern cape south africa |
| topic | Faecal profiling Crude protein Phosphorus Grazing Stocking rate Plant quantity Habitat types Theses -- Conservation ecology and entomology Dissertations -- Conservation ecology and entomology Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa --Northern Cape Plants -- Effect of grazing on -- South Africa --Northern Cape. Grazing -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Rotational grazing -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Game and game-birds -- Feeding and feeds -- South Africa -- Northern Cape Forage plants -- Varieties -- South Africa -- Northern Cape |
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