Ruminant nutrition research in South Africa during the decade 198511995

Abstract

Researcho n ruminantn utritioni n SouthA frica is reviewedf or the decade1 985/1995T. he reviewc overst he following topics: feed requirementsa nd toragep ref-erenceins relationt o carryingc apacity,i ntakem easuremenat nd control/prediction. pastureu tilization,p roteind igestiona nd metabolisms, upplementatiown ith carbohydratep,r oteina nd fat. mineraln utrition, f-eeda dditivesa nd treatmentsto improven utritivev alue.P ointerst o futuree ndeavouras lsoa red iscussed. 

Herkouervoedingsnavorsining Suid-Afrika vir die dekade1 985/1995w ord in oenskoug eneem.D ie oorsig dek die volgendeo nderwerpe:v oedingsbehoefteesn -voorkeures oosd it verbandh ou met drakrag,m etinge n beheer/voorspellinvga n inname,w eidingbenuttingp, roteienverterinegn -metabolismek, oolhidraat-p, roteien-e n vetaanvullingm, ineraal-voeding, voerbymiddelse n behandelingsw at voedingswaardkea n verbeterT. oekomstigeb ehoeftesw ord ook bespreek.

Keywords: Research ruminant nutrition, South Africa.