Nutritional composition, polyphenolic compounds and biological activities of marula fruit (Sclerocarya birrea) with its potential food applications: a review

ME Mashau, TE Kgatla, MV Makhado… - … Journal of Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Marula (Sclerocarya birrea, A. Rich) is an underutilized wild edible fruit tree
species that grows naturally across large parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Almost every part of …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of selected phytogenics for sustainable poultry production

CM Mnisi, V Mlambo, A Gila, AN Matabane… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in poultry production not only promotes the
emergence of pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria, but it also compromises product …

Mycotoxins in poultry feed and feed ingredients from Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on the production of broiler and layer chickens: a review

PE Ochieng, ML Scippo, DC Kemboi, S Croubels… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with feed insecurity, associated
with high cost of feeds, and feed safety, associated with locally produced feeds often …

Morula tree: From fruit to wine through spontaneous fermentation and the potential of deriving other value-added products

LM Legodi, MA Lekganyane, KLM Moganedi - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sclerocarya birrea (Morula tree) is one of the indigenous trees bearing wild fruits with
various applications in the African communities. Wine is a globally known beverage usually …

Growth performance of South African Windsnyer pigs to the dietary inclusion of Amarula oil cake

F Thabethe, VA Hlatini, AM de Almeida… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2022 - Springer
Dietary inclusion of Amarula oil cake (AOC) in pig diets can ease pressure of relying on non-
native feed sources and benefit the swine industry. The study was conducted to determine …

Growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics of pigs fed diets containing amarula (Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich) nut cake as replacement to …

PM Mabena, MM Ratsaka, TT Nkukwana… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2022 - Springer
This experiment evaluated varying levels of Amarula (Sclerocarya birrea A. Rich) nut cake
(ANC) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics in pigs. Thirty …

Nitrogen balance in slow-growing Windsnyer pigs fed on incremental levels of amarula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) nut cake

FY Hlongwana, F Thabethe, RS Thomas… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
Feeding-derived amarula cake to growing pigs can overcome a narrow range of ingredients
challenges and improve productivity. The objective of the current study was to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary effects of Sclerocarya birrea caffra seed cake replacing soyabean meal on physiology, meat and bone quality of indigenous chickens

ZG Mchunu, MS Mthana, DMN Mthiyane - Veterinary and Animal Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated marula seed cake (MSC) as alternative protein source (APS)
replacing soyabean meal (SBM) in indigenous chicken diets. Four hundred, 3-week-old …

Low dietary oyster mushroom spent substrate limitedly ameliorates detrimental effects of feeding combined marula seed cake and mucuna seed meal as soya bean …

MS Mthana, DMN Mthiyane - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated ameliorative effects of dietary oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
spent substrate (OMSS) in broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with combined marula …

High dietary marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) seed (nut) cake induces detrimental effects on performance, carcass characteristics and immuno-physiology of …

MS Mthana, DMN Mthiyane, DC Onwudiwe, M Mwanza - 2023 - preprints.org
In a completely randomized design (CRD), 400 day-old Ross 308 broilers were randomly
allotted to 5 diets with 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% MSC, each with 8 replicates of 10. Weekly feed …