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MARCH 2020 Research & Development

BUDGETBUDGET MARCH 2020
3. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
2020
2020 TARGETTARGET ACTUALACTUAL DIFFDIFF
TOTAL R 1 901 054 R 475 264 R 122 109 74.31%

Bursaries
01 Bursary 01 One bursary has been awarded to Chantell Pennicott who will be

Bursary doing a Masters study under Prof Rob Gous on Economic
optimum nutrition of growing pigs at Baynesfield.

Research projects
04 Project 01 The practical work of the Carcass classification project was
completed and a final report received and presented to the
Board. A further study using 19 000 carcasses was done to
Projects compare the old PORCUS classes to the new proposed SAFRIC
classes. The next step would be to get the new formulas
published as regulations in the Government Gazette.
Project 02 Melissa Cupido’s project titled “Improving the livelihood of pig
farmers of commages in rural areas of Western Cape” is now
funded.

Project 03 Dr Juanita van Heerden of the ARC-OVI at Onderstepoort works
on a project titled:” The Risk of African Swine Fever to Gauteng”
SAPPO is providing partial funding. The first progress report is
awaited.

Project 04 Dr Mokoele of the Veterinary faculty at Onderstepoort is
partially funded for a PhD project titled “The prevalence,
perceptions and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in pig
farms of Gauteng province and surroundings in South Africa”.
SAPPO was asked to fund the part on molecular markers.

Number of reports in PORCUS

Report 01 Birth weight uniformity as a potential predictor of future pig
performance by Samantha van der Westhuizen.
04 Report 02 L-Glutamine as possible antibiotic replacement in weaner diets

by FK Siebrits.
Reports Report 03 Mycotoxins: The problem for pigs and pork by Maricia Van
Deventer.

Report 04 Why Compartmentalisation for the South African Pork industry?
By Drs Francois Siebrits and Peter Evans

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