# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Mr Fortune Thabethe

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Agriculture

Discipline: Animal Science

 

Highest Qualification

Ph.D. research in the field of mono-gastric nutrition and meat quality

Contact details

Email: thabethef@unizulu.ac.za 

Phone:  035 902 6652

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Thabethe, F., Mkwanazi, M.V., Khanyile, M. and Chimonyo, M., 2018. Adaptation of finishing pigs to graded levels of Vachellia tortilis leaf meal diet Livestock Science, 218, pp.20-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.08.014

Thabethe, F., Khanyile, M., Ncobela, C.N. and Chimonyo, M., 2020. Relationship between inclusion level of Vachellia tortilis leaf meal and behavioral activities of finishing pigs Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 33(1), p.177. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.18.0884

Khanyile, M., Mapiye, C., Thabethe, F., Ncobela, C.N. and Chimonyo, M., 2020. Growth performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid composition of finishing pigs fed on graded levels of Vachellia tortilis leaf meal.Livestock Science, 241, p.104259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104259

Hlongwana, F.Y., Thabethe, F., Thomas, R.S. and Chimonyo, M., 2021. Nitrogen balance in slow-growing Windsnyer pigs fed on incremental levels of Amarula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) nut cake. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(3), pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02808-x

F. Thabethe., V.A Hlatini., A.M de Almeida and M. Chimonyo., 2022. Growth performance of South African Windsnyer pigs to the dietary inclusion of Amarula oil cake. Tropical Animal Health and Production. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03345-x

Mthana, M.S., Gajana, C.S., Moyo, B., Hugo, A., Makhamba, N. and Thabethe, F., 2022. Response in Growth Performance, Physico-chemical Properties, and Fatty acid Composition of Broiler Meat to Different Levels of Mucuna Pruriens Seed Meal. (Pre-print). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1127078/v1

F. Thabethe., V.A Hlatini., A.M de Almeida and M. Chimonyo., 2023. Carcass traits and primal pork cuts of growing Windsnyer pigs fed on diets containing Amarula oil cake. South African Journal of Animal Science (Accepted)