Dr. Eliton Chivandi
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Dr. Eliton Chivandi

Associate Professor
University of the Witwatersrand, Zimbabwe

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Physiology from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Animal Nutrition
62%
Animal Health
90%
Animal Physiology
75%
Biotechnology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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Chapters
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Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Lembede B.W., K.H. Erlwanger, P. Nkomozepi and E. Chivandi, 2019. Terminalia sericea aqueous leaf extract protects growing wistar rats against fructose-induced fatty liver disease. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 10.1515/jcim-2018-0035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2018-0035.
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  2. Gomes M.N., T.N. Augustine, D. Moyo and E. Chivandi, 2019. Differential response of breast cancer cell lines to kigelia africana, ximenia caffra and mimusops zeyheri seed oils. South African Journal of Botany 121: 463-469.
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  3. Malebana, I.M., B.D. Nkosi, K.H. Erlwanger and E. Chivandi, 2018. A comparison of the proximate, fibre, mineral content, amino acid and the fatty acid profile of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea caffra) nut and soyabean (Glycine max) meals. J. Sci. Food Agric., 98: 1381-1387.
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  4. Lembede, B.W., K.H. Erlwanger, P. Nkomozepi and E. Chivandi, 2018. Effect of neonatal orally administered S-allyl cysteine in high-fructose diet fed Wistar rats. J. Dev. Origins Health Dis., 9: 160-171.
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  5. Ibrahim, K.G., B.W. Lembede, E. Chivandi and K. Erlwanger, 2018. Erythrocyte osmotic fragility and general health status of adolescent Sprague Dawley rats supplemented with Hibiscus sabdariffa aqueous calyx extracts as neonates followed by a high‐fructose diet post‐weaning. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 102: 114-121.
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  6. Chivandi E., D. Moyo, R. Dangarembi and K.H. Erlwang, 2018. Effects of dietary ximenia caffra meal on nutrient intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance and growth performance in sprague dawley rats modelling monogastrics. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 21: 314-322.
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  7. Mushipe, J., K. Kunaka, J. Masaka and E. Chivandi, 2017. Effects of dietary substitution of ordinary maize meal with quality protein maize meal on the performance of broiler chicken. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 12: 197-204.
  8. Masaka, J. and E. Chivandi, 2017. Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser. South Afr. J. Plant Soil, 34: 105-117.
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  9. Lotter, N., K.G. Ibrahim, E. Chivandi, B.W. Lembede, T.T. Nyakudya and K.H. Erlwanger, 2017. Proximate content and lipid profile of seeds from Rapanea melanophloeos (The cape beech) tree. Pak. J. Bot., 49: 1829-1832.
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  10. Ibrahim, K.G., E. Chivandi, F.B.O. Mojiminiyi and K.H. Erlwanger, 2017. The response of male and female rats to a high-fructose diet during adolescence following early administration of Hibiscus sabdariffa aqueous calyx extracts. J. Dev. Origins Health Dis., 8: 628-637.
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  11. Ibrahim, K.G., E. Chivandi, F.B. Mojiminiyi and K.H. Erlwanger, 2017. Aqueous calyx extract of hibiscus sabdariffa: Impact on growth, gastrointestinal morphometry, liver and clinical chemistry of suckling rats. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 12: 311-318.
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  12. Chivandi, E., R. Dangarembizi, T.T. Nyakudya and K.H. Erlwanger, 2016. Use of Essential Oils as a Preservative of Meat. In: Essential Oils in Food Preservation: Flavour and Safety, Preedy, V.R. (Ed.). Academic Press, London, UK., pp: 85-91.
  13. Chivandi, E., N. Mukonowenzou and D. Berliner, 2016. The coastal red-milkwood (Mimusops caffra) seed: Proximate, mineral, amino acid and fatty acid composition. South Afr. J. Bot., 102: 137-141.
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  14. Chivandi, E., D. Moyo, R. Dangarembizi and K. Erlwanger, 2016. Effect of dietary Ximenia caffra kernel meal on blood and liver metabolic substrate content and the general clinical biochemistry of Sprague Dawley rats. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 100: 471-477.
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  15. Zvinorova, P.I., L. Lekhanya, K. Erlwanger and E. Chivandi, 2015. Dietary effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on growth, gastrointestinal morphometry and blood and liver metabolites in Sprague Dawley rats. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 99: 21-28.
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  16. Nyakudya, T.T., N. Nosenga, E. Chivandi, K.H. Erlwanger and M. Gundidza et al., 2015. Grewia bicolor seed oil: Putative pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial uses. South Afr. J. Bot., 97: 154-158.
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  17. Dangarembizi, R., E. Chivandi, S. Dawood, K.H. Erlwanger and M. Gundidza et al., 2015. The fatty acid composition and physicochemical properties of the underutilised Cassia abbreviata seed oil. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 28: 1005-1008.
  18. Chivandi, E., N. Mukonowenzou, T. Nyakudya and K.H. Erlwanger, 2015. Potential of indigenous fruit-bearing trees to curb malnutrition, improve household food security, income and community health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review. Food Res. Int., 76: 980-985.
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  19. Lembede, B.W., M.M. Magubane, J. Donaldson, K.H. Erlwanger and E.M. Chivandi, 2014. Effect of Dietary Enrichment with Canola Oil on Glucose Tolerance, Tissue Glycogen Content and Viscera in Coturnix cortunix Japonica. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 16: 73-80.
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  20. Dangarembizi, R., K.H. Erlwanger and E. Chivandi, 2014. Effects of Ficus thonningii extracts on the gastrointestinal tract and clinical biochemistry of suckling rats. Afr. J. Tradit. Complement. Altern. Med., 11: 285-291.
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  21. Tshabalala, T., J.L.N. Sikosana and E. Chivandi, 2013. Nutrient intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention in indigenous goats fed on Acacia nilotica fruits treated for condensed tannins. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci., 43: 457-463.
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  22. Nyakudya, T.T., T. Oscar, A. Samie, E. Chivandi and K.H. Erlwanger et al., 2013. Physicochemical characterisation of hexanic seed oil extract from the pepper tree (Schinus molle) of South African origin. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 12: 854-859.
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  23. Magubane, M.M., B.W. Lembede, K.H. Erlwanger, E. Chivandi and J. Donaldson, 2013. Fat absorption and deposition in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed a high fat diet. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc., Vol. 84. 10.4102/jsava.v84i1.384.
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  24. Dangarembizi, R., K.H. Erlwanger, D. Moyo and E. Chivandi, 2013. Phytochemistry, pharmacology and ethnomedicinal uses of Ficus thonningii (Blume Moraceae): A review. Afr. J. Traditional Complementary Alter. Med., 10: 203-212.
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  25. Dangarembizi, R., E. Chivandi and K. Erlwanger, 2013. Aloe ferox seed: A potential source of oil for cosmetic and pharmaceutical use. Nat. Prod. Commun., 8: 411-414.
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  26. Chivandi, E., B.C. Davidson and K.H. Erlwanger, 2013. Proximate, mineral, fibre, phytate–phosphate, vitamin E, amino acid and fatty acid composition of Terminalia sericea. South Afr. J. Bot., 88: 96-100.
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  27. Weideman, M.A., E. Chivandi and K.H. Erlwanger, 2012. Glucose tolerance and lipid absorption in Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) and domestic fowl (Gallus gallus var. domesticus). Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 7: 653-663.
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  28. Moyo, D., K.H. Erlwanger and E. Chivandi, 2012. Effect of graded dietary substitution of soyabean meal with large sour plum (Ximenia caffra) seed meal on erythrocyte osmotic fragility and the packed cell volume of growing male Sprague Dawley rats. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 14: 671-674.
  29. Chivandi, E., E. Cave, B.C. Davidson, K.H. Erlwanger, D. Moyo and M.T. Madziva, 2012. Suppression of Caco-2 and HEK-293 cell proliferation by Kigelia africana, Mimusops zeyheri and Ximenia caffra seed oils. In vivo, 26: 99-105.
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  30. Chivandi, E., B.C. Davidson and K.H. Erlwanger, 2012. Red sour plum (Ximenia caffra) seed: A potential nonconventional energy and protein source for livestock feeds. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 14: 540-544.
  31. Sixabela, P.S.S., E. Chivandi, M. Badenhorst and K.H. Erlwanger, 2011. The effects of dietary supplementation with Spirulina platensis in growing rats. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 6: 609-617.
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  32. Madzimure, J., C. Musimurimwa, E. Chivandi, L. Gwiriri and E. Mamhare, 2011. Milk yield and quality in Guernsey cows fed cottonseed cake-based diets partially substituted with baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) seed cake. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 43: 77-82.
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  33. Chivandi, E., B.C. Davidson and K.H. Erlwanger, 2011. Kigelia africana seed: proximate, mineral, vitamin E, fibre, amino acid and fatty acid composition. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 46: 2153-2158.
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  34. Chivandi, E., B. Davidson, B. Pretorius and K. Erlwanger, 2011. Proximate, mineral, amino acid, fatty acid, vitamin E, phytate phosphate and fibre composition of Mimusops zeyheri (Red Milkwood) seed. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 46: 555-560.
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  35. Chivandi, E. and K.H. Erlwanger, 2011. Potential usage of African Ebony (Diospyros Mespiliformis) Seeds in Human Health. In: Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, Preedy, V.R., R.R. Watson and V.B. Patel (Eds.). 1st Edn., Elsevier, USA., pp: 147-152.
  36. Chivandi, E., G. Zakeo and O. Tada, 2010. Optimization of phytase concentration from Aspergillus ficuum for phytate-bound phosphorus release in cereal meals. NuSpace Instit. Repository, 12: 785-788.
  37. Chivandi, E., F. Fushai and J. Masaka, 2010. Land ownership and range resources management in Zimbabwe: A histrorical review. Midlands State Univ. J. Sci. Agric. Technol., 2: 13-23.
  38. Chivandi, E., K.H. Erlwanger and B.C. Davidson, 2009. Lipid and fatty acid profile of the seed of Diospyros mespiliformis. Int. J. Integr. Biol., 5: 121-124.
  39. Masaka, J., P. Muguti and E. Chivandi, 2008. Nutrient deficiency effects on the biometric characteristics of tobacco seedlings in float tray systems. J. Plant Nutr., 31: 797-808.
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  40. Chivandi, E., B.C. Davidson and K.H. Erlwanger, 2008. A comparison of the lipid and fatty acid profiles from the kernels of the fruit (nuts) of Ximenia caffra and Ricinodendron rautanenii from Zimbabwe. Ind. Crops Prod., 27: 29-32.
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  41. Chivandi, E., L. Chipfupa and S. Ncube, 2007. In Situ dry matter and nitrogen degradability of ammonium nitrate and urea treated dry veld grass and Zea mays stover in mature goats. Livestock Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 19. .
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  42. Chivandi, E., B.M. Sibanda and J. Masaka, 2007. Dietary effects of optizyme P® on the growth and economic performance of day-old ostrich chicks. Southern Afr. J. Educ. Sci. Technol., 2: 2-7.
  43. Masaka, J. and E. Chivandi, 2006. The effect of nitrogen fertiliser placement and timing on soil profile dynamics of available phosphorus and exchangeable potassium and different growth stages of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum, L, c.v. Spectrum) on leached Chernozem. Int. J. Agric. Res., 1: 355-363.
  44. Fushai, F. and E. Chivandi, 2006. Sustainable rangeland resource management in the semi-arid communal areas of Zimbabwe. Pt. 1. An analysis of some critical constraints. Midlands State Univ. J. Sci. Agric. Technol., 1: 19-30.
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  45. Fushai, F. and E. Chivandi, 2006. Sustainable range resource management in the semi-arid communal areas of Zimbabwe: II. New opportunities in sustainable management. Midlands State Univ. J. Sci. Agric. Technol., 1: 31-41.
  46. Chivandi, E., K.H. Erlwanger, S.M. Makuza, J.S. Read and J.P. Mtimuni, 2006. Effects of dietary Jatropha curcas meal on percent packed cell volume, serum glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride concentration and alpha-amylase activity of weaned fattening pigs. Res. J. Anim. Vet. Sci., 1: 18-24.
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  47. Chivandi, E., J.P. Mtimuni, J.S. Read and S.M. Makuza, 2006. Effect of substituting soyabean meal with industrially'detoxified'jatropha curcas meal on the growth performance of weaned-fattening pigs. Midlands State Univ. J. Sci. Agric. Technol., 1: 1-10.
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  48. Chivandi, E., 2006. Sero-prevalence of Bovine brucellosis in the gokwe smallholder dairy project herd of Zimbabwe. Southern Afr. J. Educ. Sci. Technol., 1: 65-69.
  49. Masaka, J. and E. Chivandi, 2005. The effect of n fertilizer placement and timing on aboveground biomass accumulation and distribution in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. Cv. spectrum) on leached chernozem. J. Agron., 4: 173-180.
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  50. Chivandi, E., B. Kachigunda and F. Fushai, 2005. A comparison of the nutrient and antinutrient composition of industrially processed Zimbabwean Jatropha curcas and Glycine max meals. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 8: 49-53.
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  51. Chivandi, E., J.P. Mtimuni, J.S. Read and S.M. Makuza, 2004. Effect of processing method on phorbol esters concentration, total phenolics, trypsin inhibitor activity and the proximate composition of the Zimbabwean Jatropha curcas provenance: A potential livestock feed. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 7: 1001-1005.
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  52. Chivandi, E., S.M. Makuza, K.H. Erlanger, J.P. Mtimuni, J.S. Read and M. Tivapasi, 2000. Effects of dietary Jatropha curcas on the haematology of weaned pigs. Zimbabwe Vet. J., 31: 83-91.
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  53. Kadzere, C.T., C.A. Llewelyn and E. Chivandi, 1997. Plasma progesterone, calcium, magnesium and zinc concentrations from oestrus synchronization to weaning in indigenous goats in Zimbabwe. Small Rum. Res., 24: 21-26.
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  54. Kadzere, C.T., E. Chivandi and R. Mafukidze, 1991. Nutritive value of a local wild fruit, Bauhinia thonningii (Ihabahaba/ Masekesa) in ruminant rations. Zimbabwe J. Agric. Res., 29: 139-143.