Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. North-West University, South Africa Poultry/Animal Sciences | Completed: 2018
Publications (52)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Influence of Dietary Clove oil Supplementation on Proximate Constituents,
in vitro
Ruminal Fermentation Efficiency and Microbial Composition
2026
Antibiotic-free poultry production for food security, food safety, and environmental stewardship
2026
Complementary potential of bacteriophage-synbiotic combination as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in poultry production
2026
Total replacement of maize with raw or heat-treated sweet cassava tuber meal on productive performance and egg quality parameters in Jumbo quail hens from 6 to 14 weeks of age
2025
Supplementation of a Basal Goat Diet With Incremental Doses of Canola Essential Oil Modulates In Vitro Rumen Fermentation and Microbial Diversity
2025
A review on the potential use of eubiotics in non-chicken poultry species
2025
Vertical heterogeneity of chemical constituents and
in vitro
ruminal fermentation parameters in browse tree leaves
2025
Green banana resistant starch as a candidate prebiotic in poultry diets: Mechanisms, limitations, and prospects
2025
The effect of varying levels of corticated marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) meal on growth performance, apparent retention of feed components, and physiological and meat quality parameters in Jumbo quail
2024
Use of red grape pomace and Aloe vera gel as nutraceuticals to ameliorate stocking density-induced stress in commercial male broilers
2024
Nutraceuticals as components of sustainable poultry production systems for food and nutrition security in Africa: a review
2024
Responses of Jumbo Quail to a Diet Containing Corticated Marama Bean (Tylosema esculentum) Meal Pre-Treated with Fibrolytic Multi-Enzymes
2024
Jumbo quail responses to diets containing incremental levels of apple (Malus domestica Borkh) pomace
2024
The Impact of Partially Replacing Dietary Maize with Graded Levels of Banana Peels on Nutrient Digestibility, Physiology, and Meat Quality Traits in Jumbo Quail
2024
Effect of seaweed (Ecklonia maxima) on apparent nutrient digestibility, growth performance, and physiological and meat quality parameters in Boschveld cockerels
2023
The effect of incorporating dietary green seaweed (Ulva sp.) on growth performance, blood parameters, and carcass and meat quality characteristics of Jumbo quail
2023
Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Products as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Nutrition: A Review
2022
Effect of Pre-Treating Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder with Fibrolytic Enzymes on Physiological and Meat Quality Parameters in Jumbo Quail
2022
Enhancing the Utility of Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal for Sustainable Jumbo quail (Coturnix sp.) Production
2022
Mopane Worm (Gonimbrasia belina Westwood) Meal as a Potential Protein Source for Sustainable Quail Production: A Review
2022
Physical Treatment Reduces Trypsin Inhibitor Activity and Modifies Chemical Composition of Marama Bean (Tylosema esculentum)
2022
Evaluating the Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seed Extract on Nutrient Digestibility and Physiological Parameters of Broiler Chickens
2022
Heat treatment of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) pomace with different oven temperatures does not enhance its nutritive value
2022
Effect of Moringa oleifera Seed Extract Administered through Drinking Water on Physiological Responses, Carcass and Meat Quality Traits, and Bone Parameters in Broiler Chickens
2022
Stocking density-induced changes in growth performance, blood parameters, meat quality traits, and welfare of broiler chickens reared under semi-arid subtropical conditions
2022
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Phytogenics for Sustainable Poultry Production
2022
Cultivating oyster mushrooms on red grape pomace waste enhances potential nutritional value of the spent substrate for ruminants
2021
An Assessment of the Viability of Lytic Phages and Their Potency against Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli O177 Strains under Simulated Rumen Fermentation Conditions
2021
Complete replacement of maize grain with sorghum and pearl millet grains in Jumbo quail diets: Feed intake, physiological parameters, and meat quality traits
2021
Effect of graded levels of red grape pomace (Vitis vinifera L.) powder on physiological and meat quality responses of Japanese quail
2021
The Effect of Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaf Powder on Growth Performance, Selected Hematological Indices, Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality Parameters of Jumbo Quail
2021
Effect of Pre-Treating Dietary Green Seaweed with Proteolytic and Fibrolytic Enzymes on Physiological and Meat Quality Parameters of Broiler Chickens
2021
Effect of dietary red grape pomace on growth performance, hematology, serum biochemistry, and meat quality parameters in Hy-line Silver Brown cockerels
2021
A way forward for the South African quail sector as a potential contributor to food and nutrition security following the aftermath of COVID-19: a review
2021
Polyethylene glycol inactivates red grape pomace condensed tannins for broiler chickens
2020
Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, and Blood Indices of Boschveld Chickens Fed Seaweed-Containing Diets
2020
Dietary Green Seaweed Compromises Overall Feed Conversion Efficiency but not Blood Parameters and Meat Quality and Stability in Broiler Chickens
2020
From Landfills to the Dinner Table: Red Grape Pomace Waste as a Nutraceutical for Broiler Chickens
2019
Valorization of Red Grape Pomace Waste Using Polyethylene Glycol and Fibrolytic Enzymes: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses in Broilers
2019
A Nutritional Evaluation of Insect Meal as a Sustainable Protein Source for Jumbo Quails: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses
2019
Evaluating Alternatives to Zinc-Bacitracin Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broilers: Physiological and Meat Quality Responses
2019
A multi-strain probiotic administered via drinking water enhances feed conversion efficiency and meat quality traits in indigenous chickens.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2019
Optimizing ruminant production systems for sustainable intensification, human health, food security and environmental stewardship.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2019
Canola meal as an alternative dietary protein source in quail (Coturnix coturnix) diets – A review
2018
Protease treatment of canola meal-containing Japanese quail diets: Effect on physiological parameters and meat quality traits.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2018
Growth performance, haematology, serum biochemistry and meat quality characteristics of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) fed canola meal-based diets.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2018
Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal DM degradability of native pasture grasses and their plant parts.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2018
Exogenous carbohydrases do not improve the physiological and meat quality parameters of female Japanese quail fed canola-based diets.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2017
Application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to the nutritional assessment of tree leaves as potential protein supplements for ruminants.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2017
Influence of harvesting site on chemical composition and potential protein value of Acacia erioloba, A. nilotica and Ziziphus mucronata leaves for ruminants.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2017
Growth performance, haemo-biochemical parameters and meat quality characteristics of male Japanese quails fed a Lippia javanica-based diet.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2017
A comparative analysis of the potential protein value of some agro-industrial by-products for ruminant animals.
Caven Mguvane Mnisi
2016