The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorReid, Sharon Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Elloiseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:49:59Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:49:59Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOstrich farming in South Africa is an important industry but it often suffers from high mortality rates among the ostrich chicks. This is thought to be due in part to environmental stress, leading to the delay in the development of the microbiota, thus making invasion by pathogens likely. Very little is known about the microorganisms inhabiting the ostrich gastrointestinal tract, however they do play an important role in humans and animals and disturbance of this community can be fatal. It has been established that probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. play an important role in the health of the host. In order to discover novel probiotic strains, bacteria should be isolated from the host, identified, characterised in-vitro to screen their potential suitability, and finally these results should be confirmed in-vivo. The aim of this study was to follow these guidelines in order to find a successful probiotic mix to decrease the mortality observed on ostrich farms, and to compare the effects of the probiotic mix to that of the antibiotic, tylosin, on the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDu Toit, E. (2011). <i>The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10358en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDu Toit, Elloise. <i>"The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10358en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDu Toit, E. 2011. The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Du Toit, Elloise AB - Ostrich farming in South Africa is an important industry but it often suffers from high mortality rates among the ostrich chicks. This is thought to be due in part to environmental stress, leading to the delay in the development of the microbiota, thus making invasion by pathogens likely. Very little is known about the microorganisms inhabiting the ostrich gastrointestinal tract, however they do play an important role in humans and animals and disturbance of this community can be fatal. It has been established that probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. play an important role in the health of the host. In order to discover novel probiotic strains, bacteria should be isolated from the host, identified, characterised in-vitro to screen their potential suitability, and finally these results should be confirmed in-vivo. The aim of this study was to follow these guidelines in order to find a successful probiotic mix to decrease the mortality observed on ostrich farms, and to compare the effects of the probiotic mix to that of the antibiotic, tylosin, on the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa TI - The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10358 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10358
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDu Toit E. The development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10358en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCell Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe development of probiotics for use in the ostrich farming industry in South Africaen_ZA
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