Biography:
Dr Motswapo Phoko is a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council, Animal Production Institute in South Africa. Dr Phoko obtained her PhD and MSc in Animal Science at the University of Limpopo, South Africa and University of New England, Australia respectively. Dr Phoko’s research focuses on plant- animal interaction. Her research sought to evaluate the effect of woody and forage plant species and their interaction with ruminant digestion and feed fermentation to curb livestock contribution to greenhouse gases. Dr Phoko has authored three peer reviewed papers submitted for publication with three international publishers. She is a member of South African Society of Animal Science, and Grassland Society of Southern Africa respectively.
Title : Effect of seriphium plumosum meal inclusion in a diet on carcass characteristics and meat quality of nguni steers
Title : Effect of Seriphium plumosum meal inclusion in diet on meat sensory attribute of Nguni steers