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Animal Science and Veterinary
South Africa
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
6708
World Ranking
998
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Kennedy Dzama is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work covers several subfields including Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Ecology.

The main topics of Kennedy Dzama's research involve genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, agricultural innovations and practices, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, rangeland management and livestock ecology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and animal behavior and welfare studies.

Kennedy Dzama has contributed to a number of publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Information and communication technologies (ICTs): The potential for enhancing the dissemination of agricultural information and services to smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, 2021, Information Development
  • Towards a Revolutionized Agricultural Extension System for the Sustainability of Smallholder Livestock Production in Developing Countries: The Potential Role of ICTs, 2021, Sustainability
  • Livelihood, Food and Nutrition Security in Southern Africa: What Role Do Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources Play?, 2020, Diversity
  • A genetic and immunological comparison of tick-resistance in beef cattle following artificial infestation with Rhipicephalus ticks, 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Impact of water scarcity on dryland sheep meat production and quality: Key recovery and resilience strategies, 2021, Journal of Arid Environments

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • South African Journal of Animal Science
  • Animal Production Science
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Diversity
  • Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Kennedy Dzama often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cletos Mapiye
  • S.W.P. Cloete
  • Godswill Makombe
  • Annelin Molotsi
  • Obert C. Chikwanha

Best Publications

  • Some biochemical aspects pertaining to beef eating quality and consumer health: A review

    V. Muchenje;V. Muchenje;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo;P.E. Strydom

  • Meat quality of Nguni, Bonsmara and Aberdeen Angus steers raised on natural pasture in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    V. Muchenje;V. Muchenje;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo;J.G. Raats

  • Assessing the nutritional status of beef cattle: current practices and future prospects

    T Ndlovu;M Chimonyo;AI Okoh;V Muchenje

  • Relationship between pre-slaughter stress responsiveness and beef quality in three cattle breeds.

    V. Muchenje;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo;P. E. Strydom

  • Prevalence and risk factors of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in goats in low-input low-output farming systems in Zimbabwe.

    P.I. Zvinorova;P.I. Zvinorova;T.E. Halimani;F.C. Muchadeyi;O. Matika

  • Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on growth performance, apparent digestibility, digestive organ size and carcass yield in broiler chickens

    T.T. Nkukwana;V. Muchenje;E. Pieterse;P.J. Masika

  • Opportunities for improving Nguni cattle production in the smallholder farming systems of South Africa.

    C. Mapiye;M. Chimonyo;K. Dzama;J.G. Raats

  • Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture.

    V. Muchenje;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo;J. G. Raats

  • Fatty acid composition and oxidative stability of breast meat from broiler chickens supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf meal over a period of refrigeration.

    T.T. Nkukwana;V. Muchenje;P.J. Masika;L.C. Hoffman

  • Communal goat production in Southern Africa: a review.

    F. Rumosa Gwaze;M. Chimonyo;K. Dzama

  • Fatty acid composition of beef from Nguni steers supplemented with Acacia karroo leaf-meal

    C. Mapiye;M. Chimonyo;K. Dzama;A. Hugo

  • Breeding for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes – the potential in low-input/output small ruminant production systems

    P.I. Zvinorova;P.I. Zvinorova;T.E. Halimani;F.C. Muchadeyi;O. Matika

  • Cholesterol levels and fatty acid profiles of beef from three cattle breeds raised on natural pasture

    V. Muchenje;V. Muchenje;A. Hugo;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo

  • Genetic diversity and conservation of South African indigenous chicken populations.

    B. J. Mtileni;F. C. Muchadeyi;A. Maiwashe;E. Groeneveld

  • Cooking loss components of beef from Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers

    N. Jama;V. Muchenje;M. Chimonyo;P. E. Strydom

  • Relationships between tick counts and coat characteristics in Nguni and Bonsmara cattle reared on semiarid rangelands in South Africa

    Munyaradzi C. Marufu;Luxolo Qokweni;Michael Chimonyo;Kennedy Dzama

  • Seroprevalence of tick-borne diseases in communal cattle reared on sweet and sour rangelands in a semi-arid area of South Africa.

    Munyaradzi C. Marufu;Michael Chimonyo;Kennedy Dzama;Cletos Mapiye

  • Potential for value-addition of Nguni cattle products in the communal areas of South Africa: a review

    Mapiye C;Chimonyo M;Muchenje;Dzama K

  • Genome-wide association study of tick resistance in South African Nguni cattle.

    Ntanganedzeni O. Mapholi;Azwihangwisi Maiwashe;Oswald Matika;Valentina Riggio

  • Digestibility of high fibre diets and performance of growing Zimbabwean indigenous Mukota pigs and exotic Large White pigs fed maize based diets with graded levels of maize cobs

    W. Ndindana;K. Dzama;P.N.B. Ndiweni;S.M. Maswaure

  • Sensory evaluation and its relationship to physical meat quality attributes of beef from Nguni and Bonsmara steers raised on natural pasture

    V. Muchenje;K. Dzama;M. Chimonyo;P. E. Strydom

  • Herd dynamics and contribution of indigenous pigs to the livelihoods of rural farmers in a semi-arid area of Zimbabwe

    G. Chiduwa;M. Chimonyo;T. E. Halimani;S. R. Chisambara

  • Towards a genomics approach to tick (Acari: Ixodidae) control in cattle: A review

    Ntanganedzeni O. Mapholi;Munyaradzi C. Marufu;Azwihangwisi Maiwashe;Cuthbert B. Banga

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Chimonyo
Michael Chimonyo University of Venda
Cletos Mapiye
Cletos Mapiye Stellenbosch University
Voster Muchenje
Voster Muchenje University of Fort Hare
Oswald Matika
Oswald Matika University of Edinburgh
Louwrens C. Hoffman
Louwrens C. Hoffman University of Queensland
Kerstin K. Zander
Kerstin K. Zander Charles Darwin University
J.B. van Wyk
J.B. van Wyk University of Johannesburg
Steffen Weigend
Steffen Weigend Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Nicholas N. Jonsson
Nicholas N. Jonsson University of Glasgow
Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay

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