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Animal Science and Veterinary
South Africa
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
6991
World Ranking
993
National Ranking
9

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

Michael Chimonyo is a researcher affiliated with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Their primary field of study lies within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focused subfield concentration in Animal Science and Zoology. Their work also spans Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, and Small Animals.

The main topics of Michael Chimonyo's research include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Livestock and Poultry Management

Michael Chimonyo has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Runs of homozygosity analysis of South African sheep breeds from various production systems investigated using OvineSNP50k data, 2021, BMC Genomics
  • The genomic architecture of South African mutton, pelt, dual-purpose and nondescript sheep breeds relative to global sheep populations, 2020, Animal Genetics
  • A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance, 2020, Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development
  • Indigenous Slaughter Techniques: Effects on Meat Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Nguni Goats, 2021, Animals
  • Selection signature analysis and genome-wide divergence of South African Merino breeds from their founders, 2023, Frontiers in Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Chimonyo include:

  • Rob Slotow
  • Mbusiseni Vusumuzi Mkwanazi
  • Sithembile Z. Ndlela
  • V.A. Hlatini
  • C.N. Ncobela

The scientist's work has been published regularly in the following journals and venues:

  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • South African Journal of Animal Science
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Animal Bioscience
  • Open Agriculture

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

  • A Research Review of Village Chicken Production Constraints and Opportunities in Zimbabwe

    C. Mapiye;M. Mwale;J. F. Mupangwa;M. Chimonyo

  • Use of Herbal Plants in Poultry Health Management in the Mushagashe Small-Scale Commercial Farming Area in Zimbabwe

    Marizvikuru Mwale;Evison Bhebhe;Michael Chimonyo;Tinyiko Edward Halimani

  • 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

  • Nguni cattle marketing constraints and opportunities in the communal areas of South Africa: Review

    L. Musemwa;A. Mushunje;M. Chimonyo;G. Fraser

  • 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

  • Consumer sensory characteristics of broiler and indigenous chicken meat: a South African example.

    N.L. Dyubele;V. Muchenje;T.T. Nkukwana;M. Chimonyo

  • LOW CATTLE MARKET OFF-TAKE RATES IN COMMUNAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF SOUTH AFRICA: CAUSES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES

    L. Musemwa;A. Mushunje;M. Chimonyo;C. Mapiye

  • 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

  • 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

  • Canine cutaneous neoplasms: prevalence and influence of age, sex and site on the presence and potential malignancy of cutaneous neoplasms in dogs from Zimbabwe.

    S. Mukaratirwa;J. Chipunza;S. Chitanga;M. Chimonyo

  • 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

  • Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour, physiology and performance of pigs - A review.

    Mbusiseni Vusumuzi Mkwanazi;Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela;Arnold Tapera Kanengoni;Michael Chimonyo

  • 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

Kennedy Dzama
Kennedy Dzama Stellenbosch University
Voster Muchenje
Voster Muchenje University of Fort Hare
Cletos Mapiye
Cletos Mapiye Stellenbosch University
Kerstin K. Zander
Kerstin K. Zander Charles Darwin University
Ignatius V. Nsahlai
Ignatius V. Nsahlai University of KwaZulu-Natal
Anthony I. Okoh
Anthony I. Okoh University of Fort Hare
David R. Ledoux
David R. Ledoux University of Missouri
George E. Rottinghaus
George E. Rottinghaus University of Missouri
Paramu L. Mafongoya
Paramu L. Mafongoya University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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