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2023

Book Chapter

Management Aspects of the Captive-Bred African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa

Hoffman, L. C., Shepstone, C. A., Robertson, K. and Needham, T. (2023). Management Aspects of the Captive-Bred African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa. Ecology and Management of the African Buffalo. (pp. 382-406) edited by Caron, A, Cornelis, D, Chardonnet, P and Prins, HHT. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Management Aspects of the Captive-Bred African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa

2023

Journal Article

Evaluating the use of a similarity index (SI) combined with near nfrared (NIR) spectroscopy as method in meat species authenticity

Cozzolino, Daniel, Bureš, Daniel and Hoffman, Louwrens C. (2023). Evaluating the use of a similarity index (SI) combined with near nfrared (NIR) spectroscopy as method in meat species authenticity. Foods, 12 (1) 182, 1-8. doi: 10.3390/foods12010182

Evaluating the use of a similarity index (SI) combined with near nfrared (NIR) spectroscopy as method in meat species authenticity

2023

Journal Article

Raw beef patty analysis using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging: identification of four patty categories

Edwards, Kiah, Hoffman, Louwrens C., Manley, Marena and Williams, Paul J. (2023). Raw beef patty analysis using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging: identification of four patty categories. Sensors, 23 (2) 697, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/s23020697

Raw beef patty analysis using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging: identification of four patty categories

2023

Book Chapter

Hygiene management systems for commercial game harvesting teams in Namibia

van Schalkwyk, Diana L. and Hoffman, Louw C. (2023). Hygiene management systems for commercial game harvesting teams in Namibia. Game meat hygiene in focus: microbiology, epidemiology, risk analysis and quality assurance. (pp. 127-130) edited by P. Paulsen, A. Bauer, M. Vodnansky, R. Winkelmayer and F.J.M. Smulders. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.3920/9789086867233_010

Hygiene management systems for commercial game harvesting teams in Namibia

2023

Book Chapter

Drug-resistant bacteria from “farm to fork”: impact of antibiotic use in animal production

van den Honert, Michaela and Hoffman, Louwrens (2023). Drug-resistant bacteria from “farm to fork”: impact of antibiotic use in animal production. Present Knowledge in Food Safety. (pp. 871-892) London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819470-6.00011-1

Drug-resistant bacteria from “farm to fork”: impact of antibiotic use in animal production

2023

Book Chapter

Essential food safety management points in the supply chain of game meat in South Africa

Bekker, Johan L., Hoffman, Louw C. and Jooste, Piet J. (2023). Essential food safety management points in the supply chain of game meat in South Africa. Game meat hygiene in focus: microbiology, epidemiology, risk analysis and quality assurance. (pp. 39-65) edited by P. Paulsen, A. Bauer, M. Vodnansky, R. Winkelmayer and F.J.M. Smulders. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.3920/9789086867233_003

Essential food safety management points in the supply chain of game meat in South Africa

2022

Journal Article

A descriptive study on the carcass, muscle, and offal yields of the plains zebra (Equus quagga) harvested in two seasons

Myburgh, Angelique, Lambrechts, Helet and Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan (2022). A descriptive study on the carcass, muscle, and offal yields of the plains zebra (Equus quagga) harvested in two seasons. Animals, 13 (1) 50, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ani13010050

A descriptive study on the carcass, muscle, and offal yields of the plains zebra (Equus quagga) harvested in two seasons

2022

Journal Article

Physical properties during a 28-day ageing period of blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) Longissimus thoracis et lumborum and Biceps femoris muscles

Mcayiya, Mzuvukile, Needham, Tersia and Hoffman, Louwrens C. (2022). Physical properties during a 28-day ageing period of blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) Longissimus thoracis et lumborum and Biceps femoris muscles. Meat Science, 194 108979, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108979

Physical properties during a 28-day ageing period of blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) Longissimus thoracis et lumborum and Biceps femoris muscles

2022

Journal Article

A pachyderm perfume: odour encodes identity and group membership in African elephants

von Dürckheim, Katharina E. M., Hoffman, Louwrens C., Poblete-Echeverría, Carlos, Bishop, Jacqueline M., Goodwin, Thomas E., Schulte, Bruce A. and Leslie, Alison (2022). A pachyderm perfume: odour encodes identity and group membership in African elephants. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 16768, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20920-2

A pachyderm perfume: odour encodes identity and group membership in African elephants

2022

Conference Publication

SATB: A Testbed of IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Network for Dataset Generation

Wan, Liuhuo, Zhang, Yanjun, Li, Ruiqing, Ko, Ryan, Hoffman, Louw and Bai, Guangdong (2022). SATB: A Testbed of IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Network for Dataset Generation. 18th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications (ADMA 2022), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28–30 November 2022. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22064-7_11

SATB: A Testbed of IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Network for Dataset Generation

2022

Journal Article

Monitoring compositional changes in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) sourced from different waste stream diets using attenuated total reflectance mid infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics

Hoffman, Louwrens C., Zhang, Shuxin, Alagappan, Shanmugam, Wills, Volant, Yarger, Olympia and Cozzolino, Daniel (2022). Monitoring compositional changes in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) sourced from different waste stream diets using attenuated total reflectance mid infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics. Molecules, 27 (21) 7500, 1-8. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217500

Monitoring compositional changes in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) sourced from different waste stream diets using attenuated total reflectance mid infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics

2022

Conference Publication

Kakadu plum bioactivity against microorganisms and oxidative reactions in raw beef patties

Beya, M., Netzel, M., Smyth, H., Sultanbawa, Y. and Hoffman, L. (2022). Kakadu plum bioactivity against microorganisms and oxidative reactions in raw beef patties. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.

Kakadu plum bioactivity against microorganisms and oxidative reactions in raw beef patties

2022

Conference Publication

Value added food products from wattle seed

Adiamo, O., Netzel, M., Hoffman, L., Gidley, M., Osborne, S. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2022). Value added food products from wattle seed. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.

Value added food products from wattle seed

2022

Conference Publication

Acacia seed positively impacted the structural and technological properties of beef emulsions

Adiamo, O., Netzel, M., Hoffman, L., Gidley, M., Osborne, S. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2022). Acacia seed positively impacted the structural and technological properties of beef emulsions. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.

Acacia seed positively impacted the structural and technological properties of beef emulsions

2022

Journal Article

Carcass and offal yields of farmed common eland (Taurotragus oryx) males, as affected by age and immunocastration

Needham, Tersia, Musa, Abubakar Sadiq, Kotrba, Radim, Ceacero, Francisco, Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan, Lebedová, Nicole and Bureš, Daniel (2022). Carcass and offal yields of farmed common eland (Taurotragus oryx) males, as affected by age and immunocastration. Animals, 12 (21) 2893, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ani12212893

Carcass and offal yields of farmed common eland (Taurotragus oryx) males, as affected by age and immunocastration

2022

Journal Article

The influence of potable water, lactic and acetic acids on the microbiology of wound areas on impala (Aepyceros melampus) carcasses

Nkosi, Davies Veli, Bekker, Johan Leon, Gouws, Pieter Andries and Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan (2022). The influence of potable water, lactic and acetic acids on the microbiology of wound areas on impala (Aepyceros melampus) carcasses. Microbiology Research, 13 (4), 740-752. doi: 10.3390/microbiolres13040053

The influence of potable water, lactic and acetic acids on the microbiology of wound areas on impala (Aepyceros melampus) carcasses

2022

Journal Article

Physical meat quality characteristics of Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) as affected by sex and muscle

Hoffman, Louwrens C., Silberbauer, Bianca L., Needham, Tersia, Bureš, Daniel, Kotrba, Radim and Strydom, Philip (2022). Physical meat quality characteristics of Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) as affected by sex and muscle. Meat Science, 192 108911, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108911

Physical meat quality characteristics of Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) as affected by sex and muscle

2022

Journal Article

Characterisation and identification of individual intact goat muscle samples (Capra sp.) using a portable near-infrared spectrometer and chemometrics

Hoffman, Louwrens C., Ingle, Prasheek, Khole, Ankita Hemant, Zhang, Shuxin, Yang, Zhiyin, Beya, Michel, Bureš, Daniel and Cozzolino, Daniel (2022). Characterisation and identification of individual intact goat muscle samples (Capra sp.) using a portable near-infrared spectrometer and chemometrics. Foods, 11 (18) 2894, 1-8. doi: 10.3390/foods11182894

Characterisation and identification of individual intact goat muscle samples (Capra sp.) using a portable near-infrared spectrometer and chemometrics

2022

Journal Article

Near infrared spectroscopy as a traceability tool to monitor black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) intended as animal feed

Alagappan, Shanmugam, Hoffman, Louwrens C., Olarte Mantilla, Sandra M., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, James, Peter, Yarger, Olympia and Cozzolino, Daniel (2022). Near infrared spectroscopy as a traceability tool to monitor black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) intended as animal feed. Applied Sciences, 12 (16) 8168, 8168. doi: 10.3390/app12168168

Near infrared spectroscopy as a traceability tool to monitor black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) intended as animal feed

2022

Journal Article

Toxic metals in meat contributed by helicopter and rifle thoracic killing of game meat animals

Nkosi, Davies Veli, Bekker, Johan Leon and Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan (2022). Toxic metals in meat contributed by helicopter and rifle thoracic killing of game meat animals. Applied Sciences, 12 (16) 8095, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/app12168095

Toxic metals in meat contributed by helicopter and rifle thoracic killing of game meat animals