Lindela Ndlovu
Lindela Rowland Ndlovu (died 18 November 2015) was a Zimbabwean biochemist and Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology. He was also a founding member of the Zimbabwe Academy of Science and served as the Honorary President of the South African Academy of Animal Science.[1]
He served as a Professor of Animal Science at the University of Limpopo in South Africa, and for nine years was Dean of Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zimbabwe.[1] He spent several decades in the United States studying animal science.[2] Ndlovu earned his PhD degree in 1985 at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada.[3]
In 1995, Ndlovu helped initiate a research project with J. D. Reed from the University of Wisconsin into the ecological biochemistry of proanthocyanidins.[4] In 2007, he was the recipient of the Gold Medal for Research from the South African Academy for Animal Science.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
- Lindela Rowland Ndlovu; Joseph Francis (1997). Performance and Nutritional Management of Draught Cattle in Smallholder Farming in Zimbabwe. University of Zimbabwe Publications. ISBN 978-0-908307-62-3.
- Lindela R. Ndlovu (1991). Goat Development in Zimbabwe: Prospects and Constraints. Department of Animal Science, University of Zimbabwe.
Death[edit]
He died suddenly at Gallen House Medical Centre, Bulawayo, on 18 November 2015.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Frans Swanepoel; Aldo Stroebel; Siboniso Moyo (2010). The Role of Livestock in Developing Communities: Enhancing Multifunctionality. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-0-86886-798-4.
- ^ a b "Former Nust Vice Chancellor Prof Ndlovu Dies". Radio VOP. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Dissertation Abstracts International: The sciences and engineering, University Microfilms (1986), page 4077.
- ^ Research Partnerships: Issues and Lessons from Collaborations of Ngos and Agricultural Research Institutions. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. 1999. ISBN 978-0-942717-73-0.
- ^ "Ex-NUST Vice Chancellor, Ndlovu dies". ZBC. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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