Luke is undertaking his Masters degree under supervision from both the University of the Western Cape (UWC), University of Cape Town (UCT), and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). He is exploring how livestock use Renosterveld for foraging, with a particular focus on the species they are targeting and the chemical properties of these species. These data will be used for identifying potential species that can be used in longer-term research, which tests whether it will be possible to use indigenous species to create artificial pasture for livestock, i.e. to test whether there are alternatives for lucerne.