• Vaccines to control tuberculosis in cattle 

  Michel, Anita Luise (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2024-03)

  No abstract available.
• Low gH/gL (sub)species-specific antibody levels indicate elephants at risk of fatal elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease 

  Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Schaftenaar, Willem; Rutten, Victor P.M.G; De Haan, Cornelis A.M. (MDPI, 2024-02)

  Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs), of which eleven (sub)species are currently distinguished, infect either Asian (Elephas maximus) or African elephants (Loxodonta species). While all adult elephants are ...
• Detection and genome sequencing of lumpy skin disease viruses in wildlife game species in South Africa 

  Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Kara, Pravesh Deepak; Last, Robert D.; Romito, Marco; Wallace, David Brian (MDPI, 2024-01)

  Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) has recently undergone rapid spread, now being reported from more than 80 countries, affecting predominantly cattle and to a lesser extent, water buffalo. This poxvirus was previously ...
• Rift Valley Fever virus M and L genome segment detection : a comparison of field-deployable reverse transcription insulated isothermal PCR (RT-iiPCR) and laboratory-based multiplex reverse transcription real-time PCR 

  Trujillo, Jessie D.; Wilson, William C.; Craig, Anthony Francis; Van den Berg, Carien; Wang, Thomas; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Swanepoel, Robert; Morozov, Igor; Richt, Juergen A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-03)

  Rift Valley Fever phlebovirus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that causes major agricultural and public health problems in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is considered a potential agro-bioterrorism agent ...
• The immunogenicity of a foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O vaccine in commercial and subsistence cattle herds in Zambia 

  Banda, Frank; Ludi, Anna B.; Wilsden, Ginette; Browning, Clare; Kangwa, Henry L.; Mooya, Lynnfield; Ngoma, Masuzyo; Muuka, Geoffrey M.; Mundia, Cornelius; Fandamu, Paul; Paton, David J.; King, Donald P.; Quan, Melvyn (MDPI, 2023-12-05)

  The recent introduction of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus serotype O (O/EA-2 topotype) in Southern Africa has changed the epidemiology of the disease and vaccine requirements of the region. Commercial and subsistence ...
• Transitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy 

  Mathobela, Rebecca Mmamakgone; Molotsi, Annelin Henriehetta; Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher; Strydom, Phillip Evert; Mapiye, Cletos (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Small-scale urban pig farming (SUPF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes to food, nutrition, income and social security of indigent urbanites but is associated with animal, human and environmental health risks. In this ...
• Pharmacomicrobiomics of antidepressants in depression : a systematic review 

  Brown, Lisa C.; Bobo, William V.; Gall, Cory A.; Muller, Daniel J.; Bousman, Chad A. (MDPI, 2023-07)

  This systematic review evaluated the animal and human evidence for pharmacomicrobiomics (PMx) interactions of antidepressant medications. Studies of gut microbiota effects on functional and behavioral effects of ...
• Prevalence of subclinical mastitis, its associated bacterial isolates and risk factors among cattle in Africa : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Khasapane, Ntelekwane G.; Byaruhanga, Charles; Thekisoe, Oriel; Nkhebenyane, Sebolelo J.; Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness (BMC, 2023-08-12)

  BACKGROUND : Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is one of the most economically important diseases affecting the dairy industry. The SCM does not cause visible changes in the udder or physical changes of the milk as compared to ...
• Genome-wide diversity, population structure and signatures of inbreeding in the African buffalo in Mozambique 

  Colangelo, Paolo; Di Civita, Marika; Bento, Carlos; Franchini, Paolo; Meyer, Axel; Orel, Nadiya; Neves, Luis; Mulandane, Fernando C.; Almeida, Joao S.; Senczuk, Gabriele; Pilla, Fabio; Sabatelli, Simone (Springer, 2024)

  The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is a key species in African ecosystems. Like other large herbivores, it plays a fundamental role in its habitat acting as an ecosystem engineer. Over the last few centuries, African ...
• Optimizing sericea Lespedeza fodder production in the Southeastern US : a climate-informed geospatial engineering approach 

  Panda, Sudhanshu S.; Terrill, Thomas H.; Mahapatra, Ajit K.; Morgan, Eric R.; Siddique, Aftab; Pech-Cervantes, Andres A.; Van Wyk, J.A. (Jan Aucamp) (MDPI, 2023-08-23)

  Lack of attention to rural healthcare for livestock in the southeastern United States has led to a focus on small ruminant farming, mainly using sericea lespedeza [SL; Lespedeza cuneata (Dum-Cours) G. Don], a drought-resistant ...
• Evaluation of antimicrobial usage in companion animals at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Nigeria 

  Adebowale, O.O.; Jimoh, A.B.; Adebayo, O.O.; Alamu, A.A.; Adeleye, A.I.; Fasanmi, O.G.; Olasoju, M.; Olagunju, P.O.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Nature Research, 2023-10-24)

  This study investigated various qualitative and quantitative indices of antimicrobial use (AMU) in companion animals (CAs) at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH-A) and its annex (VTH- B) from 2019 to 2021. For 694 documented ...
• Dual RNA-seq to catalogue host and parasite gene expression changes associated with virulence of T. annulata-transformed bovine leukocytes: towards identification of attenuation biomarkers 

  Elati, Khawla; Tajeri, Shahin; Isaiah, Obara; Mhadhbi, Moez; Zweygarth, Erich; Darghouth, Mohamed Aziz; Nijhof, Ard Menzo (Nature Research, 2023-10-24)

  The apicomplexan parasite Theileria annulata is transmitted by Hyalomma ticks and causes an acute lymphoproliferative disease that is invariably lethal in exotic cattle breeds. The unique ability of the schizont stage ...
• A technical report on the potential effects of heat stress on antioxidant enzymes activities, performance and small intestinal morphology in broiler chickens administered probiotic and ascorbic acid during the hot summer season 

  Sumanu, Victory Osirimade; Naidoo, Vinny; Oosthuizen, Marinda; Chamunorwa, Joseph Panashe (MDPI, 2023-11)

  Thermal stress is an environmental factor that negatively affects poultry production globally. It elicits behavioural and physiological changes in broiler chickens, hence the need to find ways of ameliorating its detrimental ...
• Preliminary validation of a single-spot version of a solid-phase competition ELISA for the detection of southern African territories foot-and-mouth disease serotype exposure in goats 

  Gobiye, Moses; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Heath, Livio; Lazarus, David Dazhia; Seoke, LaToya; Opperman, Pamela Anne (Elsevier, 2023-07)

  The objective of this study was to perform a preliminary validation of a solid-phase competition ELISA (SPCE) in goats exposed to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) southern African territories (SAT) serotypes ...
• Goat health and management for improved smallholders’ livelihoods in central Malawi – a socioeconomic analysis of rural households 

  Airs, Paul M.; Ventura-Cordero, Javier; Gwiriri, Lovemore C.; Tinsley, Jonathan H.I.; Mvula, Winchester; Lee, Michael R.F.; Van Wyk, Jan Aucamp; Nalivata, Patson C.; Takahashi, Taro; Morgan, Eric R.; Safalaoh, Andrews C.L. (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  The true value of goats, their management systems, and the limitations of smallholdings have not been fully explored in the context of sustainable livelihoods among rural smallholders in central Malawi. However, goats are ...
• Mitochondrial genome sequence comparisons indicate that the elephant louse Haematomyzus elephantis (Piaget, 1869) contains cryptic species 

  Kelly, Sarah; Dong, Yalun; Wang, Wei; Matthee, Sonja; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Durden, Lance A.; Shao, Renfu (Wiley, 2024-03)

  The parvorder Rhynchopthirina contains three currently recognised species of lice that parasitize elephants (both African savanna elephant Loxodonta africana and Asian elephant Elephas maximus), desert warthogs (Phacochoerus ...
• Polyphasic characterization of Brucella spp. in livestock slaughtered from abattoirs in Eastern Cape, South Africa 

  Mazwi, Koketso Desiree; Kolo, Francis Babaman; Jaja, Ishmael Festus; Byaruhanga, Charles; Hassim, Ayesha; Van Heerden, Henriette (MDPI, 2024-01)

  In livestock, brucellosis is mainly an asymptomatic disease except when abortion occurs; therefore, two serological tests are used for diagnosis as no single test is suitable. Abattoir samples enable a combination of ...
• 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop : critical issues that need to be addressed for ASF control 

  Wang, Lihua; Ganges, Llilianne; Dixon, Linda K.; Bu, Zhigao; Zhao, Dongming; Quang Lam Truong; Richt, Juergen A.; Jin, Meilin; Netherton, Christopher L.; Benarafa, Charaf; Summerfield, Artur; Weng, Changjiang; Peng, Guiqing; Reis, Ana L.; Han, Jun; Penrith, Mary-Louise; Mo, Yupeng; Su, Zhipeng; Hoang, Dang Vu; Pogranichniy, Roman M.; Balaban-Oglan, David-Adrian; Li, Yuzhen; Wang, Kewen; Cai, Xuepeng; Shi, Jishu (MDPI, 2024-01)

  The 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop (IASFW) took place in Beijing, China, on 18–20 September 2023. It was jointly organized by the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at Kansas State University ...
• Underestimated economic and social burdens of non-Typhoidal Salmonella infections : the One Health perspective from Nigeria 

  Sannia, Abdullahi O.; Onyango, Joshua; Rota, Ana Felis; Mikecz, Orsolya; Usman, Abdulkadir; PicaCiamarra, Ugo; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Elsevier, 2023-06)

  BACKGROUND : The non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) is a pathogenic bacterial zoonosis with substantial but often under-appreciated public health impacts. The NTS is prevalent in poultry and humans in Nigeria, yet its ...
• Tick communities of cattle in smallholder rural livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Heylen, Dieter; Kumsa, Bersissa; Kimbita, Elikira; Frank, Mwiine Nobert; Muhanguzi, Dennis; Jongejan, Frans; Adehan, Safiou Bienvenu; Toure, Alassane; Aboagye-Antwi, Fred; Ogo, Ndudim Isaac; Juleff, Nick; Fourie, Josephus; Evans, Alec; Byaruhanga, Joseph; Madder, Maxime (BMC, 2023-06)

  BACKGROUND : The majority of the African population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. To increase the productivity and sustainability of their farms, they need access to affordable ...

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