• Prevalence and characterization of Leptospira spp. in slaughter animals at abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa and the zoonotic risk posed to abattoir workers 

  Dogonyaro, Banenat Bajehson (University of Pretoria, 2020-10)

  Leptospirosis is an important global re-emerging, occupational, environmental and zoonotic disease. It is an under-estimated disease of public health and veterinary importance caused by the pathogenic spirochetes belonging ...
• Low-dose thiafentanil in combination with azaperone alone or azaperone and medetomidine for the immobilization of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) 

  Faber, Vanessa (University of Pretoria, 2021-03)

  Objective To determine the efficacy, safety and cost of a novel drug regime comprising of a low thiafentanil dose in combination with medetomidine and azaperone; to the more established thiafentanil and azaperone ...
• Systematic review of Halioticida noduliformans infection in South African abalone (Haliotis midae) 

  Tabei, Shuichi (University of Pretoria, 2022-10)

  The South African abalone (Haliotis midae) industry is a growing and significant market in terms of export potential as well as job creation. The present abalone industry in South Africa is made up of a single species, ...
• Production of plant-expressed virus-like particle vaccines against infectious bronchitis coronavirus and vaccine efficacy in chickens 

  Sepotokele, Kamogelo Mmapitso (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Infectious Bronchitis Virus (or IBV) is the root cause of extremely infectious respiratory disease that occurs in chickens. It has a high mutation rate that causes the emergence of multiple variants that are difficult ...
• Towards producing infectious bronchitis virus-like particles in plants as potential vaccine candidates 

  Sepotokele, Kamogelo Mmapitso (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious respiratory disease that affects chickens and other poultry. This OIE-listed disease has global economic implications with losses per flock estimated at 10% to ...
• Risk Factors, Molecular And Serological Epidemiology Of African Swine Fever In Domestic Pigs In Uganda 

  Kabuuka, Tonny (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  African swine fever (ASF) which is caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV) has infected domestic pigs in Uganda and several African countries. Recent events in the country where the disease is endemic show that it ...
• Seroprevalence and factors associated with Q fever and Rift Valley fever in goats in Moretele municipality, South Africa 

  Magadu, Rungano (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii which infects humans and a wide range of hosts including birds, mammals, ticks, fish and reptiles. Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen ...
• Evaluation of African horse sickness surveillance in the controlled area of South Africa 

  Grewar, John Duncan (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Surveillance is one of the core components of freedom from disease status declarations made by countries with regards to African horse sickness (AHS). This is especially true for South Africa which has a controlled area ...
• Development and efficacy testing of plant-produced virus-like particle vaccines against H6 avian influenza virus in chickens 

  Smith, Tanja (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The South African poultry industry has been beset by sporadic H6N2 avian influenza infection (sub-lineage I and II) in chickens since the early 2000s, with economic losses resulting from reduced egg production and co-infection ...
• A voluntary trichomonosis inter-laboratory comparison study in South Africa 

  Zangure, Tinashe Alan (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Trichomonosis is currently the most important venereal disease of cattle in South Africa with adverse economic implications to the beef production industry due to cow abortions, infertility and culling of carrier bulls. ...
• Predicting parturition in Beagles using foetal membrane measurements 

  Fouché, Susan (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Dog breeders invest a lot of time and money into breeding efforts and it is important for veterinarians to assist clients in achieving a successful outcome of a breeding attempt. Being able to predict when a bitch is likely ...
• A survey of farmers' experience using guard animals to control the impact of predators on farm livestock 

  Botha, Jolandie (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  South African farmers have struggled for many years with the loss of livestock on their farms due to predators such as black backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) and caracal (Caracal caracal). These farmers have been known to ...
• A systematic review of the impact of minerals on pregnant sheep and goats and their offspring in the African continent 

  Nwosu, Olufunke (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The dams' physiological status (gestational stages, lactation, and dry period) is crucial in utilising minerals. The mechanisms controlling the utilisation of minerals during pregnancy are inadequately understood. ...
• Efficacy and safety of recombinant zona pellucida vaccines in domestic horse mares and current application of native porcine zona pellucida vaccines in African elephant cows 

  Nolan, Margaret Bethaline (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The use of immunocontraceptives in veterinary population management and wildlife fertility control is well-established. The porcine zona pellucida (pZP) vaccine has been successfully used in approximately 85 species. The ...
• Genomic comparison of mycoplasma species isolated from commercial chickens in South Africa 

  Beylefeld, Amanda (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae are listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as notifiable avian diseases agents and are considered as economically important species affecting the South ...
• Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination and control in cattle at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Mnisi communal area 

  Lazarus, David D. (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Foot-and-mouth Diseases (FMD) is an important livestock disease with economic implications on trade. In southern Africa, the epidemiology of FMD is complicated as a result of the role of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) ...
• Failure to detect equid herpesvirus type 1 DNA in Thoroughbred placentae and healthy new-born foals 

  Brown, Lara Jean (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) is an economically important virus, associated with respiratory infection, late gestation abortion, neonatal death and myeloencephalopathy in horses. The aim of the present study was to ...
• Influence of incubation temperature on chorio-allantoic membrane vascularization heart size and ascites incidence in broilers (Gallus domesticus) 

  Lukhele, Obed Mooki (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Ascites or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) syndrome is a significant cause of mortality in modern fast-growing broilers that are raised at high altitude. Damage caused by temperature to the cardio-vascular system ...
• Effect of Tritrichomonas foetus infection on the vaginal bacterial microbiota of heifers 

  Salles-Martins, Isabela (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  Trichomonosis is a venereal disease responsible for extensive economic losses. Tritrichomonas foetus, deposited during copulation, adheres to the vaginal mucosa where it proliferates. The vaginal bacterial microbiota ...
• Retrospective study on antibody response to vaccination of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) with Clone 13 Rift Valley fever virus vaccine 

  Brothers, P.S. (Peter Stanley) (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a disease of ruminants in Africa, Madagascar and the Middle East, affecting primarily domestic, but also many wild species. The disease can be peracute to acute and is characterised by a necrotic ...

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