CONTEXT : The conservation of the Endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) poses a major challenge to conservationists because outside the boundaries of protected areas, wild dogs are prone to conflict with farmers. ...
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral respiratory and neurological
disease that has a severe impact on poultry production worldwide. In the present
study, an expression platform was established for the ...
Foot-and-mouth disease is a controlled disease in accordance with the South African Animal Diseases Act (Act 35 of 1984). The country was classified by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as having a FMD free ...
Ngoshe, Yusuf Bitrus; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Gomez-Vazquez, Jose Pablo; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.)(MDPI, 2023-01)
The presence of zoonotic diseases adversely affects livestock production and farmers’
livelihood in communal areas. A lack of awareness about zoonotic diseases among rural farmers
results in economic losses and health ...
Donaldson, Ashleigh C.; Buss, Peter Erik; Fuller, Andrea; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney(Oxford University Press, 2023-01)
Free-living lions (12 per group) were immobilized with tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine (TZM), ketamine-medetomidine (KM), or ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine (KBM). During immobilization, respiratory, blood gas and ...
Tsaxra, John B.; Abolnik, Celia; Kelly, Terra R.; Chengula, Augustino A.; Mushi, James R.; Msoffe, Peter L.M.; Muhairwa, Amandus P.; Phiri, Thandeka Precious; Jude, Rachel; Chouicha, Nadira; Mollel, Esther L.; Zhou, Huaijun; Gallardo, Rodrigo A.(Springer Nature, 2023-12)
Newcastle disease (ND) is among the most important poultry diseases worldwide. It is the major threat to poultry production
in Africa and causes major economic losses for both local and commercial chickens. To date, half ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Abolnik, Celia; Phiri, Thandeka Precious; Peyrot, Belinda; De Beer, Renee; Snyman, Albert; Roberts, David; Ludynia, Katrin; Jordaan, Frances; Maartens, Michele; Ismail, Zehaad; Strydom, Christine; Van der Zel, Gerbrand; Anthony, Jade; Daniell, Nadine; De Boni, Liesl; Grewar, John Duncan; Olivier, Adriaan; Roberts, Laura C.(MDPI, 2023-06-16)
In southern Africa, clade 2.3.4.4B H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) was
first detected in South African (SA) poultry in April 2021, followed by outbreaks in poultry or wild
birds in Lesotho and Botswana. ...
South Africa has two types of animal farming systems, being the commercial industry and subsistence farming in
more rural areas, with commercial farmers having more access to veterinary services. To cater for the absence ...
BACKGROUND : Q fever and toxoplasmosis are economically important zoonoses as they cause considerable losses
in livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) and wildlife (antelopes, giraffes, lions, and cheetahs) through ...
Peña, Santiago Jr.; Gummow, Bruce; Parker, Anthony J.; Paris, Damien B.B.P.(College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2022-07)
Despite its potential benefits, the application of frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa in commercial pig production is still very limited. Cryopreservation could induce sperm DNA damage causing reduced fertility and early embryo ...
We optimized and verified a single-spot solid-phase competitive ELISA (ss-SPCE) to detect antibodies against structural proteins of Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in ...
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 ...
Bovine mastitis is a critical pathology in global dairy herds, causing economic losses due to decreased production and increased culling. The continuous use of conventional antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistance ...
BACKGROUND : Knowledge of the prevalence of thromboemboli and the associated hemostatic status in dogs with carcinoma or sarcoma is unknown and might allow earlier intervention.
OBJECTIVES : Estimate prevalence of ...
Hanekom, Josef; Lubisi, Baratang Alison; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Guthrie, Alan John; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore(Elsevier, 2023-04)
Dogs are the only non-equid species to develop the fatal form of African horse sickness (AHS). Research conducted in 2013 questioned the long-held belief that naturally occurring cases of AHS in dogs were contracted ...
Bovine mastitis, an inflammatory condition affecting the mammary glands of dairy cattle, poses a significant economic burden on the dairy industry. Staphylococcus species, Streptococcus species and Escherichia coli are ...