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Browsing Faculty of Veterinary Science Web News by Subject "African horse sickness"
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Heyl, Ansa; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science
(2014-08-11)
In spite of significant international interest in South African horses, investment in this sector currently falls far short of its potential. The main reason for this is the prevalence of African horse sickness (AHS). In ...
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University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris
(2017-06-23)
The World Organisation for Animal Health has approved a South African developed diagnostic test for African horse sickness (AHS), a potentially deadly horse disease. Previously, results for the test for this disease took ...
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Poggenpoel, Linda; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris
(2016)
African horse sickness (AHS) is the most feared disease of horses on the African continent, and claims the lives of more than 200 horses in South Africa each year.