• Diagnostic accuracy of blood sucrose as a screening test for equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) in weanling foals 

  Hewetson, Michael; Venner, Monica; Volquardsen, Jan; Sykes, Ben William; Hallowell, Gayle Davina; Vervuert, Ingrid; Fosgate, Geoffrey T.; Tulamo, Riitta‑Mari (BioMed Central, 2018-04-13)

  BACKGROUND: Equine gastric ulcer syndrome is an important cause of morbidity in weanling foals. Many foals are asymptomatic, and the development of an inexpensive screening test to ensure an early diagnosis is desirable. ...
• Temperature dependency of whole blood viscosity and red cell properties in desert ungulates : studies on scimitar-horned oryx and dromedary camel 

  Windberger, Ursula; Auer, Roland; Plasenzotti, Roberto; Eloff, Stephanie; Skidmore, Julian A. (IOS Press, 2018-08)

  BACKGROUND: The dromedary camel and the oryx antelope are exposed to excessive heat and solar radiation in their desert habitat. Desertification of areas with by now little rainfall may occur eventually. Well-adapted large ...
• Analysing production and financial data from farmers can serve as a tool for identifying opportunities for enhancing extension delivery among the rural poultry sub-sector in Zambia 

  Mubamba, Chrisborn; Ramsay, G.; Abolnik, Celia; Dautu, G.; Gummow, Bruce (Elsevier, 2018-10)

  There are limited data on production and financial performance of the rural poultry sector in developing countries like Zambia that could be used by extension services as a feedback loop to enhance service delivery in the ...
• Antimicrobial resistance in food animals and the environment in Nigeria 

  Oloso, Nurudeen Olalekan; Fagbo, Shamsudeen; Garbati, Musa; Olonitola, Steve O.; Awosanya, Emmanuel Jolaoluwa; Aworh, Mabel Kamweli; Adamu, Helen; Odetokun, Ismail Ayoade; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (MDPI Publishing, 2018-06-17)

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a global health threat, which has elicited a high-level political declaration at the United Nations General Assembly, 2016. In response, member countries agreed to pay greater ...
• Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine mastitis in eight countries : genotypes, detection of genes encoding different toxins and other virulence genes 

  Monistero, Valentina; Graber, Hans Ulrich; Pollera, Claudia; Cremonesi, Paola; Castiglioni, Bianca; Bottini, Enriqueta; Ceballos-Marquez, Alejandro; Lasso-Rojas, Laura; Kroemker, Volker; Wente, Nicole; Petzer, Inge-Marie; Santisteban, Carlos; Runyan, Jeff; Veiga dos Santos, Marcos; Alves, Bruna Gomes; Piccinini, Renata; Bronzo, Valerio; Abbassi, Mohamed Salah; Said, Meriam Ben; Moroni, Paolo (MDPI Publishing, 2018-06-17)

  Staphylococcus aureus is recognized worldwide as one of the major agents of dairy cow intra-mammary infections. This microorganism can express a wide spectrum of pathogenic factors used to attach, colonize, invade and ...
• Training method and other factors affecting student accuracy in bovine pregnancy diagnosis 

  Annandale, Annett; Annandale, C.H. (Cornelius Henry); Fosgate, Geoffrey T.; Holm, D.E. (Dietmar Erik) (University of Toronto Press, 2018)

  To optimize bovine pregnancy diagnosis (PD) training, factors influencing student performance were investigated. The objective was to determine whether training method, gender, background (farm, urban, or mixed), previous ...
• Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of mosquito‐borne alphaviruses in horses in northern Queensland 

  Gummow, Bruce; Tan, R.H.H.; Joice, R.K.; Burgess, G.; Picard, J. (Wiley, 2018-07)

  OBJECTIVE : To investigate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of alphaviruses (Ross River virus (RRV), Barmah Forest virus (BFV) and Whataroa virus (WHAV)) in northern Queensland horses. METHODS : A cross‐sectional ...
• Stakeholder perceptions of foot-and-mouth disease control in South Africa 

  Roberts, Laura C.; Fosgate, Geoffrey T. (Elsevier, 2018-08)

  Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) prevention and control is a challenge worldwide but the situation in southern Africa is particularly complex because the virus is endemic in wild African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). The objective ...
• High seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in domestic ruminants and African Buffaloes in Mozambique shows need for intensified surveillance 

  Moiane, Belisario; Mapaco, Lourenco; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Berg, Mikael; Albihn, Ann; Fafetine, Jose (Taylor and Francis Open, 2017)

  INTRODUCTION : Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arthropod-borne disease that affects both animals and humans. RVF phlebovirus (RVFPV) is widespread in Africa and Arabian Peninsula. In Mozambique, outbreaks were reported in ...
• Tracing the origins of genotype VIIh Newcastle disease in southern Africa 

  Abolnik, Celia; Mubamba, C.; Wandrag, D.B.R. (Daniel); Horner, R.; Gummow, Bruce; Dautu, G.; Bisschop, S.P.R. (Wiley, 2018-04)

  It is widely accepted that Newcastle disease is endemic in most African countries, but little attention has been afforded to establishing the sources and frequency of the introductions of exotic strains. Newcastle disease ...
• Complete genome sequence of mycoplasma pullorum isolated from domestic chickens 

  Beylefeld, Amanda; Abolnik, Celia (American Society for Microbiology, 2017-02-23)

  The 1,007,172-bp complete genome of Mycoplasma pullorum strain B359_6, isolated from domestic chickens, has been sequenced, assembled, and annotated.
• National surveillance and control costs for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in poultry : a benefit-cost assessment for a developing economy, Nigeria 

  Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Kehinde, Olugbenga O.; Laleye, Agnes Tinuke; Ekong, Bassey; Ahmed, Syed S.U.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Elsevier, 2018-08)

  We conducted benefit-cost analysis of outbreak and surveillance costs for HPAI H5N1in poultry in Nigeria. Poultry's death directly cost US$ 939,734.0 due to outbreaks. The integrated disease surveillance and response ...
• Chronic diarrhea in dogs – retrospective study in 136 cases 

  Volkmann, M.; Steiner, J.M.; Fosgate, Geoffrey T.; Zentek, J.; Hartmann, S.; Kohn, B. (Wiley, 2017-07)

  BACKGROUND : Chronic diarrhea (CD) is common in dogs, and information on frequency and distribution of primary and secondary causes is lacking. OBJECTIVES : To evaluate underlying causes and predictors of outcome in dogs ...
• The effect of cow-level factors on colostrum quality, passive immunity and health of neonatal calves in a pasture-based dairy operation 

  Mulder, Riaan; Fosgate, Geoffrey T.; Tshuma, Takula; Lourens, D.C. (Dirk Cornelius) (CSIRO, 2018)

  A study of 95 cows (19 primiparous and 76 multiparous) and their offspring was performed on a pasture-based dairy in the coastal region of South Africa. Collected data included weight changes during the dry period, colostrum ...
• Prevalence of selected zoonotic diseases and risk factors at a human-wildlife-livestock interface in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Quan, Vanessa; Frean, John; Knobel, Darryn L.; Rossouw, Jennifer; Weyer, Jacqueline; Marcotty, Tanguy; Godfroid, Jacques; Blumberg, Lucille H. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2018-06)

  A lack of surveillance and diagnostics for zoonotic diseases in rural human clinics limits clinical awareness of these diseases. We assessed the prevalence of nine zoonotic pathogens in a pastoral, low-income, HIV-endemic ...
• Comparative evaluation of the pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallinaceum in chickens 

  Adeyemi, Modupeore; Bwala, Dauda Garba; Abolnik, Celia (American Association of Avian Pathologists, 2018)

  Mycoplasma gallinaceum is not among the most pathogenic mycoplasmas affecting poultry, but its continuous reisolation from flocks in South Africa displaying typical signs of mycoplasmosis prompted us to revisit its role ...
• Immunological response to Brucella abortus strain 19 vaccination of cattle in a communal area in South Africa 

  Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Marcotty, Tanguy; Rouille, Elodie; Chilundo, Abel; Letteson, Jean-Jacques; Godfroid, Jacques (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2018-03)

  Brucellosis is of worldwide economic and public health importance. Heifer vaccination with live attenuated Brucella abortus strain 19 (S19) is the cornerstone of control in low- and middle-income countries. Antibody ...
• South African medicinal plant extracts active against influenza A virus 

  Mehrbod, Parvaneh; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Fotouhi, Fatemeh; Farahmand, Behrokh; Gado, Dorcas A.; Tabatabaian, Mansoureh; Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (BioMed Central, 2018-03-27)

  BACKGROUND : Influenza infection remains a major health threat for animals and humans which crucially requires effective antiviral remedies. The usage of herbal medications as readily available alternatives for their ...
• Assessment of Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine efficacy in a co-infection challenge model with QX-like infectious bronchitis virus 

  Bwala, Dauda Garba; Solomon, Ponman; Duncan, Neil M.; Wandrag, D.B.R. (Daniel); Abolnik, Celia (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is the primary cause of chronic respiratory disease in poultry. We investigated the protective efficacy of the live-attenuated ts-11 and 6/85 MG vaccines against a local MG strain and, in order ...
• Risk factors for prevalence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) in diarrheic and non-diarrheic neonatal and weaner pigs, South Africa 

  Ogundare, Samuel T.; Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Elsevier, 2018-02)

  Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea in pigs. In order to determine the risk factors, rectal/fecal swabs and visceral organs obtained from pig farms in two regions of South ...

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