Browsing Research Articles (Production Animal Studies) by Subject "KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)"

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High seroconversion rate to Rift Valley fever virus in cattle and goats in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the absence of reported outbreaks

Van den Bergh, Carien; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Swanepoel, Robert; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (Public Library of Science, 2019-05-03)

BACKGROUND : Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease characterized in South Africa by large epidemics amongst ruminant livestock at very long, irregular intervals, mainly in the central interior. ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of communal livestock farmers regarding animal health and zoonoses in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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 ...
Tracing cross species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis at the wildlife/ livestock interface in South Africa

Sichewo, Petronillah Rudo; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Michel, Anita Luise (BioMed Central, 2020-03-04)

BACKGROUND : Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) affects cattle and wildlife in South Africa with the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) as the principal maintenance host. The presence of a wildlife maintenance host at the ...

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