• Sialotranscriptomics of Rhipicephalus zambeziensis reveals intricate expression profiles of secretory proteins and suggests tight temporal transcriptional regulation during blood-feeding 

  De Castro, Minique Hilda; De Klerk, Daniel; Pienaar, Ronel; Rees, D. Jasper G.; Mans, Ben J. (BioMed Central, 2017-08-10)

  BACKGROUND : Ticks secrete a diverse mixture of secretory proteins into the host to evade its immune response and facilitate blood-feeding, making secretory proteins attractive targets for the production of recombinant ...
• Experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection in three white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) : susceptibility, clinical and anatomical pathology 

  Michel, Anita Luise; Lane, Emily P.; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari; Hofmeyr, Markus; Van der Heijden, Elisabeth M.D.L.; Botha, Louise; Van Helden, Paul; Miller, Michele; Buss, Peter (Public Library of Science, 2017-07-07)

  Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population in the Kruger National Park and other conservation areas in South Africa. The disease has been diagnosed in a total ...
• Assessing the extent and use of risk analysis methodologies in Africa, using data derived from the Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS) pathway 

  Bastiaensen, P.; Abernethy, D.A.; Etter, Eric M.C. (International Office of Epizootics, 2017)

  African countries that wish to export are increasingly faced with import risk assessments from importing countries concerned about the sources of their imported goods. Other risk analysis methodologies and approaches are ...
• New insights from Gorongosa National Park and Niassa National Reserve of Mozambique increasing the genetic diversity of Trypanosoma vivax and Trypanosoma vivax-like in tsetse flies, wild ungulates and livestock from East Africa 

  Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís); Rodrigues, Carla M.F.; Garcia, Herakles A.; Rodrigues, Adriana C.; Costa-Martins, Andre G.; Pereira, Carlos L.; Pereir, Dagmar L.; Bengaly, Zakaria; Camargo, Erney P.; Hamilton, Patrick B.; Teixeira, Marta M.G. (BioMed Central, 2017-07-17)

  BACKGROUND : Trypanosoma (Duttonella) vivax is a major pathogen of livestock in Africa and South America (SA), and genetic studies limited to small sampling suggest greater diversity in East Africa (EA) compared to both ...
• Protection of farm goats by combinations of recombinant peptides and formalin inactivated spores from a lethal Bacillus anthracis challenge under field conditions 

  Ndumnego, Okechukwu Chinazo; Van Heerden, Henriette; Koehler, Susanne M.; Buyuk, Fatih; Celebi, Ozgur; Demiraslan, Hayati; Doganay, Mehmet; Sahin, Mitat; Moehring, Jens; Otlu, Salih; Beyer, Wolfgang (BioMed Central, 2017-07-12)

  BACKGROUND : Bacillus (B.) anthracis, the causal agent of anthrax, is effectively controlled by the Sterne live spore vaccine (34F2) in animals. However, live spore vaccines are not suitable for simultaneous vaccination ...
• A field study of some nematode parasites of bovine in a semi-arid area, with special reference to their biology and possible methods of prophylaxis 

  Reinecke, R.K. (University of Pretoria, 1958)

  No abstract available
• The current status of resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, ivermectin, and amitraz of the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) in Ecuador 

  Madder, Maxime; Rodriguez-Hidalgo, Richar; Perez-Otanez, Ximena; Garces-Carrera, Sandra; Vanwambeke, Sophie O; Benitez-Ortiz, Washington (Public Library of Science, 2017-04-07)

  Rhipicephalus microplus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where livestock is a principal activity with great veterinary and economic importance. In Ecuador, this hematophagous ectoparasite ...
• Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. L. Ixodid ticks infesting horses and donkeys 

  Horak, Ivan Gerard; Booysen, Shalaine; Heyne, Heloise; Halajian, Ali; Smit, Willem J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-02-28)

  The aim of the study was to determine the species spectrum of ixodid ticks that infest horses and donkeys in South Africa and to identify those species that act as vectors of disease to domestic livestock. Ticks were ...
• Tuberculosis in rhinoceros : an underrecognized threat? 

  Michel, Anita Luise; Miller, Michele Ann; Van Helden, Paul David; Buss, P. (Wiley, 2017-08)

  Historical evidence of tuberculosis (TB) affecting primarily captive rhinoceroses dates back almost two centuries. Although the causative Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) species has not been determined in many ...
• In vitro and in vivo effects of kisspeptin antagonists p234, p271, p354, and p356 on GPR54 activation 

  Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Millar, Robert P.; Albers-Wolthers, C.H.J.; De Gier, J.; Walen, M.; Van Kooten, P.J.S.; Lambalk, C.B.; Leegwater, P.A.J.; Roelen, B.A.J.; Schaefers-Okkens, A.C.; Kooistra, H.S. (Public Library of Science, 2017-06-26)

  Kisspeptins (KPs) and their receptor (GPR54 or KiSS1R) play a key-role in regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and are therefore interesting targets for therapeutic interventions in the field of reproductive ...
• Evaluation of radiation sensitivity and mating performance of Glossina brevipalpis males 

  Venter, Gert J.; De Beer, Chantel J.; Moyaba, Percy; Boikanyo, Solomon N.B.; Majatladi, Daphney; Yamada, Hanano; Vreysen, Marc J.B. (Public Library of Science, 2017-03-17)

  BACKGROUND : Area-wide integrated pest management strategies that include a sterile insect technique component have been successfully used to eradicate tsetse fly populations in the past. To ensure the success of the ...
• Investigation of rabies virus glycoprotein carboxyl terminus as an in vitro predictive tool of neurovirulence. A 3R approach 

  Seo, Wonhyo; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Prehaud, Christophe; Khan, Zakir; Lafon, Monique (Elsevier, 2017-06)

  In the field of live viral vaccines production, there is an unmet need for in vitro tests complying a 3R approach (Refine, Replace and Reduce the use of animal experimentation) to replace the post-licensing safety tests ...
• Comparison of G protein sequences of South African street rabies viruses showing distinct progression of the disease in a mouse model of experimental rabies 

  Seo, Wonhyo; Akinbowale, Jenkins; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Servat, Alexandre; Cliquet, Florence; Prehaud, Christophe; Lafon, Monique (Elsevier, 2017-09)

  Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease and infections generally lead to a fatal encephalomyelitis in both humans and animals. In South Africa, domestic (dogs) and the wildlife (yellow mongoose) host species maintain the canid ...
• Progenitor strain introduction of Mycobacterium bovis at the wildlife-livestock interface can lead to clonal expansion of the disease in a single ecosystem 

  Michel, Anita Luise; Dippenaar, Anzaan; Parsons, Sven David Charles; Miller, Michele Ann; Hlokwe, Tiny; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius; Adroub, Sabir Abdu; Abdallah, Abdallah Musa; Pain, Arnab; Warren, Robin Mark; Van Helden, Paul David (Elsevier, 2017-07)

  Mycobacterium bovis infects multiple wildlife species and domesticated cattle across South Africa, and negatively impacts on livestock trade and movement of wildlife for conservation purposes. M. bovis infection was first ...
• Factors that Influence Mycobacterium bovis Infection in red deer and wild boar in an epidemiological risk area for tuberculosis of game species in Portugal 

  Abernethy, D.A.; Madeira, S.; Manteigas, A.; Ribeiro, R.; Otte, J.; Pina Fonseca, A.; Caetano, P.; Boinas, F. (Wiley, 2017-06)

  Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a worldwide zoonotic disease of domestic and wild animals. Eradication has proved elusive in those countries with intensive national programmes but with ongoing transmission between wildlife ...
• The prevalence of Culicoides spp. in 3 geographic areas of South Africa 

  Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Steyn, Jumari; Coetzee, Peter; Van Vuuren, Moritz; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Schutte, Christine; Venter, Gert (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, 2016-09-30)

  The seasonal abundance of Culicoides midges, the vector of Bluetongue and African horse sickness viruses (BTV/AHSV) and the presence of viruses in midges were determined in 3 geographic areas in South Africa. In the ...
• Molecular analysis of South African ovine herpesvirus 2 strains based on selected glycoprotein and tegument genes 

  Sibeko-Matjila, K.P. (Kgomotso Penelope); Van Vuuren, Moritz; Doboro, Fulufhelo Amanda; Njiro, Stephen (Public Library of Science, 2016-03-22)

  Ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), is the causative agent of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF), a generally fatal disease of cattle and other captive wild ruminants. Information on the OvHV-2 strains circulating ...
• Awareness concerning optimal pig production management and animal welfare among smallholder farmers in Tanzania 

  Penrith, Mary-Louise; Braae, U.C.; Ngowi, H.A.; Lekule, F.; Johansen, M.V. (Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, 2016)

  The aim of this study was to assess smallholder farmer awareness in terms of good pig management and to identify serious management issues that should be readily changeable despite resources being limited in a rural ...
• Nest temperature fluctuations in a cavity nester, the southern ground-hornbill 

  Combrink, H.J.; Combrink, L.; Botha, A.J.; Downs, Colleen T. (Elsevier, 2017-05)

  Southern ground-hornbills Bucorvus leadbeateri inhabit savanna and bushveld regions of South Africa. They nest in the austral summer, which coincides with the wet season and hottest daytime temperatures in the region. ...
• A retrospective analysis of the epidemiology and control measures of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in the northern communal areas of Namibia from 2001 to 2013 

  Mbiri, Pricilla (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (small colony) is an insidious pneumonic disease of cattle and poses a challenge to cattle production in sub-Saharan Africa. It is ...

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