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 ...
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli is a serious threat to human and animal health, with antimicrobial drug resistance contributing to the problem. Alternative mechanisms of prevention and treatment of E. coli-induced diarrhoea ...
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Global interest in phytogenic feed additives as alternatives to antibiotics in feed has been spurred by the banning of antibiotic growth promoters by several countries. Suitable plant ...
An online consumer survey, consisting of 23 closed questions divided into 9 sections, was conducted to investigate consumer perception of including edible insects in their diet. The data analysis was carried out using a ...
Thermal stress is an environmental factor that negatively affects poultry production globally. It elicits behavioural and physiological changes in broiler chickens, hence the need to find ways of ameliorating its detrimental ...
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 ...
Pelargonium sidoides DC. (Geraniaceae) is an important indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, historically employed by various ethnic groups to treat respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments. The proprietary
herbal ...
Small ruminant production is one of the most important animal productions for food security in the world, especially in the developing world. Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection is a threat to this animal’s production. ...
Phakoago, Makabudi V.; Maloney, Shane K.; Kamerman, Peter R.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Weyer, Nora M.; Fuller, Andrea(Oxford University Press, 2024-02)
Comparatively little is known about the distribution and ecology of Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) and Temminck’s Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii). Both are elusive species that are normally nocturnal, solitary, and ...
Sigudu, Themba T.; Oguttu, James W.; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene(AOSIS, 2023-01-30)
BACKGROUND : Although staphylococci are commensals of the skin and mucosa of humans and
animals, they are also opportunistic pathogens. Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp.
(CoNS), such as S. haemolyticus and S. ...
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 ...
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a worldwide disease affecting millions of people. The rise of resistant strains, coupled with toxicity of current chemotherapy, requires effective alternatives against ...
Soilborne pathogens are economically important, causing great losses in agricultural production globally. The high cost and toxicity of antibiotics, coupled with the development of drug-resistant bacteria, has awakened ...
Erhabor, Rosemary Chinelo; Erhabor, Joseph Omorogiuwa; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; Petzer, Inge-Marie; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; McGaw, Lyndy Joy(Elsevier, 2024-02)
Bovine mastitis, caused mostly by Staphylococcus species, has gained global importance owing to the increasing prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, which comprise a risk to food security and public health. In this ...
The unintended environmental exposure of vultures to diclofenac has resulted in the deaths of millions of old-world vultures on the Asian subcontinent. While toxicity has been since associated with a long half-life of ...
Ndobeni, Tandile Nwabisa; Magwedere, Kudakwashe; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene(Veterinary World, 2023-11)
BACKGROUND AND AIM :
Mechanically recovered meat (MRM) products have been linked to outbreaks of human salmonellosis. However, no studies have investigated the prevalence of Salmonella species in MRM products in South ...
Sebola, Dikeledi; Oguttu, James W.; Kock, Marleen M.; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene(Veterinary World, 2023-09-17)
BACKGROUND : Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae are opportunistic bacterial pathogens responsible for
hospital-acquired infections in veterinary medicine. Infection with these bacteria always requires urgent ...
Hassan, Ibrahim Zubairu; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; Naidoo, Vinny(Wiley, 2024-01)
BACKGROUND : Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem largely due to the overuse of antimicrobials. In recognition of this, the World Health Assembly in 2015 agreed on a global action plan to tackle AMR. ...
Lubbe, Crystal; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Harvey, Brian H.; Wolmarans, De Wet(Springer, 2023-06)
Capture myopathy (CM), which is associated with the capture and translocation of wildlife, is a life-threatening condition that causes noteworthy morbidity and mortality in captured animals. Such wildlife deaths have a ...