• 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 ...
• Isolation and characterization of two acaricidal compounds from Calpurnia aurea subsp. aurea (Fabaceae) leaf extract 

  Adenubi, Olubukola T.; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Naidoo, Vinny (Springer, 2018-05)

  The menace caused by ticks and tick-borne diseases is a major limitation to the livestock industry in Africa. The high costs and non-availability of synthetic, chemical acaricides to resource-limited farmers, resistance ...
• 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 ...
• A correlation between capsid protein VP2 and the plaque morphology of African horse sickness virus in cell culture 

  Schade-Weskott, Mathilde L.; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Koekemoer, J.J.O. (Springer, 2018-05)

  The attenuated live virus vaccine that is used in South Africa to protect against African horse sickness infection was developed more than 50 years ago. With the selection of the vaccine strains by cell culture passage, a ...
• Oral, maxillofacial and dental diseases in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) 

  Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Boy, S.C.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  Descriptions of several oral, maxillofacial and dental conditions/diseases exist for a variety of captive large felids, but little is reported on the pathology of free roaming large felids. Apart from focal palatine erosions ...
• Biological activities of Heteropyxis natalensis against micro-organisms involved in oral infections 

  Henley-Smith, Cynthia J.; Botha, Francien Susanna; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Nkomo, Mpumelelo; Meyer, Debra; Lall, Namrita (Frontiers Media, 2018-04-10)

  The use of complementary and alternative medicine from plants in South Africa, as in the rest of the world, continues to increase. Heteropyxis natalensis, known as the Lavender tree, is indigenous to South Africa and is ...
• 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 ...
• The use of toxicokinetics and exposure studies to show that carprofen in cattle tissue could lead to secondary toxicity and death in wild vultures 

  Naidoo, Vinny; Taggart, M.A.; Duncan, Norman; Wolter, K.; Chipangura, J.K. (John); Green, R.E.; Galligan, T.H. (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  Veterinary medicines can be extremely damaging to the environment, as seen with the catastrophic declines in Gyps vulture in South Asia due to their secondary exposure to diclofenac in their primary food source. Not ...
• 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, Daniel B.R.; 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 ...
• Vertical transmission of microcystins to Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) eggs 

  Singo, Alukhethi; Myburgh, Jan G.; Laver, Peter N.; Venter, Elizabeth A.; Ferreira, Gezina C.H.; Rösemann, Gertruida M.; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2017-08)

  Cyanobacteria or blue green algae are known for their extensive and highly visible blooms in eutrophic, stagnant freshwater bodies. Climate change and global warming have also contributed to a rise in toxic cyanobacterial ...
• Multimycotoxin analysis of South African Aspergillus clavatus isolates 

  Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Truter, Mariette; Sulyok, M. (Springer, 2018-05)

  Aspergillus clavatus poisoning is a neuromycotoxicosis of ruminants that occurs sporadically across the world after ingestion of infected feedstuffs. Although various toxic metabolites are synthesized by the fungus, it is ...
• Sero-surveillance of Lyssavirus specific antibodies in Nigerian fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) 

  Tyem, Dinchi A.; Dogonyaro, Banenat B.; Woma, Timothy A.; Ngoepe, Ernest Chuene; Sabeta, Claude Taurai (MDPI Publishing, 2017-07-09)

  The aetiological agent of rabies is a member of the Lyssavirus genus (Rhabdoviridae family, order Mononegavirales). The disease (rabies) is endemic in many parts of Asia and Africa and still remains an important public ...
• Monitoring Mycobacterium bovis in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) killed by vehicles in Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2011 

  Courcier, Emily A.; Menzies, Fraser D.; Strain, Sam A.J.; Skuce, Robin A.; Robinson, Philip A.; Patterson, Ivan A.P.; McBride, Kathryn R.; McCormick, Carl M.; Walton, Eric; McDowell, Stanley W.J.; Abernethy, D.A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-03)

  Despite extensive long-term eradication programmes, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains endemic in much of the British Isles. The cost of the national eradication programme in Northern Ireland was estimated at £23 million ...
• Plains zebra (Equus quagga) adrenocortical activity increases during times of large aggregations in the Serengeti ecosystem 

  Seeber, P.A.; Franz, M.; Dehnhard, M.; Ganswindt, Andre; Greenwood, A.D.; East, M.L. (Elsevier, 2018-04)

  Adverse environmental stimuli (stressors) activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and contribute to allostatic load. This study investigates the contribution of environmental stressors and life history stage to ...
• Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever presenting with undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia 

  Coetzee, Marius J.; Blumberg, Lucille H.; Paweska, Janusz T.; Leman, Pat; Swanepoel, Robert; De Kock, Andre (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Taylor and Francis, and Informa business, 2017)

  A patient with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presented with a high white cell count and splenomegaly. Underlying chronic myeloid leukaemia was diagnosed. The management of this complex case was difficult, and ...
• Bacterial species from retailed poultry eggs in Tshwane, South Africa : implication for consumers 

  Jambalang, Alexander Ray; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria); Botha, Francien Susanna (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-11)

  Food safety is an important public health issue and governments across the world are intensifying their efforts to improve the quantity, quality and the safety of national food supplies. Bacteria, especially Salmonella ...
• Molecular characterization of cosmopolitan and potentially co-invasive helminths of commensal, murid rodents in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Julius, R.S. (Rolanda); Schwan, E.V. (Volker); Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Springer, 2018-04)

  Concurrent studies of helminth parasites of introduced and native rodent species are few and miss the opportunity to identify potential co-invasive parasite species. This study employed molecular tools to infer the phylogeny ...
• Network integration and limits to social inheritance in vervet monkeys 

  Jarrett, Jonathan D.; Bonnell, Tyler R.; Young, Christopher; Barrett, Louise; Henzi, S. Peter (The Royal Society, 2018-04)

  Social networks can be adaptive for members and a recent model (Ilany and Akçay 2016 Nat. Comm. 7, 12084 (doi:10.1038/ncomms12084)) has demonstrated that network structure can be maintained by a simple process of social ...

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