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Browsing Veterinary Science by Supervisor "McGaw, Lyndy Joy"
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Ticks and tick borne diseases remain a huge threat to livestock productivity the world over. While several efforts have been made to control ticks, current control measures are still not adequate. Conventionally, tick ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Farmers in developing countries are faced with many diseases that limit the productivity of their animals, several of which are caused by tick infestations. To date, treatment of host animals with synthetic, chemical tick ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The Plant Breeder’s Right (PBR), also known as Plant Variety Protection (PVP), is a form of intellectual property afforded to breeders of newly bred plant varieties. In South Africa, intellectual protection of new plant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-05-15)Diarrhoea is one of the killer diseases resulting from the dehydration and loss of electrolytes through profuse and excessive excretion of loose stool. The pathoaetiologies include infections, intestinal inflammation, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-03-04)Diarrhoea is one of the killer diseases resulting from the dehydration and loss of electrolytes through profuse and excessive excretion of loose stool. The pathoaetiologies include infections, intestinal inflammation, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-05-24)The aim of this study was to investigate plant species to develop a product with the potential of protecting plants or plant products against plant fungal pathogens. Hexane, dichloromethane, acetone, and methanol leaf ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-22)The main aim of the study was to isolate compounds active against Candida albicans from the most active species from a pool of several trees. Seven tree species with good antifungal activity were selected from the Phytomedicine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Sclerosteosis is a severe autosomal recessive sclerosing skeletal dysplasia with no available treatment. It is characterised by excessive bone formation and is caused by mutations in the SOST gene that lead to loss of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-07)Soilborne pathogens are economically important, causing great losses in agricultural production globally. Nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses are microscopic, destructive pathogens which are extremely difficult to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-05)Among cattle diseases, bovine mastitis remains a serious problem with financial implications to the farmer as it adversely affects milk production. Staphylococcus aureus and non-aureus staphylococcus (NAS) species are often ...
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(Pretoria : University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2017-09-07)Handling and consumption of contaminated foods (meat, milk and eggs) are considered a major source of infection in humans. This public health risk reinforces the need for close monitoring and collaboration between public ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Coal mining and coal utilization in Mpumalanga have increased over the years due to national reliance on coal as a source of power generation. In general, this has caused significant deterioration of water quality wherever ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)In rural areas of developing countries like South Africa, people typically depend on goat farming for both meat and milk production due to the shortage of grazing and the higher maintenance cost of cattle. An understanding ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The possibility of moderating the response of cells to a particular mutagen by phytomedicines opens new horizons in cancer prevention. On this basis, the search for antimutagens presents many possibilities for the discovery ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize antifungal compounds from the most active medicinal plant species that could be used to address secondary infection problems in immunocompromised patients. An ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-23)Microbial infections are a major threat to public health particularly in developing countries due to the relative unavailability of medicine and the emergence of widespread drug resistance. Serious invasive fungal infections ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)Infectious diseases are a serious concern worldwide especially in immune-compromised patients. Some of these diseases are considered to be contagious and are spread via airborne transmission, while others are not contagious, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-05-15)Diseases caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses pose a significant threat especially to poor rural communities. Viral infections are frequently complicated by secondary bacterial and fungal infections which remain a major ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The development of antimicrobial resistance has provided momentum to the search for potential alternatives for treatment of microbial diseases in both humans and animals. Medicinal plants are a useful alternative source ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-02-29)Due to consumer resistance to the use of synthetic chemicals in agriculture, the aim of this research was to develop an antifungal extract from the leaves of Melianthus comosus that could be marketed as an organic fungicide ...
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