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Browsing Veterinary Science by Supervisor "Penzhorn, Barend Louis"
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-21)This study formed part of the collaborative IDEAL (Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock) project, which focused on the sedentary mixed crop-livestock smallholding system in Western Kenya. This was a longitudinal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-23)The main objective of the study was to investigate whether there were significant differences in prevalence of antibodies to Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis between vaccinated and unvaccinated cattle in a tick-borne ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)The aim of this study was to investigate three key epidemiological aspects of Theileria parva infections in cattle and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa. The first of these was the possible behavioural ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-09-04)Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are major pests in the livestock and labour-intensive farming systems along the major rivers in South Africa. At present, blackflies are controlled with the larvicide Bacillus thuringienses ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-10)As part of the larger survey to map the geographical distribution of Babesia and Theileria parasites in the Southern African rhinoceros population, white rhinoceroses were sampled during routine immobilizations in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)Babesia rossi is the most virulent Babesia species in dogs occurring in South Africa and is associated with severe clinical manifestation and mortalities. Babesia rossi is highly pathogenic and reacting dogs requires ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-01-03)Feline babesiosis, first described in domestic cats in South Africa in 1937, is regarded to be of great importance in the coastal regions although isolated cases also occur on the eastern highlands of Mpumalanga Province. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-22)Previously, strategy formulation for large-scale eradication of tsetse in southern Africawas dominated by straightforward technical considerations. The current shift to localised control of tsetse-transmitted bovine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-23)Bovine babesiosis occurs worldwide and is one of the most costly tick-borne cattle diseases in the tropics. The Soutpansberg region of the Northern Province in South Africa is endemic for Babesia bigemina, but Babesia bovis ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-07)The burden of ticks in semi-arid lands of Ethiopia is not as pronounced as in some more humid areas of the continent. Nevertheless, the increasing recourse to chemicals smuggled by illegal traders has led to serious problems, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-03-02)Rural subsistence farming practices are the primary agricultural activity in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cattle in this area have long been affected by tsetse-borne trypanosome infections. The causative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Haemoparasites have been a source of economic and research interest for animal managers for some time. Of these, the role played by the Apicomplexan Babesia and Theileria species in both domesticated animals and wildlife ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-22)Corridor disease (Theileria parva infection in cattle associated with carrier buffaloes) was not reported to cause serious outbreaks prior to 1994. From 2002-2004, outbreaks in cattle have increased in the areas where the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009)In an attempt to develop quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays for the detection of equine piroplasms, sequence heterogeneity in the V4 hypervariable region of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequences within both ...
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Molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens of domestic dogs from communal areas in Botswana (University of Pretoria, 2011)The occurrence of tick-borne pathogens in dogs on communal land in Botswana was studied using Reverse Line Blot (RLB). Eighty blood samples were collected from dogs that underwent a spay and neuter program in Maun, Botswana. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008)This thesis focuses on the molecular characterization of tick-borne parasites of dogs in South Africa. Emphasis is placed on Babesia, Erhlichia, incidental and novel parasite infections that may cause morbidity or mortality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-04)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Numerous studies have reported on the occurrence of Babesia rossi in domestic dogs in South Africa, but information on the occurrence of B. rossi in free-ranging indigenous canids, e.g. African wild dogs and black-backed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-09-03)Blood was collected from 71 tsessebe antelope and ticks from 12 of these animals, in the Vaalbos National Park. The samples were collected when the animals were relocated to a new park as a result of the deproclamation of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-03-12)Between November 2002 and October 2006, blood samples were collected from 46 black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) originating from various national parks and game reserves within South Africa. The samples were divided ...
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