Research and publications


Title:  Approaches to increase recovery of bacterial and fungal abortion agents in domestic ruminants.

Journal: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Authors: Annelize Jonker, Peter N. Thompson, Anita L. Michel

Publishing date: 11 January 2023

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Title:  Optimization and application of real-time qPCR assays in detection and identification of Chlamydiales in products of domestic ruminant abortion.

Journal: MDPI Pathogens

Authors: Annelize Jonker, Anita L. Michel

Publication date: 9 February 2023

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Title:  Descriptive Epidemiology of and Response to the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H5N8) Epidemic in South African Coastal Seabirds, 2018.

Journal: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Authors: Laura C. Roberts, Celia Abolnik, Lauren J. Waller, Kevin Shaw, Katrin Ludynia, David G. Roberts, Alison A. Kock, Azwianewi B. Makhado, Albert Snyman, Darrell Abernethy

Publication date: 23 February 2023

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Title: Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding neosporosis and toxoplasmosis among farmers and animal health practitioners in Namibia

Journal: Tropical Animal Health and Production

Authors: Alaster Samkange, Simbarashe Chitanga, Luis Neves & Tshepo Matjila​

Publication date: 27 December 2022

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Title: Effects of probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and ascorbic acid on oxidative gene damage biomarker, heat shock protein 70 and interleukin 10 in broiler chickens exposed to heat stress.

Journal: Animal Gene

Authors: Victory Osirimade Sumanu, Charles Byaruhanga, Anna-Mari Bosman, Sunday Ochonu Ochai, Vinny Naidoo, Marinda Catharina Oosthuizen, Joseph Panashe Chamunorwa.

Publication date: June 2023

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