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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Production Animal Studies) by Title
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Govindasamy, Krpasha
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Background and Introduction
Human brucellosis, a neglected zoonotic disease of global public health importance, can be prevented by controlling the disease in livestock hosts. In South Africa (SA) there has been an increasing ...
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Botha, Jolandie
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
South African farmers have struggled for many years with the loss of livestock on their farms due to predators such as black backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) and caracal (Caracal caracal). These farmers have been known to ...
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Nwosu, Olufunke
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The dams' physiological status (gestational stages, lactation, and dry period) is crucial
in utilising minerals. The mechanisms controlling the utilisation of minerals during
pregnancy are inadequately understood. ...
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Dittberner, Mark
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
Wild animal capture has progressed over the years from trapping or physical capture, which was dangerous to both animal and man, to chemical immobilization. Opioids and butyrophenones are the most common classes of drugs ...
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Roberts, David Gordon
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
This study describes the growth of the blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus) cardiac and pulmonary systems with ontogenetic allometric equations, contributing an additional species to the small collection of ...
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Sirdar, Mohamed Mahmoud
(University of Pretoria, 2011-01-03)
The prevalence of antimicrobial residues in table eggs produced in Khartoum State, Sudan was estimated and determined. All available producing layer farms in the state were sampled in April, June and August 2008. For each ...
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Karzis, Joanne
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The discovery and the subsequent global use of antibiotics has led to the survival of resistant microorganisms and suppression of susceptible species. This has caused a worldwide interest in antibiotic resistance and its ...
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Darwent, Lee
(University of Pretoria, 2012-05-21)
Molecular based species identification is a useful tool in forensic investigations as well as routine work. The ability to cheaply and quickly determine the species of origin of a sample has become increasingly necessary ...
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Steckler, Daniela
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
The ability to accurately evaluate the quality and estimate the fertilizing potential of dog semen has increased in importance as a result of the more widespread use of artificial insemination but remains challenging. The ...
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Janse van Rensburg, Leana
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The reproductive performance of pigs is the main determinant of the profit farmers
make in pig production. There are many contributors to poor reproductive
performance and in this study the influence of environmental ...
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Jooste, Frans
(University of Pretoria, 2007-03-02)
No other references could be found in the literature where IVP embryos, exposed to FMDV were rendered free of the virus. To the best of my knowledge this is the first report that describes the association of FMDV with IVP ...
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Seeber, Peter Andreas
(University of Pretoria, 2012-10-11)
Little is known on the giraffe’s reproductive behaviour, particularly observations of male sexual behaviour are scarce. Most information results from studies on captive animals, and observations of free-ranging giraffes ...
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Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis
(University of Pretoria, 2006-02-23)
Apart from its slender appearance, four main factors lead to questions regarding the bone density, mineral content and morphology of the giraffe skeleton: X A rapid vertical growth rate ¡V especially in the neck and ...
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Amuthenu, Natangwe Snyder
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a disease of cloven-hoofed animals well-known not only for significant production losses but also restricted market access for livestock and livestock products from affected areas. It severely ...
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Bwala, Dauda Garba
(University of Pretoria, 2010-03-12)
Since 2002, the South African poultry industry has experienced outbreaks of Newcastle disease (ND) caused by a newly introduced virus (NDV) strain belonging to lineage 5d/VIId (“goose paramyxovirus” - GPMV). Control of the ...
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Tutt, Cedric Leslie Canonbury
(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-09)
The objective of this research project was to evaluate the clinical effect of Dimethyl sulphoxide in the symptomatic treatment of sheep suffering from heartwater caused by lichia ruminantiumforrmerly Cowdria ruminantium). ...
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Sasidharan, S.P.
(University of Pretoria, 2004)
In recent years, South African conservation officials have noted the appearance of tumour like growths, very similar to equine sarcoids, in some Cape mountain zebra (CMZ) populations. In domestic horses, a genetic ...
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De Beer, Johann Hermann
(University of Pretoria, 2024-07-07)
This study aimed to determine the effect of different grazing systems on veld conditions, body conditions, and calving percentages (production parameters) of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), sable antelope ...
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Goosen, Jaco Louis
(University of Pretoria, 2023-07)
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) as the etiological agent for Colibacillosis
has extensively been described, with numerous research papers dissecting and
elaborating on the prevalence and population dynamics of ...
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More O'Ferrall-Berndt, Marianne
(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-05)
Selected public health criteria of pasteurised milk available to the consumer from milk -shops
in a selected area of Pretoria compared with a national distributor's milk were evaluated.
Pasteurised milk samples were ...