Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Paraclinical Sciences (Veterinary)
Botha, CJ
BVSc(Hons) MMed Vet(Tox)(Pret) PhD - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 529 8023
Fax number: 012 529 8304
E-mail address: christo.botha@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Plant poisonings important to livestock
The use of biomarkers as an indication of pollution in the aquatic ecosystems
Fish morphology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Botha CJ, Penrith ML: 2008. Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 119 / July, pp 549-558.
Myburgh JG, Botha CJ, Booyse DG, Reyers F: 2008. Provisional clinical chemistry parameters in the African Sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 79 (4), pp 156-160, Full Text
Masango MG, Myburgh JG, Botha CJ, Labuschagne L, Naicker D: 2008. A comparison of in vivo and in vitro assays to assess the toxicity of algal blooms. Water Research, 42, pp 3241-3248, Full Text
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