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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

Penzhorn, BL

BVSc (Pret) BSc (Hons) (Pret) MAgric (Texas A&M) DSc (Natuurbeheer) (Pret) DipEVPC - Professor

NRF Rating: B3

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Telephone number: 012 529 8253
Fax number: 012 529 8312
E-mail address: banie.penzhorn@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Important conditions of companion animals in the sub-Saharan region

Wildlife health and production

Economically important diseases of livestock in the sub-Saharan region

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Bosman A-M, Oosthuizen MC, Peirce MA, Venter EH, Penzhorn BL: 2010. Babesia lengau sp. Nov., a Novel Babesia species in Cheetah (Acinonyx jabatus, Schreber, 1775) populations in South Africa. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (8) / Aug, pp 2703-2708, Full Text

Yusufmia SB, Collins NE, Nkuna R, Troskie M, van den Bossche P, Penzhorn BL: 2010. Occurrence of Theileria parva and other haemonprotozoa in cattle at the edge of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 81 (1), pp 45-49, Full Text

Ndlovu DN, Makaya PV, Penzhorn BL: 2010. Tick infestation, and udder and teat damage in selected cattle herds of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 (2) / June, pp 235-248, Full Text

Keet DF, Michel AL, Bengis RG, Becker PJ, Van Dyk DS, van Vuuren M, Rutten VPMG, Penzhorn BL: 2010. Intradermal tuberculin testing of wild African lions (Panthera leo) naturally exposed to infection with Mycobacterium bovis. Veterinary Microbiology, 144, pp 384-391.

Zorloni A, Penzhorn BL, Eloff JN: 2010. Extracts of Calpurnia aurea leaves from southern Ethiopia attract and immobilise or kill ticks. Veterinary Parasitology, 168, pp 160-164, Full Text

Bhoora R, Buss PE, Guthrie AJ, Penzhorn BL, Collins NE: 2010. Genetic diversity of piroplasms in plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) and Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, (174), pp 145-149.

 

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