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Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

Economically important diseases of livestock in the sub-Saharan region - Postgraduate Student Projects

Dissertations/Theses:
Conradie Van Wyk I: Anaemia in East African short-horn Zebu calves: Field diagnosis, infectious causes and pathogen interactions (Prof BL Penzhorn, Prof JAW Coetzer)

Motloang MY: Determination of the vectorial competence of Glossina austeni and G. brevipalpis and virulence of Trypanosoma congolense isolated in KwaZulu-Natal (Prof AA Latif, Dr BJ Mans)

Nsamba P: Genetic and phenotypic characterization of selected African foot-and-mouth diseases virus isolates (Prof W Vosloo, Dr F Maree)

Woma YT: Serological and molecular epidemiology of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and the adoption of a thermostable PPR vaccine in Nigeria (Dr M Quan)

Ali HK: Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma species isolated from the genital tract of Dorper sheep in South Africa (Prof M van Vuuren, Ms A-M Bosman)

Debeila TJ: Characterization of selected Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations in South Africa using genetic markers (Dr JJO Koekemoer)

Gomo C: Characterisation of Brucella species in Zimbabwe (Dr H van Heerden)

Malatji P: Detection of Babesia rossi genotypes using real-time PCR assay (Dr PT Matjila, Dr MC Oosthuizen, Prof BL Penzhorn)

Mbizeni S: Field and laboratory investigation in Theileria parva carrier state in cattle populations at the livestock/game interface of uPhongola Mkuze area (Prof AA Latif, Prof BL Penzhorn)

Ntantiso LN: Bovine trypanosomosis incidence at game/livestock interface of the Hluhluwe Game Reserve (Prof AA Latif, Prof BL Penzhorn)

Ularamu H: Genetic characterization of bovine viral diarrhoea viruses isolated from cattle in South Africa (Prof M van Vuuren, Prof EH Venter)

 

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