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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Syncerus caffer"”.
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Low-dose thiafentanil in combination with azaperone alone or azaperone and medetomidine for the immobilization of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
… for the immobilization of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Study design Prospective, randomised, cross-over study. Animals Twelve adult African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) bulls. Material and methods This randomized cross-over study on twelve African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) was performed on …
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Tick-borne haemoparasite prevalence and Theileria parva strain diversity in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from northern Botswana and Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is host for many pathogens known to cause economically important diseases and is often considered an important reservoir for livestock diseases. Theileriosis, heartwater, babesiosis and anaplasmosis are considered the most important tick-borne diseases of …
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The development of the single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique to assess sequence level variation within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) DRB1 gene in four South African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations
This thesis reports the development of Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) technique to assess sequence level variation within the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) DRB1 gene in four South African buffalo populations. MHC gene products are involved in the immune response, and so …
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Livestock production and animal health management systems in communal farming areas at the wildlife-livestock interface in southern Africa
… landscape. Due to the presence of buffalo Syncerus caffer in most of the TFCAs in southern Africa, foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) has to be controlled in susceptible livestock species sharing the rangelands with wildlife. Conventional FMD control measures act as an additional burden on …
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The Middle Stone Age fauna from Olieboomspoort: an archaeozoological perspective
… Raphicerus sp., Redunca sp., Sylvicapra grimmia, Syncerus caffer, Tragelaphus oryx, Equus sp., Proteles cristata, Felis silvestris, Papio sp., Lepus sp., snakes and tortoises. Thus, the faunal assemblage is taxonomically relatively diverse with 16 species identified. Bovids are the most …
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Prevalence of bacterial zoonoses in selected trophy hunted species, and the potential of human health risk in Bwabwata National park, Namibia
… species Loxodonta Africana (African Elephant), Syncerus caffer (African Buffalo), Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Kudu), Hippopotamus amphibious (Hippopotamus), Hippotragus niger (Sable antelope), and Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), and the potential human health risk in Bwabwata National Park, …
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Movement analysis for monitoring predation by large carnivores : lions in Kruger National Park
… (Connochaetes taurinus), impala and buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Selection indices for the eight dominant prey items were calculated using prey availability measures obtained from the aerial census data and ground counts of groups. It has been suggested that group level selection is a better …