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AFTER TROPICAL CYCLONE DINEO, AN INCREASED MORTALITY IN SHEEP AND GOATS FROM HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS AT BOTSWANA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (BUAN) FARM
Ramabu, Solomon S.; Tlotleng, Kebadire; Mosweu, Thatayaone Miles; Thutwa, Ketshephaone (Centre for Info Bio Technology, 2018-12)An investigation was carried out to determine the cause of increased mortality in sheep and goats at BUAN farm in March 2017. At the time of reporting sheep and goat deaths had occurred daily for over a week. Clinical signs ... -
Cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions against unfed tick larval extract of Rhipicephalus evertsi in South African Mutton Merino, Namaqua Afrikaner and Dorper sheep
Thutwa, Ketshephaone; van Wyk, Japie B.; Dzama, Kennedy; Scholtz, Ansie J.; Cloete, Schalk W.P. (Elsevier:, 2018-07-23)Indigenous Namaqua Afrikaner (NA) sheep have been reported to be more resistant to tick infestation than the commercial Dorper and South African Mutton Merino (SAMM) breeds. The aim of this study was to compare cutaneous ... -
Expression of cytokine genes at tick attachment and control sites of Namaqua Afrikaner, Dorper and South African Mutton Merino sheep
Thutwa, Ketshephaone; Dzama, Kennedy; van Wyk, Jacob B; Scholtz, Ansie J.; Cloete, Schalk (Elservier, 2021-02)Cytokines are immune response components important in innate immunity and inflammatory response. They are harnessed as part of local immunological responses by animals to combat local infections and/or infestations. This ... -
Indigenous Tswana pig production characteristics and management practices in southern districts of Botswana
Thutwa, Ketshephaone; Chabo, Ricks; Nsoso, Shalaulani James; Mareko, Molebeledi; Kgwatalala, Patrick Monametsi; Owusu-Sekyere, Enoch (Springer, 2019-02-14)Indigenous animal genetic resources are vital in agriculture especially in the era of climate change because they are adapted to the harsh local conditions. Therefore, their conservation through utilisation is necessary. ... -
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in ghrelin gene and the resulting genetic variants at ghrelin locus in different strains of indigenous Tswana chickens
Kgwatalala, Patrick M.; Thutwa, Ketshephaone; Nsoso, Shalaulani J. (Academic Journals, 2012-05-12)Ghrelin is a growth hormone releasing peptide which also affects feed intake in chickens. Ghrelin is encoded by chicken ghrelin gene (cGHRL) found in chromosome 7. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reported ...