A high rate of micronutrient deficiencies persists in Africa with the most vulnerable groups being women and children. The Moringa oleifera tree has been identified to help alleviate malnutrition at household level because ...
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of increasing atmospheric temperature, combined with either drought or flooding, on the growth, development and productivity of the Markies and Fianna potato cultivars. ...
Dead-on-arrival (DOA) at poultry abattoirs is a significant problem faced by poultry producers and abattoirs and causes losses of billions of rands each year. However, the phenomenon of DOAs has not been extensively ...
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread parasitic zoonotic diseases arising from Toxoplasma gondii infection. This disease significant impact on sheep and goat production; however, it sometimes goes unnoticed in the ...
Bovine babesiosis is one of the common, economically important tick-borne infectious
diseases of cattle. Clinical cases suspected to be babesiosis are frequently observed in the
study area. Yet to date, no studies have ...
Brucellosis is recognized as one of the most important bacterial zoonosis as it is responsible for
considerable economic losses in livestock and long-term chronic disease condition in humans,
consequently a health-related ...
Greyia radlkoferi is a South African indigenous tree, which has recently been discovered to be a source of extracts that have a potential in the development of cosmeceutical herbal products having the ability to treat ...
Background: Although rabies in humans remains a major public health problem, the disease is preventable through canine vaccination and appropriate post-bite treatment. Several countries have successfully eradicated the ...
The spread of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in the environment is
recognized widely as an important public health issue, with concerns about future ability to treat infectious diseases. The main risk to public health ...
In South Africa, communal and/or emerging farmers’ rangeland condition and grazing capacities deteriorate, because grazing capacity is usually over-estimated due to lack of knowledge on veld and livestock production system ...
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Run-off from Johannesburg mine dumps is a source of environmental pollution and a public health concern. This study focussed on assessing and developing remediation strategies for Manuel Street Park (MSP) ...
The residual effect of Atrazine [2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-isopropylamino)-s-triazine]
has emerged as a concern because of the possibility of carryover. A study was
conducted at the Florida campus of the University of ...
The Blyde Canyon Nature reserve displays its natural beauty for most National and International visitors all over the World.
The region is renowned for its high rainfall and misty weather, which enhances the natural ...
The study aimed at investigating the role played by ABET programmes in the development of rural black women in the Omusati Region. The study was to determine whether the ABET programmes that are provided in the area are ...
The purpose of the study is to illustrate the challenge of providing sufficient micronutrients to the inhabitants of South Africa. Traditional foods have therefore been identified as one of the strategies that can be ...
The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is a tick of veterinary and health importance globally, transmitting Babesia bovis and B. bigemina. Tick control is important and needed to prevent livestock diseases ...
Breeding maize (Zea mays L.) for tolerance to acidic soils could improve maize yields. The current study aims to identify maize genotypes with tolerance to acidic soils, as well as identifying secondary traits associated ...
Wheat is an important staple food produced, consumed and traded globally. South Africa is now experiencing climate change, the emergence of biotypes and pathotypes, increasing human population, as well as a decrease in ...
This study was conducted under a South African controlled environment to determine the sensitivity of direct seeded broccoli hybrid to four pre-emergence herbicides at seven application rates, Metolachlor at (0.4, 0.8, ...
The main aim of the study was to analyze the socio-economic variables effecting agritourism business using data from two rural communities of the Limpopo province, Nwa’metwa and Lenyenye. The results showed that there are ...