Pearl millet, as an indigenous grain, could assist in addressing dietary deficiencies leading to
malnutrition and food insecurity. Some indigenous grains, such as pearl millet, are undervalued
and underutilised due to ...
Protein A which is a Staphylococcus aureus cell wall component specifically binds to the Fc region of immunoglobulin G₁ from various species such as humans, rabbits and guinea pigs. The protein serves as one of the bacterium’s ...
The capsid protein VP6 is of paramount importance to the stability and infectivity of Rotaviruses. Through interactions of VP6s’ beta-sheet (VP6) and alpha-helical (VP6) domains with the viral particle's outer- and ...
Bluetongue virus belongs to the Orbivirus genus from the Reoviridae family. It infects predominantly domestic and wild ruminants and is economically significant worldwide. Bluetongue virus VP7 forms the intercepting layer ...
Healthy eating and healthy eating habits are generally known to be important in the process of physical and mental growth. In particular, eating habits have a huge role to play in the academic performance of students at ...
The South African Organic farming industry has indicated a stable increase in the production of organic products from insignificant informal sectors to a fast-growing formal sector. Although there is no documented evidence ...
Foodborne diseases are a major challenge to school feeding programmes because inadequate food safety knowledge and skills of staff can result in unsafe food handling practices and cross-contamination, thus causing foodborne ...
In many countries, the authorities face extreme difficulties in monitoring and ensuring that food sold on the street is safe, that is, fit for human consumption. This is particularly the case in urban areas, where people ...
Street-vended foods are convenient and cheap meals, but their contamination can lead to
foodborne illness. This study aimed to evaluate food safety knowledge of street food vendors in
Ulundi and AbaQulusi local municipalities ...
The inadequate food safety knowledge by street food vendors have been a challenge encountered
in ensuring safety of street foods. The aim of this study was to assess the food safety knowledge
of street food vendors in ...
Fungal species and their mycotoxins are the most predorminant contaminants of dried agricultural products in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the main species of fungi that can synthesize mycotoxins are Aspergillus, Fusarium ...
The Russian wheat aphid (RWA) (Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) is one of the important insect pests of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and other grasses. To date, there are four RWA biotypes identified ...
Listeria monocytogenes is a zoonotic foodborne pathogen, transmissible from the natural
agricultural environment to animals and humans. In recent years, the pig production industry has
experienced a series of monetary ...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and economically
important disease that affects even-toed hoofed mammals. The FMD virus
(FMDV) is the causative agent of FMD, of which there are seven clinically
ind ...
The study examined the anti-tick properties of the extracts of Aloe ferox, Leonotis leonurus and Thymus vulgaris against Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. The extensive literature review as captured in ...
Background: Although several studies have illustrated that the global population consumes a diet low in vegetables and fruits, there are still limited studies on health promoting strategies or interventions to help increase ...
While various factors such as health conditions, lifestyle trends and special nutritional requirements create increased consumer interest in the UHT milk alternative category, little is known about the South African market ...
Mounting concern about the environment has resulted in consumers’ consumption patterns changing to green products that are considered environmentally friendly and less damaging to the environment. Environmental education ...
Introduction: Dark spots appearing on the skin caused by hyperpigmentation results from the action of tyrosinase, an enzyme whose activity leads to the production of the skin pigment melanin. Extracts of the plant Glycyrrhiza ...
The Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act 119 of 1990) of South Africa provides
for the standardisation of quality norms for agricultural produce (DAFF, 2018). The
purpose of this research was to investigate the ...