• Avian influenza H5N8 outbreak in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019 

  Molini, Umberto; Aikukutu, Gottlieb; Roux, Jean-Paul; Kemper, Jessica; Ntahonshikira, Charles; Marruchella, Giuseppe; Khaiseb, S.; Cattoli, Giovanni; Dundon, William G. (2020)

  In January 2019, high mortalities were reported among African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in a breeding colony on Halifax Island, Namibia, Africa. Analysis of samples by reverse transcription quantitative PCR indicated ...
• Molecular characterisation of infectious bursal disease virus in Namibia, 2017 

  Molini, Umberto; Aikukutu, Gottlieb; Kabajani, Juliet; Khaiseb, S.; Cattoli, Giovanni; Dundon, William G. (2019)

  Between July and September 2017, samples collected from six unvaccinated chickens in Namibia were shown to be positive for infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) by RT-PCR. Partial sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the ...
• Investigation of infectious laryngotracheitis outbreaks in Namibia in 2018 

  Molini, Umberto; Aikukutu, Gottlieb; Khaiseb, S.; Kahler, Barbara; Van der Westhuizen, Jolandie; Cattoli, Giovanni; Dundon, William G. (2019)

  Between July and August 2018, two outbreaks of infectious laryngotracheitis caused the death of over 116,000 commercial poultry (layers and broilers) near the city of Windhoek, Namibia. A third outbreak occurred in September ...
• Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus from outbreaks in Namibia in 2018 

  Molini, Umberto; Mushonga, Borden; Settypalli, Tirumala B. K.; Dundon, William G.; Khaiseb, S.; Jago, Mark; Cattoli, Giovanni; Lamien, Charles E. (2019)

  Five samples were collected from four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever in Namibia in 2018. Sequencing of the C‐terminus of the B646L gene (p72 protein), the central hypervariable region (CVR) of the B602L gene, ...
• Complete coding sequences of lumpy skin disease virus strains isolated from cutaneous lesions in Namibian cattle during 2016 outbreaks 

  Di Felice, Elisabetta; Pinoni, Chiara; Khaiseb, S.; Camma, Cesare; Dondona, Andrea Capobianco; Polci, Andrea; Molini, Umberto; Monaco, Federica (2020)

  Between September and October 2016, an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) was monitored in the Okakarara veterinary district of Namibia. The complete coding sequences were obtained for LSD virus isolates from skin ...
• ‘‘SILAB for Africa’’: An innovative information system supporting the veterinary African laboratories 

  Colangeli, Patrizia; Del Negro, Ercole; Molini, Umberto; Malizia, Sara; Scacchia, Massimo (2018)

  To support African veterinary laboratory services, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise puts in place an operational system called ‘‘SILAB for Africa’’ (SILABFA); this is a web application ...
• Incidence of contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia in the northern regions of Namibia 

  Mbiri, Pricilla; Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Samkange, Alaster; Bishi, Alec S.; Madzingira, Oscar; Chitate, Frank (2020)

  A 25-year retrospective study investigated the incidence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in the northern communal areas of Namibia. Throughout the study period, the proportion of bovine animals that clinically ...
• Evaluation of factors affecting productivity and profitability of Lohmann Brown layers in a semi-arid environment 

  Samkange, Alaster; Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Amunyela, Selma A.; Bishi, Alec S.; Charamba, Vonai; Mbiri, Pricilla (2020)

  A prospective 27-week study investigated the effect of age, ambient temperature, humidity and photoperiod on egg weight and production in Lohmann Brown layers, and thus the profitability of the egg-producing enterprise at ...
• Assessment of normal mortalities, biosecurity and welfare of Lohmann Brown layers at a farm in central Namibia 

  Samkange, Alaster; Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick; Kambode, Josephina Ndamonako; Mbiri, Pricilla; Gorejena, Brighton; Madzingira, Oscar (2020)

  Objective: The current study investigated the causes of mortality and evaluated the biosecurity situation and welfare conditions of Lohmann Brown layer chickens reared for 12 months, from point-of-lay, at farm A in central ...
• Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia 

  Madzingira, Oscar; Lifumbela, L.Z.; Kandiwa, Erick; Kandjengo, Lineekela; Mushonga, Borden (2020)

  Muscle tissue from three-spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) (n = 11), sharp tooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (n = 14) and tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) (n = 12) were sampled from a market in the Zambezi region, ...
• Quantification and characterisation of nutrients in Senegalia Mellifera milled biomas, feed intake and nitrogen balance in female boer goats fed with Senegalia Melifera bush-based feeds 

  Epafras, Andreas (University of Namibia, 2019)

  The objectives of this study were to quantify and characterize the nutritional content of milled Senegalia mellifera milled biomass obtained from nine blocks at Neudamm farm and to determine the dry matter intake (DMI), ...
• Nutritional composition and in vitro starch digestibility of crackers from pearl millet and wheat composted with mushrooms 

  Uukule, Erick N. (University of Namibia, 2020)

  Type 2 diabetes is a global problem that can be controlled by a diet that consists of carbohydrates with substantial amounts of slowly digestible starch amongst others. Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L) R. Br.) is an ...
• A survey of the common small animal surgical procedures at a regional state veterinary clinic in Namibia 

  Segwagwe, Basiamisi; Jacobs, Eugene; Chinyoka, Simbarashe; Yule, Justin; Mushonga, Borden; Samkange, Alaster; Kandiwa, Erick (2020)

  A retrospective study to investigate the nature of surgical cases presented to Katima Mulilo State Veterinary Office in Namibia was conducted on 167 small animals between 2011 and 2016. Overall, significantly more dogs ...
• Incidence of contagious Bovine pleuropneumonia in the northern regions of Namibia 

  Mbiri, Pricilla; Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Samkange, Alaster; Bishi, Alec S.; Madzingira, Oscar; Chitate, Frank (2020)

  A 25-year retrospective study investigated the incidence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in the northern communal areas of Namibia. Throughout the study period, the proportion of bovine animals that clinically ...
• A financial analysis of producing pellets from the encroacher bush Senegalia Mellifera as a potential livestock feed: A cost benefit analysis approach 

  Shiimi, Dorthea K. (University of Namibia, 2020)

  About 70 million hectares of land in Namibia is suitable for agriculture, of which approximately 71% is utilized by livestock farmers. Namibia’s Livestock Producers are faced by bush encroachment that reduce the carrying ...
• Effects of chemical treatment on nutrient content and palatability of Senegalia Mellifera and Cataphractes Alexandraii bush-based feeds 

  Ndozi, Hosticks Mukendwa (University of Namibia, 2019)

  The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the chemical composition of untreated Senegalia mellifera and Catophractes alexandrii; (2) the effect of NaOH and urea treatment at different levels (0%, 4%, 6% and 8%) ...
• A feather cyst causing vertebral bone lysis and spinal cord compression in a Lohmann Brown layer 

  Samkange, Alaster; Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick; Bishi, Alec S.; Segwagwe, Basiamisi; Muradzikwa, Erdwin (2020)

  A feather cyst in the cervical region which, through complications of inward growth, resulted in compression of the cervical spinal cord of a Lohmann Brown layer is described. It is postulated that expansion of the cyst ...
• Production performance of sheep and goat breeds at a farm in a semi-arid region of Namibia 

  Kandiwa, Erick; Nguarambuka, Utjiuasane; Chitate, Frank; Samkange, Alaster; Madzingira, Oscar; Mbiri, Pricilla; Bishi, Alec S. (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This study retrospectively investigated the effect of breed and season on the lambing/kidding dynamics, growth performance, neonatal viability, and weaning dynamics of sheep (Damara, Dorper, and Swakara) and goats (Boer ...
• Seroprevalence of African horse sickness in selected donkey populations in Namibia 

  Molini, Umberto; Zaccaria, Guendalina; Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Khaiseb, S.; Ntahonshikira, Charles; Chiwome, Bernard; Baines, Ian John; Madzingira, Oscar; Savini, Giovani; D’Alterio, Nicola (University of Namibia, 2020)

  Background and Aim: African horse sickness (AHS) is a non-contagious viral disease of horses and other equids caused by an arbovirus belonging to the Reoviridae family and genus Orbivirus. AHS is an endemic disease that ...
• A cross sectional comparison of chemical treatment on plant biodiversity at Neudamm farm, Khomas region 

  Shigwedha, Diina (University of Namibia, 2020)

  This study determined the impacts of chemical application on plant biodiversity in comparison to the control ecosystems over a three-year period at Neudamm farm in Khomas Region, Namibia. In this study, for herbaceous plant ...
• Improving groundwater recharge estimates and groundwater management for the Cuvelai-Etosha basin 

  Amutenya, Simon (University of Namibia, 2020)

  Various studies have shown that the use of tracer techniques such as the chloride mass balance (CMB) and stable isotopes’ methods are suitable and good practical approaches to estimate groundwater recharge. Estimating ...
• African swine fever outbreak at a farm in central Namibia 

  Samkange, Alaster; Mushonga, Borden; Mudimba, Douglas; Chiwome, Bernard; Jago, Mark; Kandiwa, Erick; Bishi, Alec S.; Molini, Umberto (2019)

  An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred at a farm in central Namibia in March 2018. Fourteen pigs died out of a herd of 59 animals over a period of 16 days between the first and sixteenth of March 2018. The ...
• Applicability of teeth examination as a tool for age estimation in a semi-arid cattle production environment in Namibia 

  Mushonga, Borden; Shinexuugi, Immanuel; Mbiri, Pricilla; Samkange, Alaster; Madzingira, Oscar; Kandiwa, Erick (2019)

  Regression analysis was used to evaluate teeth examination as a tool for estimating age in beef and dairy cattle at Neudamm farm, Namibia, in 2018. There was a significant difference in age (months) between the overall ...
• Review of the Pattela lock mechanism in the equine passive stay apparatus 

  Mushonga, Borden; Mbiri, Pricilla; Samkange, Alaster; Bishi, Alec S.; Chitate, Frank; Madzingira, Oscar; Kandiwa, Erick (University of Namibia, 2019)
• Preliminary findings of a three-year retrospective study of the dynamics in red-offal condemnation at a cattle abattoir Q in Namibia 

  Kandiwa, Erick; Mbiri, Pricilla; Samkange, Alaster; Bishi, Alec S.; Chitate, Frank; Madzingira, Oscar; Kamwi, J.; Mushonga, Borden (University of Namibia, 2019)
• Demographics, distribution, ownership and naming patterns of pets presented to a mobile clinic for sterilisation in Namibia 

  Baines, Ian John; Baines, Sharon; Mushonga, Borden; Gorejena, Brighton; Mbiri, Pricilla; Samkange, Alaster; Kandiwa, Erick; Madzingira, Oscar (2020)

  This study analysed the demographics, spatial distribution, ownership and naming patterns of dogs and cats presented to the University of Namibia’s veterinary mobile clinic for sterilisation from small underserved towns ...
• A retrospective study of carcass and organ condemnations at a beef abattoir in Namibia 

  Madzingira, Oscar; Chinyoka, Simbarashe; Yule, Justin; Mwenda, Evelyn Nanjeke; Kandiwa, Erick; Samkange, Alaster; Mushonga, Borden (2018)

  This retrospective study investigated the causes of beef carcass and organ condemnations and the associated financial losses at a high throughput abattoir in Katima Mulilo, Namibia, from 2009 to 2013. Post-mortem meat ...
• Conception rates and calving intervals of different beef breeds at a farm in the semi-arid region of Namibia 

  Samkange, Alaster; Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Bishi, Alec S.; Muradzikwa, Erdwin N.; Madzingira, Oscar (2019)

  A retrospective study from 2004 to 2017 investigated the effect of bull age, cow age and breed on conception rates, and calving intervals of beef cattle at Neudamm farm, Khomas region, Namibia. Bulls ranging from 4 to 14 ...
• Bovine rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons in eastern-central Namibia 

  Samkange, Alaster; Hausiku, Magrecia; Kandiwa, Erick; Mbiri, Pricilla; Muradzikwa, Erdwin N.; Mushonga, Borden (2019)

  Cases of rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons occurred at a farm in eastern-central Namibia. Ten animals died on the farm over the previous 5 months. Rumenotomies were successfully performed on ...
• Relationship of age and live weight to linear body traits in female intensively reared Boschveld chicken in Namibia 

  Petrus, Ndilokelwa P.; Kangootui, K.; Kandiwa, Erick; Madzingira, Oscar; Mushonga, Borden (2019)

  The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between linear body measurement and age and body weight in indigenous female chickens of the Boschveld breed in Namibia. Thirty-five chickens were reared from day ...

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