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Legal Aspects of Brucellosis Control
Legal Aspects of Brucellosis Control Introduction The main purpose of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 35 of 1984 (“the Act”) is to control important …
Brucellosis – Challenges in communal cattle
Communal cattle are reared in a farming system where multiple owners use common pastures and watering points. This is effectively a homogenous cattle herd with …
Diagnosis of Bovine Brucellosis
Brucellosis the disease Brucellosis is a bacterial disease of cattle caused by Brucella abortus, which may cause abortions. The disease is most commonly spread between …
Brucellosis in other species
Brucella abortus mainly causes disease in cattle. However, there are also other species of Brucella bacteria that primarily cause disease in domestic animals other than …
Cause of disease – Brucella abortus pathogen characteristics
Brucella abortus belongs to the family Brucellaceae along with ten other recognised Brucella species. It is the species of Brucella most commonly isolated in South …
Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis
Diagnosis of human brucellosis Dr J Rossouw and A/Prof John Frean Special Bacterial Pathogens Reference Laboratory Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases National Institute …
THE CONSEQUENCES OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS FOR MY BEEF HERD
Written by Dr Santjie Pieterse Brucellosis in a beef herd may be compared to a slow spreading cancer eroding your herd from internally. One may …
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