Bambeni, Thandikhaya
Byaruhanga, Charles
Stoltsz, Wilhelm Hein
Schnittger, Leonhard
Bhoora, Raksha Vasantrai
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Pretoria
Article History
Received: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Pretoria Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) and Research Ethics Committee (REC) (REC056-21). In addition, permission to perform research in terms of Section 20 of the Animal Disease Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984) was obtained from the Department of Agriculture (DoA) [12/11/1/1/8 (3981NT)].
: Not applicable.
: Authors wish to declare Prof. Leonhard Schnittger as a section editor - Genetics, Evolution, and Phylogeny.