Haylock, Kiara Avelyen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-1595
Parrini, Francesca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-3123
Strauss, Willem Maartin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3087-1937
Beytell, Piet
Moeller, Carl-Heinz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-8267
Hetem, Robyn Sheila https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-3520
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of the Witwatersrand
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 2 July 2026
First Online: 30 July 2026
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Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors have no conflicting or competing interests to declare.
Ethics approval: The Animal Ethics Screening Committee of the University of the Witwatersrand approved all experimental procedures (protocol no. 2015/06/24/C). The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) issued the Namibian research permit (no. 2044/2015).
Consent to participate: Not applicable.