Musara, Colin https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8594-798X
Ndjoze, Vati https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1010-5721
Matomola, Ophelia Chuma https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5158-4202
Chitate, Frank https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4090-2422
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Namibia (FH00-2901)
University of Namibia
Article History
Received: 27 June 2024
Accepted: 27 November 2024
First Online: 10 December 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution or practice at which the studies were conducted. The study was approved by the University of Namibia Ethics Committee in accordance with the University of Namibia Research Ethics Policy and Guidelines. The Ethical Clearance Reference Number is NEC0021. All procedures performed on sheep in this study followed all international, national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.Written informed consent to use the sheep at Neudamm Farm for research was given by Professor Simon Angombe, Associate Dean of the School of Agriculture and Fisheries Sciences, University of Namibia.
: For this type of study consent for publication is not required.