Fikiye, Precious P.
Van As, Liesl L.
Truter, Marliese
Smit, Nico J.
Hadfield, Kerry A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (11507, 138573, 120403)
North-West University
Article History
Received: 6 November 2023
Accepted: 4 September 2024
First Online: 24 September 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of AnimCare at the North-West University. This study received necessary ethical clearance from The AnimCare Animal Research Ethics Committee of The North-West University (NWU-00159-18-A5; NWU-00600-19-A5). Research permits were obtained prior to sampling from the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Eastern Cape (permit no. CRO 20/18CR, CRO 22/18CR).