Ramantswana, Tondani M.
Malatji, Dikeledi P.
Pierneef, Riaan E.
Soma, Pranisha
Van Der Nest, Magrieta A.
Muchadeyi, Farai C.
Article History
Received: 23 April 2025
Accepted: 24 October 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Gastrointestinal tissues were collected from sheep carcasses that were slaughtered at Tandala Farm Abattoir, which is a commercial abattoir. The animal procedures described in this study were conducted under the approval of the Animal Research Ethics Committee of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), with the reference number: 2019/CAES/037. The study was reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.