Ackermann, Rebecca E.
Gall, Cory A.
Brayton, Kelly A.
Collins, Nicola E.
van Wyk, Ilana
Wentzel, Jeanette
Kolo, Agatha O.
Oosthuizen, Marinda C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority
Meat Industry Trust
South African National Research Foundation (92739)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (R01AI136832)
Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation Framework FA4
Article History
Received: 13 January 2025
Accepted: 17 April 2025
First Online: 20 May 2025
Declarations
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: The following committees approved this project: The Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP) Research Ethics Committee (REC010-18), the UP Animal Ethics Committee (V012-18 and V064-16), and the UP Faculty of Humanities Research Ethics Committee (GW20180719HS). Permission was obtained to conduct the research, in terms of Sect. 20 of the Animal Diseases Act of 1984, from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) South Africa, with reference numbers 12/11/1/1/8 and 12/11/1/1. Animal owners provided informed consent for us to work with their animals, by signing a consent form that was translated into the local language (Shangaan); interpreters were available to translate any questions.
: The authors declare no competing interests.