Sizana, Lydia C.
Thekisoe, Oriel
Molale-Tom, Lesego
Van Wyk, Deidré
Ramatla, Tsepo
Lekota, Kgaugelo E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (CSUR23030681021)
Article History
Received: 12 January 2026
Accepted: 7 April 2026
First Online: 23 April 2026
Declarations
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: Prior to the study’s commencement, the research proposal was approved by the North-West University Research Ethics Regulatory Committee (NWU-RERC), in accordance with the guidelines of the Animal Research Ethics Committee (NWU-01306-22-A9). All methods in this study were approved by the scientific committee of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management of NWU. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all dairy farm owners before collecting samples.
: None.
: The authors declare no competing interests.