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Authors
Mangena, Maruping L.
Gcebe, Nomakorinte
Thompson, Peter N.
Adesiyun, Abiodun A.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation South Africa (SFH150702122812, SFH150702122812, SFH150702122812, SFH150702122812)
Red Meat Research and Development South Africa
CSIR IBS-HCD Bursary
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC)-THRIP
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Article History
Received: 2 September 2022
Accepted: 12 July 2023
First Online: 21 September 2023
Declarations
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: Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in terms of the Animal Diseases Act 35 of 1984, Reference number 12/11/1/1/6. The study was approved by the University of Pretoria Animal Ethics Committee (V085-17). Ethical clearance to conduct the study was also obtained from the Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Animal Use Ethics Committee (AEC 12.16). All experiments for Q fever and toxoplasmosis testing were carried out under Biosafety Level III conditions at the ARC-OVR campus. The experiments were conducted in a South Africa National Accreditations System (SANAS) accredited and Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform (DALRDD), South Africa approved laboratories by SANAS accredited personnel. In addition, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Consent for participation is not applicable in study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
