Mapendere, Cynthia
Bastos, Armanda D. S.
Eric, Etter
Heath, Livio
Jori, Ferran
Funding for this research was provided by:
USDA NIFA-AFRI Grant (2019-67015-28981)
Article History
Received: 14 November 2024
Accepted: 12 June 2025
First Online: 28 July 2025
Declarations
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: The research ethics was assessed and approved by the University of Pretoria’s Research Ethics Committee (NAS303/2021). Permission to conduct the study within the MGR was obtained from Mjejane Management authorities. A Section 20 permit (12/11/1 (6449 AC) to transport samples to Onderspoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) was obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform Rural Development (DARRLD).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.