Labuschagne, Marelize http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-9223
Zimmermann, Sonja http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-7541
Smit, Nico J. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7950-193X
Erasmus, Johannes H. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-5424
Nachev, Milen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-9157
Sures, Bernd http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6865-6186
Wepener, Victor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9374-7191
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (UID108852, 105875)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01DG17022)
Projekt DEAL
Article History
Received: 19 November 2020
Accepted: 23 January 2021
First Online: 10 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The necessary permits (HO 09/03/17–125 NW; HO 20/02/18–057 NW, North West Province, Department of Rural, Environmental and Agricultural Development) and ethical clearance (NWU-00282–17-A5. NWU-AnimCare) were obtained prior to sampling.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.