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Original Research
Failure of diplodiatoxin to induce diplodiosis in juvenile goats
Christo J. Botha, Louis G.J. Ackerman, Mxolisi G. Masango, Luke F. Arnot
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1712 | 05 March 2020

Original Research
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in  
cattle and selected wildlife species at the livestock/wildlife interface  
areas of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
Masimba Ndengu, Gift Matope, Musavengana Tivapasi, Davies M. 
Pfukenyi, Catherine Cetre-Sossah, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1731 | 08 April 2020

Original Research
In vitro propagation and genome sequencing of three ‘atypical’  
Ehrlichia ruminantium isolates
Junita Liebenberg, Helena C. Steyn, Antoinette I. Josemans, Erika Faber, 
Erich Zweygarth
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1769 | 24 June 2020

Original Research
Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia ruminantium field strains from  
selected farms in South Africa
Helena C. Steyn, Alri Pretorius
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1741 | 25 June 2020

Original Research
Antibiotic resistance profile of Gram-negative bacteria isolated  
from Lafenwa abattoir effluent and its receiving water (Ogun River)  
in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria
Samuel N. Akpan, Olubusola A. Odeniyi, Oluwawemimo O. Adebowale, 
Selim A. Alarape, Olanike K. Adeyemo
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1854 |  
15 September 2020

Original Research
Study on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Eimeria species from 
broilers and free-range chickens in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Abiodun J. Fatoba, Oliver T. Zishiri, Damer P. Blake, Sunday O. Peters, 
Jeffrey Lebepe, Samson Mukaratirwa, Matthew A. Adeleke
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1837 |  
17 September 2020

Original Research
Protective efficacy of inactivated Newcastle disease virus vaccines 
prepared in two different oil-based adjuvants
Oday A. Aljumaili, Muhammad B. Bello, Swee K. Yeap, Abdul R. Omar,  
Aini Ideris
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1865 |  
28 September 2020

Original Research
Implications of a conserved region of bluetongue virus protein  
VP2 in cross-neutralisation of bluetongue virus serotypes
Shiva J. Jyothi, Sunil R. Patil, Narasimha Y. Reddy, Rao P. Panduranga,  
Uma Madala, Gnana M. Prakash, Kalyani Putty
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1816 |  
08 October 2020

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Review Article
Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa
Luke F. Arnot, Anita Michel
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1690 |  
27 February 2020

Review Article
A review of Listeria monocytogenes from meat and meat  
products: Epidemiology, virulence factors, antimicrobial  
resistance and diagnosis
Itumeleng Matle, Khanyisile R. Mbatha, Evelyn Madoroba
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1869 |  
09 October 2020

Review Article
Zoonotic origins and animal hosts of coronaviruses causing  
human disease pandemics: A review
Abdalla A. Latif, Samson Mukaratirwa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1895 |  
21 December 2020

Research Communication
Survey of the knowledge, attitude and perceptions on bovine  
tuberculosis in Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Rudo Marange, Darshana Morar-Leather, Folorunso O. Fasina
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1808 |  
30 July 2020

Research Communication
Experimental infection of tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) and  
African sharp tooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) with Trichinella 
zimbabwensis
Louis J. la Grange, Samson Mukaratirwa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1876 |  
05 November 2020

Original Research
An assessment of bovine herpes virus 4 as a causative agent in  
abortions and neonatal death
Seval B. Dağalp, Ali R. Babaoglu, Firat Doğan, Touraj A. Farzani,  
Feray Alkan
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1761 |  
06 February 2020

Original Research
Validating a non-invasive technique for monitoring physiological  
stress in the samango monkey
Juan Scheun, Adrian S.W. Tordiffe, Kirsten Wimberger, Andre Ganswindt
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1720 |  
27 February 2020

Original Research
Investigating selective media for optimal isolation of Brucella spp.  
in South Africa
Maphuti B. Ledwaba, Okechukwu C. Ndumnego, Itumeleng Matle,  
Awoke K. Gelaw, Henriette van Heerden
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1792 |  
04 March 2020

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Original Research
Detection and characterisation of sheep-associated malignant  
catarrhal fever infection from ruminants by using tegument and  
gB gene sequences of OvHV-2
Tuba Ç. Oğuzoğlu, Seçkin Salar, Ece Adıgüzel, Cansu Demirden, Onur Ülgenalp
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1886 | 11 November 2020

Original Research
A report on the housing vervet monkeys adjacent to domestic cats  
as a means of environmental enrichment
John K. Chipangura, Andre Ganswindt, Vinny Naidoo
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1870 | 26 November 2020

Original Research
Detection of peste des petits ruminants virus in pneumonic lungs 
from apparently healthy sheep and goats slaughtered at Al-Hasaheisa 
slaughterhouse, Gezira state, central Sudan
Alaa E.M. Alhussain, Nahid A.S. Abdalla, Sana I. Mohammed, Mihad 
Hakeem, Ihsan H. Ahmed, Nussieba A. Osman
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1892 | 17 December 2020

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Original Research
Seroprevalence and risk factors for Trypanosoma evansi, the  
causative agent of surra, in the dromedary camel (Camelus  
dromedarius) population in Southeastern Algeria
Mohammed H. Benaissa, Nora Mimoune, Younes Bentria, Tahar Kernif, 
Abdelaziz Boukhelkhal, Curtis R. Youngs, Rachid Kaidi, Bernard Faye, 
Youcef Halis
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1891 |  
21 December 2020

Reviewer Acknowledgement
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 87, No 1 | a1912 |  
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