1. Investigation of the outbreaks of abortions and orchitis in livestock in Namibia during 2016–2018
- Author
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Alaster Samkange, Jolandie van der Westhuizen, Anselm Siegfried Voigts, Frank Chitate, Israel Kaatura, Siegfried Khaiseb, Emmanuel H. Hikufe, Juliet Kabajani, Alec S. Bishi, Pricilla Mbiri, Ndahafa N. Hawanga, and Borden Mushonga
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Male ,Livestock ,Iron ,Cattle Diseases ,Orchitis ,Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Disease Outbreaks ,Selenium ,Food Animals ,Pregnancy ,Animals ,Micronutrients ,Manganese ,Rose Bengal ,Goat Diseases ,Sheep ,Goats ,Infant, Newborn ,Abortion, Veterinary ,Brucella ,Namibia ,Meconium Aspiration Syndrome ,Zinc ,Coxiella burnetii ,Cattle ,Female ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Q Fever ,Copper - Abstract
This study investigated outbreaks of seemingly related abortions and orchitis which occurred in the Khomas, Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions of Namibia from 2016 to 2018, affecting cattle, sheep and goats. Fifty-nine questionnaires were administered, and 48 were completed giving an 81.4% return. The outbreaks were limited to Namibia's east and central regions, mainly on farms rearing cattle, sheep and goats and on farms with a mixture of these species. There was no significant difference between Khomas and other regions on abortion reporting at the farm level [X
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- 2022