• Development of species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real-time PCR and loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for detection of anaplasma marginale strains in South Africa 

  Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness (University of the Free State, 2012-12)

  Anaplasma marginale is a virulent intra-erythrocytic pathogen that causes bovine anaplasmosis, its closely related species, Anaplasma centrale causes mild sickness. The pathogen is transmitted biologically by tick vectors ...

• A survey of parasitic helminths in horses from communal farms in the northeastern Free State Province of South Africa 

  Masangane, Flatha Euginia Sarah (University of the Free State, 2004)

  A survey of helminthes occurring in horses at Kestell in the northeastern region of the Free State Province was conducted for a period of ten months (June 2002-March 2003). The aim was to determine the factors influencing ...

• A sero-epidemiological survey of parasites in cattle in the north eastern Free State, South Africa 

  Mtshali, Moses Sibusiso (University of the Free State, 2001)

  Global economic losses due to parasitic infections in livestock are enonnous. There is little or no infonnation on parasites of veterinary importance afflicting livestock in the north eastern Free State, South Africa. A ...

• Diagnosis of Babesia equi in horses belonging to resource-poor farmers in the northeastern Free State, South Africa 

  Motloang, Makhosazana Yvonne (University of the Free State, 2005-10)

  Babesia (Theileria) equi, a tick transmitted protozoan parasite and one of the causative organisms of equine babesiosis is widespread in South Africa. This work reports on a study that evaluated the usefulness of the ...

• A sero-epidemiological survey of parasites in small stock in the north eastern region of the Free State province, South Africa 

  Mogaswane, Kagiso H. R. (University of the Free State, 2001)

  A sero-epidemiological survey was conducted in the north-eastern Free State region of South Africa to determine the parasites of veterinary importance infecting sheep and goats. Blood smears from sheep (n=37 I) and goats ...

• Development of molecular diagnostic methods (LAMP and PCR) for detection of Haemonchus contortus, fasciola spp and Trichostrongylus spp infections in livestock 

  Mabe, Lerato Tshepiso (University of the Free State, 2012-12)

  Helminths belonging to the genera Haemonchus and Trichostrongylus as well as those of the genus Fascia/a are the causative agents of various helminthiases in animals and sometimes in humans. In both host types infections ...

• Molecular phylogeny of South African Anopheles, Aedes and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) based on COI, ITS2 and 28S DNA sequences 

  Whitehead, Liezl (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Mosquitoes have a substantial impact on human and animal health as vectors of disease and consequently take a heavy toll on the economy. South Africa hosts a multitude of mosquito-borne pathogens, including numerous ...

• Geographic distribution and habitat selection in the berg adder, Bitis atropos (serpentes, viperidae) on the Mpumalanga escarpment, and the consequences for conservation 

  Jordaan, Adriaan (University of the Free State, 2019-06-01)

  Understanding how species use geographic space is foundational to ecology, biogeography and conservation biology. However, such essential geographic information remains unavailable for many species. This is especially true ...

• Blood parasites of Free State and Lesotho reptiles 

  Van As, Johann (University of the Free State, 2003-07)

  English: The study of blood parasites of reptiles is a relatively new and unexplored field of research in South Africa. The Free State province and the Lesotho highlands provide a range of reptiles in which their ...

• Effect of soil moisture and host plants on behaviour and survival of the common cutworm, agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 

  Mabuda, Khathutshelo (University of the Free State, 2001-11)

  English: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of light, soil moisture and host plants on behaviour of Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermuller). A marking technique for larvae was developed to study ...

• Myxosporean parasites (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting fishes in the Okavango River system, Botswana 

  Reed, Cecile Catharine (University of the Free State, 2000-06)

  English: The Class Myxosporea Butschli, 1882 comprises an enormous group of spore forming obligatory parasites that are able to infect any organ of the hosts in which they are found. Myxosporeans mostly parasitise fish ...

• Insect-fungal ecology on selected new crops in South Africa 

  Swart, Vaughn Richmond (University of the Free State, 2002-11)

  English: This study investigates insect-fungal-plant interactions on three new crops (viz. cactus pear, pistachio and pigeonpea) in South Africa. Isolation of Drosophila. melanogaster and D. hydei flies from cactus pear ...

• Aspects of geophagia amongst dairy cattle in a feedlot system 

  Wiid, Emmarentia Elsabe (University of the Free State, 2017-03)

  English: Modern confinements imposed on animals limit their access to natural resources required for optimal nutrition. This lack of resources may lead to nutrient deficiencies and one of the hypotheses for the deliberate ...

• Diversity and seasonality of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) on kenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus Linnaeus (Malvaceae), in South Africa, with special reference to preference indices of Podagrica testacea (Chapuis) (Alticinae) 

  Van Deventer, Francina Elizabeth (University of the Free State, 2005-05)

  English: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is being developed as a new fibre crop in South Africa and its potential in this regard has been under investigation since 2000. Kenaf is a short-day, annual, herbaceous plant. It ...

• The bio-ecology of the grass leaf miner, Agromyza ocularis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on wheat and barley in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Adendorff, Joan (University of the Free State, 2010-06)

  English: The grass leaf miner fly, Agromyza ocularis (Spencer) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) was first described from specimens collected at Ceres (1959), Giant's Castle (1961) and the Maseru (1963) district. These specimens were ...

• Development of molecular and serological assays for diagnosis of bovine (taenia saginata) and porcine (taenia solium) cysticercosis in South Africa 

  Seipati, Eunice Sarah (University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), 2016-09)

  Cysticercosis is an infection of cattle and pigs caused by metacestodes of human tapeworms, Taenia saginata, and T. solium. Currently, meat inspection is the standard method used for diagnosis of cysticercosis and has ...

• A review of the genus Caligus (Copepoda: Caligidae) from South Africa 

  Grobler, Nicolaas Johannes (University of the Free State, 2004-09)

  English: The ichthyoparasitic and fish louse copepod genus, Caligus Müller, 1785, is the most abundant copepod genus, found in almost any part of the world’s oceans, with the exception of one freshwater species. More ...

• An examination of non-mammalian cynodont cranial endocasts 

  Du Plessis, Dewald (University of the Free State, 2010-09)

  English: The palaeoneurology (study of the nervous system of extinct animals) of nonmammalian cynodonts, which were the ancestors of mammals, is poorly understood. It is thought that the relative brain size of cynodonts ...

• Die mikroanatomie en histochemie van die ganglion nodosum en vagussenuwee by Gallus domesticus 

  Van der Linde, Gideon Petrus (University of the Free State, 1980-12)

  Afrikaans: Die mikroanatomie, topografie, normale ligmikroskopie, histochemie (insluitende fluoressensie) asook ultrastruktuur van die voël (Gallus domesticus) ganglion nodosum is ondersoek in 13 klinies gesonde wit ...

• Sessiline peritrich symbionts of freshwater Crustacean hosts 

  Kitching, Magdalena Hendrina (University of the Free State, 2003-11)

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