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Prevalence of mastitis in dairy cows from smallholder farms in Zimbabwe.

Katsande, Simbarashe; Matope, Gift; Ndengu, Masimba; Pfukenyi, Davies M. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013-03-28)

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sub-clinical and clinical mastitis and the associated factors in cows from selected smallholder dairy farms in Zimbabwe. Physical examinations were ...

A comparative study of the seroprevalence of brucellosis in commercial and small-scale mixed dairy-beef cattle enterprises of Lusaka province and Chibombo district, Zambia

Matope, Gift; Munyeme, G.; Chimana, H.M.; Hangombe, B.M.; Phiri, A.M.; Godfroid, J.; Skjerve, E.; Tryland, M.; Samui, B.; Phiri, J. (SpingerLink (http://www.springerlink.com), 2011)

A cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2007 and February 2008 to estimate seroprevalence of brucellosis and identify risk factors associated with Brucella infections in commercial cattle in 3 districts of ...

Temporal and spatial distribution of cattle anthrax outbreaks in Zimbabwe between 1967 and 2006

Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika; Matope, Gift; Chikerema, S.M.; Bhebhe, E. (SpingerLink (http://www.springerlink.com), 2011)

This retrospective study aimed to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of anthrax and to identify risk areas in Zimbabwe. The data were extracted from the monthly and annual reports of the Division of Livestock ...

Milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe

Matope, Gift; Mosalagae, Diphetogo; Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika (SpingerLink (http://www.springerlink.com), 2011)

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe. The questionnaire was designed to obtain ...

Epidemiological studies of Schistosoma mattheei infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe

Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika; Mukaratirwa, S.; Willingham, A.L.; Monrad, J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2006)

During the period between January 1999 and December 2000, the distribution and seasonal patterns of Schistosoma mattheei infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe were determined ...

Wound healing properties of selected plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine.

Marume, Amos; Matope, Gift; Katsande, Simbarashe; Khoza, Star; Mutingwende, Isaac; Mduluza, Takafira; Munodawafa-Taderera, Tafadzwa; Ndhlala, Ashwell R. (Frontiers Media, 2017-09-06)

Plants have arrays of phytoconstituents that have wide-ranging biological effects like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties key in wound management. In vivo wound healing properties of ointments made ...

A survey of patent gastrointestinal parasites of stray dogs in Bulawayo urban area

Mukaratirwa, S.; Busayi, R. M. (Zimbabwe Veterinary Association, 1995)

Mother-offspring data in a study of the of the mating system in a natural population of Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Zimbabwe

Mukaratirwa, S.; Siegismund, H. R.; Kristensen, T. K.; Chandiwana, S. K. (Cambridge University Press, 1996)

Trichinella Papuae and Trichinella Zimbabwensis Induce Infection in Experimentally Infected Varans, Caimans,Pythons and Turtles

Pozio, E; Marucci, G; Casulli, A; Sacchi, L; Mukaratirwa, S; Foggin, C.M; La Rosa, G (Cambridge University Press, 2004)

A survey on auditing, quality assurance systems and legal frameworks in five selected slaughterhouses in Bulawayo, south-western Zimbabwe.

Masanganise, Kurai E.; Matope, Gift; Pfukenyi, Davies M. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013-06-28)

The purpose of this study was to explore the audits, quality assurance (QA) programmes and legal frameworks used in selected abattoirs in Zimbabwe and slaughterhouse workers’ perceptions on their effectiveness. Data on ...