Rabies is a fatal viral disease of the central nervous system of mammals and creates a progressive inflammation of the brain. Signs of rabies in animals are, changes in behavior either aggressive or wild animals becoming tame and calm or a calm animal becoming aggressive. In our program of 17 June, Prof Moritz van Vuuren, Emeritus Professor in Veterinary Tropical Diseases at the University of Pretoria discusses this disease. Vaccination is the best means of control.
Dr Barry Symonds shares information about Bovine Trichomoniasis. It is a venereal disease of cattle and is characterised by early pregnancy loss and occasional late term abortions. It causes devastating economic losses in cattle operations and testing of bulls are important.
Dr Felix Reinders, Agricultural Engineer, tells us more about the threats to our groundwater. It includes pollution from mine drainage, deteriorating standards in water treatment and urban development. Groundwater is a natural resource and the availability and distribution is highly influenced by climate change and variability.
Dr Munro Marx, Managing Director of Unistel, talks about DNA profiling, also known as genotyping for game breeders. It can be used for registration purposes and parentage testing. It establishes a genetic code for individual animals of every breed.
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