Browsing by Subject "ELISA"
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Assessment of reproducibility of a VP7 Blocking ELISA diagnostic test for African horse sickness
(Wiley, 2019)The laboratory diagnosis of African horse sickness (AHS) is important for: (a) demonstrating freedom from infection in a population, animals or products for trade (b) assessing the efficiency of eradication policies; (c) ... -
Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus survival on Bt and stacked-gene maize varieties
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Genetically modified Bt maize expressing Cry proteins are used to control lepidopteran pests of maize. Damage caused by these stemborer species Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: ... -
Chronic restraint stress increases the protein expression of VEGF and its receptor VEGFR-2 in the prefrontal cortex
(Wiley, 2015)In the present study the central and peripheral regulation of VEGF, its cognate receptors, and regulators were examined after acute and chronic restraint stress in rats. After chronic restraint stress (6 h per day for 21 ... -
Degradation of glyphosate using environmental lignocellulolytic fungal isolates and extracellular enzymes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the world. Having been detected in food and water systems, glyphosate raises several concerns around food safety and its environmental impact. Recent studies have found an increase ... -
Determination and Quantification of Aflatoxin M1 in fresh milk samples obtained in goats and cattle in selected rural areas of the Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)In this study, the Enzyme Linked Immuno-sorbent Assay (ELISA) was used to detect aflatoxin M1(AFM1) detection in 118 milk samples from subsistence farms in selected rural areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. This ... -
Determination of antibiotic residues in fish sold in the supermarkets around Mafikeng, North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Aquaculture production has grown in the past decade, leading to a concurrent substantial growth in the use of antibiotics by the industry. The primary aim of this study was to determine antimicrobial residue levels of ... -
Evaluation of antibiotic residues in raw meat using different analytical methods
(MDPI, 2017)Antibiotic residue in meat is a serious public health concern due to its harmful effects on consumer health. This study aimed at estimating the residue levels of four commonly used antibiotics in meat samples using three ... -
Evaluation of fungal and mycotoxin contamination of maize consumed in the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)The North West province of South Africa ranks the second major maize producing region in the country after the Free State, South Africa. In the North West province, as is the case in much of the world, fungal and subsequent ... -
A first assessment of glyphosate, 2,4-D and Cry proteins in surface water of South Africa
(ASSAf, 2019)Agriculture plays a vital role in the South African economy, as well as in the production of maize for food. Genetically modified maize is transformed to encode for crystalline (Cry) proteins found in Bacillus thuringiensis ... -
Identification and characterisation of the common aetiologies of cattle respiratory diseases in Mahikeng local municipality, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Bovine respiratory disease (BRO) is one of the most significant health problems in the livestock sector worldwide, resulting in significant economic losses for the livestock industry. Several studies have addressed BRO ...
