Faculty of Veterinary Science
Equine Research Centre
Howell, PG
BVSc DVSc(Pret) - Professor Emeritus
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 529 8265
Fax number: 012 529 8312
E-mail address: rserfont@op.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Equine sports medicine
Equine infectious diseases
Race track surfaces
Equine housing and welfare
Electron microscopy of animal viruses
Important conditions of companion animals in the sub-Saharan region
Wildlife health and production
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Venter GJ, Groenewald D, Venter EH, Hermanides I, Howell PG: 2002. A comparison of the vector competence of the biting midges, Culicoides (Avaritia) bolitinos and C.(A.) imicola, for the Bryanston serotype of Equine encephalosis virus (EEV). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 16, pp 372-377.
Howell PG, Groenewald M, Visagé CW, Bosman A-M, Coetzer JAW, Guthrie AJ: 2002. The classification of seven serotypes of equine encephalosis virus and the prevalence of homologous antibody in horses in South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 69, pp 79-93.
Bester MN, Bloomer P, van Aarde RJ, Erasmus BH, van Rensburg PJJ, Skinner JD, Howell PG, Naude TW: 2002. A review of the successful eradication of feral cats from sub-Antarctic Marion Island, Southern Indian Ocean. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 32 (1) / Apr, pp 65-73.
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