Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases
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
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:
Guthrie AJ, Howell PG, Hedges JF, Bosman A-M, Balasuriya UBR, McCollum WH, Timoney PJ, MacLachlan NJ: 2003. Lateral transmission of equine arteritis virus among Lippizzaner stallions in South Africa. Equine Veterinary Journal, 35 (6), pp 596-600.
Guthrie AJ, Howell PG, Gardner I, Swanepoel R, Nurton JP, Harper CK, Pardini AD, Groenewald D, Visagé CW, Hedges J, Balasuriya UBR, Cornel AJ, MacLachlan NJ: 2003. West Nile virus infection of Thoroughbred horses in South Africa (2000 - 20001). Equine Veterinary Journal, 35 (6), pp 601-605.
van Niekerk M, Freeman M, Paweska JT, Howell PG, Guthrie AJ, Potgieter AC, van Staden V, Huismans H: 2003. Variation in the NS3 gene and protein in South African isolates of bluetongue and equine encephalosis viruses. Journal of General Virology, 84, pp 581-590.
Crafford JE, Guthrie AJ, van Vuuren M, Mertens PPC, Burroughs JN, Howell PG, Hamblin C: 2003. A group-specific, indirect sandwich ELISA for the detection of equine encephalosis virus antigen. Journal of Virological Methods, 112, pp 129-135.
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