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   Gastrointestinal protozoa and digestive tract parameters of wild South African warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D.G. Booyse --- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, B.A. Dehority --- Department of Animal Sciences,

   The warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a grazer and hindgut fermenter with an apparent unique population of protozoa; however, only a limited number of specimens have been studied to date. In addition to having a very low number of protozoal species,...

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   Ectoparasites of a non-indigenous warthog population, Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sonja Matthee --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Monlee Swanepoel --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Luther van der Mescht --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Alison J. Leslie --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Louw C. Hoffman --- Department of Animal Sciences, South Africa

   A population of the common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, recently became established on several farms in the Free State Province, South Africa. The aim of the study was to record ectoparasite species that occur on this non-indigenous population and to compare...

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