SPECIAL VOLUME - JOURNAL

CONTENTS

Editorial

Vincentia TshenoloMbaba and Collins NjieAteba • Detection of Penicillin Binding Protein 2a (PBP2a) in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Milk Using Serological Assays

Daphney P. Shandukani, Namathamsaqua P. Sithebe and Collins N. Ateba • Induction of Shiga Toxins in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolated from Groundwater in the North West Province, South Africa Intended for Human Consumption Using Ampicillin and Tetracycline

KaemogetsoMakhubalo, MadiraManganyi, Ajay Kumar, Moses Mbewe and Collins N. Ateba • Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Sorbitol-Fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolated from Retail Beef and Mince Beef

Mobolaji Felicia Adegboye and OlubukolaOlurantiBabalola • Isolation and Identification of Potential Antibiotic Producing Rare Actinomycetes from Rhizospheric Soils

Caroline F. Ajilogba and Olubukola O. Babalola • RAPD Profiling of Bacillus spp with PGPR Potential and Their Effects on Mineral Composition of Tomatoes

Bukola Rhoda Aremu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and OlubukolaOlurantiBabalola • Biotechnology in Agriculture: Risks and Opportunities for the Rural Poor in Semi-Arid-Tropics

MokobokiKwena, SebolaNthabiseng and Makgobatlou Grace • Chemical Evaluation of South African Prickly Pear Cladodes Varieties as Fodder for Ruminants Grown in Mara ADC, South Africa

LufunoMakhado and MashuduDavhana-Maselesele • Conceptual Model: Psychosocial Implications of Caring for People Living with HIV among Nurses

KaraboMohatla, KwenaMokoboki, NthabisengSebola and Mashilo Jacob • Chemical Composition and Dry Matter Yield of Cowpea (Vignaunguiculate L Walp) Haulms as Fodder for Ruminants

AfeesBabatundeAdeniyi, AdebolaSaidatDaud, OlufunmilolaAmao and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo • Determinants of Rural Women’s Livelihood in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Enioluwa Ijatuyi • Analysis of Information Sources Used By Fish Farmers in Ife Central

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo • Economic Synergy between Rural Off-farm Income and Households’ Poverty in Ekiti State, Nigeria

MuibatOmolaraGaniyu and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo • Effects of Livelihood Activities on the Households’ Food Security in the Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

LubanzaNgoma, LukusaKambulu and MulundaMwanz • Factors Influencing Goat’s Semen Fertility and Storage: A Literature Review

Abiodun-Olusola-Omotayo • Malaria Treatment and Farming Households’ Income Poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria

OluwadaraPelumiAlamu, Olusola A. Adeeyo and OlubukolaOlurantiBabalola • Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Mangiferaindicalinn. on the Testes of Adult Male Wistar Rats

M. S. Tsheole, V. Mlambo and M. Mwanza • A Survey of Production Systems, Management and Marketing Strategies for Tswana Goats in Semiarid Areas around Mafikeng, North West Province

TafadzwaMarara and L.G. Palamuleni • Assessing the Application of the Water institution in the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment South Africa

KeitiretseMolefe, MphoTsheole, LubanzaNgoma and MulundaMwanza • Determination of Factors That Influence Reproductive Conditions in Cows in the Rural Farms of the Ngaka ModiriMolema District of the North West Province

MulundaMwanza, Zama MpenduloDlamini and TaoleRamaili • Prevalent Bovine Internal Parasites Using Different Techniques in Communal Farms around Mafikeng

D. Luseba, N. Putuka, D. Katerere and M. Mwanza • Evaluation of Repellent Properties of Some Plants Used in Venda and Tsonga Ethnoveterinary Medicine

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Bukola Rhoda Aremu and OluwadaraPelumiAlamu • Food Utilization, Nutrition, Health and Farming Households’ Income: A Critical Review of Literature

MwanzaMulunda • 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

RamatlaTsepo, LubanzaNgoma, MulundaMwanza and RendaniNdou • Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Beef Carcasses at Abattoirs in North West Province

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Adefemi Joana Oladej • Profitability of Cassava-based Production Systems

M. OmotolaFashola, K. O. Amisu, S. AbiodunThanni and O. OlubukolaBabalola • Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Urinary Tract Infections in Three General Hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

Zodwa Margaret Manyisa • The Current Status of Working Conditions in Public Hospitals at a Selected Province, South Africa: Part 1

Zodwa Margaret Manyisa • The Current Status of Working Conditions in Public Hospitals at a Selected Province, South Africa: Part 2