Mphil
Last update: 23 July 2020
A MPhil is a 2 years post graduate degree that prepares the student to research and technical careers.
Last update: 23 July 2020
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Title: Molecular confirmation of Theileria species involved in Theileriosis outbreaks in Zimbabwe and characterisation of strains: implementation of tools adapted to the local context. -
Title:Surveillance study of the prevalence of the Rift Valley Fever in domesticated animals in Zimbabwe -
Title:Determination of AMR Salmonella strains distribution patterns, specific resistance phenotypes and spectrum of resistance in selected poultry slaughter houses and large scale, backyard and communal poultry farming establishments in Zimbabwe -
Title:Evaluation of the Surveillance System for animal and zoonotic diseases -
Title: Do bats and rodents share microorganisms? A Study of viral spill over in two bat – rodent models -
Title: Destiny and Choices in Disease Exposure at the Interface: The Case of Hwange -
Conventional and indigenous knowledge systems and methods for the surveillance, control and prevention of TBDs in Zimbabwe
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The role of large carcasses on the structure and functioning of the vertebrate scavenger guild.
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An investigation of prevalence risk factors of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) at human/animal (domestic and wild) interface areas in Zimbabwe
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Title: Seroprevalence of newcastle disease in selected natural regions IV and V districts of Zimbabwe.
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Evaluating factors affecting accessibility of veterinary drugs, vaccines and acaricides determining their supply chain for the control of livesotck diseases in regions IV and V of Zimbabwe
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Title: Spatial distribution of Tsetse flies in selected natural regions IV and V districts of Zimbabwe to improve control strategies in a climate change context.
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Title of the project: An Acaricide Footbath: A Complimentary Method for the Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Zimbabwe.
An Investigation of the effectiveness of an Acaricide Footbath against Amblyomma tick and other common tick species in cattle and goats in the high and low-veld regions of Zimbabwe
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Title: Using footprint analysis as a forensic tool in the mitigation of Human-Wildlife conflict: African painted dog and sympatric species -
Title: Benefit sharing and Institutional arrangements of CBNRM initiatives in Southern Africa: A study of their impacts on CAMPFIRE and Human-wildlife conflicts in Zimbabwe's GLTFCA and KAZA -
Title: An assessment of challenges on the development of Eco-Tourism and conservation by communities in Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe.
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Title: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) status of cattle in the human-wildlife livestock interface: A sero-survey of cattle in communal areas around the Lower Zambezi Mana Pools Trans-Frontier Conservation Park.
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Title: Effects of Grain Post Harvest Handling on Food and Nutrition Security in TFCAs: A case of Chiredzi and Mbire Districts.
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Title: Local Perceptions of Environmental Changes: A Case of the Role of Biodiversity Indicators (tree, birds and other animals) in Hwange District -
Title: Seasonal dynamics of wild and domestic herbivore concentration and effects of grass biomass in Chobe enclave, Botswana -
Title: Evaluating the Natural Resources Management Framework in Zimbabwe: Establishing a basis for an Innovation and Communication Platform (ICP) in TFCAs
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Title: Fluctuations in populations of key medium-sized herbivores in Cawston Ranch, and influencing factors.
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Title: State of miombo woodlands along a disturbance gradient in Hurungwe communal lands in the mid-Zambezi valley, Zimbabwe
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Title: Clinicopathological findings, risk factors and seroprevalence of goat diseases at wildlife/livestock interface area with particular emphasis on brucellosis, ehrlichiosis and chlamydiosis.
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Title: Genetic diversity, conservation status and propagation of African Ivory Nut Palm (Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.) in South Eastern Zimbabwe.
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Title: Understanding the effects of Sorghum bicolor–legume intercropping systems to sorghum yield and soil fertility under conservation agriculture and conventional tillage methods in semi-arid conditions.
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Title: Evaluation of adaptation of conservation agriculture practices by smallholder farmers: Factors influencing choice of practices and economic returns of these practices. A case of Mbire District, Zimbabwe.
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Title: Modelling Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Masoka, an unexplored part of Mbire District -
Title:Wild Meat Consumption and its Uses at the frontier: Case of Binga, Zimbabwe -
Title: Development, implementation and assessment of an information system to monitor HWC occurrences in Hwange Communal Area.
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Title: Pans, dams and boreholes typology as a function of ungulate and human activities. -
Title: Diversity patterns and host shifts in ectomycorrhiza fungi across an agricultural disturbance gradient in the mid-Zambezi area. -
Title: A survey of tuberculosis and brucellosis in wildlife and cattle in the South-East Lowveld of Zimbabwe. -
Title: Functional traits of native and alien plant species along a gradient of human/livestock disturbances in savannas located inside and at the periphery of protected areas in Southern Africa. -
Title: Exploring Crop Residue Management Options and Termite Prevalence under Conservation Agriculture in Zimbabwe.
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Title: Effects of elephant densities and anthropogenic interference on habitat heterogeneity, in relation to surface water availability -
Title: Reproductive rates in the plains zebra Equus quagga: non-invasive pregnancy diagnosis using faecal 20-oxopregnane and oestrogen metabolites. -
Title: Evaluating the relative contribution of changing farming methods to habitats loss in the mid-Zambezi valley, Zimbabwe.
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Title: Modelling spatial patterns of wood volume for improving standing carbon stock estimates in dry forests at the Park/Communal land Interface, Zimbabwe using remotely sensed data. -
Title: The effectiveness of a goat pass on scheme in Chipinge district. -
Title: Spatial modelling of the response of sable (Hippotragus niger niger) to hunting: A GIS and remote sensing approach -
Title: Remote sensing patterns of primary productivity in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) in relation to land use and land tenure. -
Title: Impact of spatial agriculture intensification on biodiversity and vegetation productivity in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Northern Zimbabwe. -
Title: Distribution patterns of water resources in a semi arid environment: Implications for wild and domestic herbivores.
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