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Browsing by UP Author "Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan"
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Cassia, Emma V. Sant; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan (Elsevier, 2023-03)OBJECTIVES : To evaluate the agreement between high-definition oscillometry (HDO) used on the metatarsus or tail base with invasive arterial blood pressures measured in the dorsal pedal artery in anaesthetised cheetahs. STUDY ...
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Zeiler, Gareth Edward; Rioja, Eva; Boucher, Charles (Charlie); Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan (OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-11-08)This case series describes the anaesthetic management of two sibling Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cubs that were found to have spontaneous femur fractures due to severe nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. ...
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Assessment of a portable lactate meter for field use in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Cole, Georgina C.; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Steenkamp, Gerhardus (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-11-10)Blood lactate is a predictor of mortality in critically ill humans and animals. Handheld lactate meters have the potential to be used in the field to evaluate the condition of severely injured rhinoceroses but have not ...
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Sliwa, Alexander; Lai, Sandra; Kusters, Martina; Herrick, Jason; Lawrenz, Arne; Lamberski, Nadine; Eggers, Birgit; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Marais, Sterrie; Marais, Pieter; Schroeder, Michelle; Anver, Javed; Wilson, Beryl (Wiley, 2022-12)No abstract available.
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Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Mienie, Lodewyk J. (University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Paraclinical Sciences., 2015)Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are highly specialised large felids, currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red data list. In captivity, they are known to suffer from a range of chronic non-infectious diseases. Although ...
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Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Wachter, Bettina; Heinrich, Sonja K.; Reyers, Fred; Mienie, Lodewyk J. (Public Library of Science, 2016-12-19)Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are highly specialised large felids, currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red data list. In captivity, they are known to suffer from a range of chronic non-infectious diseases. Although ...
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Van Boom, Kathryn Merle; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan) (Wiley, 2024-01)Captive cheetahs are prone to unusual diseases which may be attributed to their high muscle meat, collagen deficient captive diet. Glycine is a simple amino acid that is abundant in collagen rich tissues and has many ...
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Ganswindt, Andre; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Stam, E.; Howitt, M.J.; Jori, Ferran J. (Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2012-08-22)Little is known about the levels of stress experienced by African buffalos affected by injury, disease, or socio-ecological and anthropogenic factors. To be able to start filling this gap, we examined the suitability of ...
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Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Nemec, Ana (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-11)No abstract available.
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Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Van Reenen, Mari; Reyers, Fred; Mienie, Lodewyk Jacobus (Elsevier, 2017-04)In captivity, cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) frequently suffer from several unusual chronic diseases that rarely occur in their free-ranging counterparts. In order to develop a better understanding of their metabolism and ...
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Halajian, Ali; Cuozzo, F.P.; Heyne, Heloise; Sauther, Michelle L.; Linden, Birthe; Linden, Jabu; Linden, Jabu; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Rampedi, Kgethedi Michael; Hornok, Sándor (Elsevier, 2024-03)South Africa has six species of primates, three of which are bushbabies (family Galagidae). Very little information is available on their parasites due to the lack of longitudinal studies, although Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, ...
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Ayers, A.M.; Allan, A.T.L.; Howlett, C.; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Williams, K.S.; Williams, S.T.; Hill, R.A. (Wiley, 2020-04)Recent analyses have shown that typically diurnal primates may periodically exhibit some levels of activity at night. Despite this, there have been few studies that have explored whether diurnal primates living in temperate ...
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Dalton, Desire L.; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Luther, Ilse; Duran, Assumpta; Van Wyk, Anna M.; Brettschneider, Helene; Oosthuizen, Almero; Modiba, Catherine; Kotze, Antoinette (Springer, 2014-06)Hybridization of wildlife species, even in the absence of introgression, is of concern due to wasted reproductive effort and a reduction in productivity. In this study we detail an accidental mating between a female nyala ...
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Buck, Roxanne; Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan); Zeiler, Gareth Edward (Medpharm Publications, 2022)The immobilisation time and cardiopulmonary effects of ketamine-medetomidine (KM) and tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine (TZM) were compared in semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Seven healthy adult cheetahs were ...
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Hartman, Marthinus Jacobus; Kirberger, Robert M.; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Boy, Sonja Catharina; Schoeman, Johan P. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-02)This case presents a thorn-induced abdominal foreign body granuloma that was removed with single incision laparoscopic surgery and an extraction bag. An 11-yearold female cheetah presented for routine laparoscopic ovariectomy. ...
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Pribbenow, Susanne; East, Marion L.; Ganswindt, Andre; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Hofer, Heribert; Dehnhard, Martin (Public Library of Science, 2015-06-24)Enzyme immunoassays (EIA) that measure faecal testosterone metabolites (fTM) are useful tools to monitor gonadal activity. The aim of this study was to validate an “in-house” epiandrosterone EIA to monitor fTM in spotted ...
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Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Cassel, Nicolette; Lane, Emily P.; Reyers, Fred (OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-09-26)Multiple myeloma is a rare, systemic proliferation of neoplastic plasma cells. A case was reported in an 11-year-old male captive lion (Panthera leo) at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria. The ...
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Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)No abstract available.
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Dalton, Desire L.; Linden, Birthe; Wimberger, Kirsten; Nupen, Lisa Jane; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Taylor, Peter John; Madisha, M. Thabang; Kotze, Antoinette; Switzer, William M. (Public Library of Science, 2015-03-23)The samango monkey is South Africa's only exclusively forest dwelling primate and represents the southernmost extent of the range of arboreal guenons in Africa. The main threats to South Africa's forests and thus to the ...
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Bashaw, Meredith J.; Sicks, Florian; Palme, Rupert; Schwarzenberger, Franz; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Ganswindt, Andre (BioMed Central, 2016-10-18)BACKGROUND : Numbers of giraffes are declining rapidly in their native habitat. As giraffe research and conservation efforts increase, the demand for more complete measures of the impact of conservation interventions and ...
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