This masters project was undertaken to have a better knowledge of the female lion reproductive tract and to equip the author for future surgical studies on this organ system. The objectives of this study were to describe ...

The cloacal gland of the Japanese quail is an enlarged glandular protuberance, found on the dorsal wall of the cloaca. The gland is unique to the genus Coturnix and is present in both male and female quails, but only ...

Capturing and holding of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) for the reintroduction to new reserves or breeding in zoos often involves a risk of mortality. Non-invasive techniques to monitor the stress experienced by ...

Cancer is a disease that develops as a result of unregulated cell growth, whereby damaged cells grow and divide uncontrollably forming lumps of tissue called tumours. Tumours can either be benign, wherein the tumour is ...

Inconsistent use of nomenclature in different canine malignant lymphoma (CML)classification systems, which lead to incorrect diagnosis and prognosis, necessitated a retrospective study of 103 cases of CML. Histological ...

In the 1990 s, diclofenac was responsible for the inadvertent deaths of over ten million vultures on the Asian subcontinent. While the pathology associated with their deaths was clearly evident as visceral and articular ...

Most descriptions of the ostrich oropharynx and oesophagus are superficial and supply little meaningful morphological data. It was therefore the aim of this study to address this deficiency by means of a macroscopic and ...

Radiotherapy for cancer produces prolonged testicular damage that is manifested by failure of spermatogenic recovery following treatment. It has thus become important to develop methods to induce the recovery of spermatogenesis, ...