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In vitro antibacterial activity of selected South African plants against drug-resistant staphylococci isolated from clinical cases of bovine mastitis

Akinboye, Ayodele O.; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Petzer, Inge-Marie; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (MDPI, 2023-04)

Please read abstract in article.
Effects of probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and ascorbic acid on oxidative gene damage biomarker, heat shock protein 70 and interleukin 10 in broiler chickens exposed to heat stress

Sumanu, Victory Osirimade; Byaruhanga, Charles; Bosman, Anna-Mari; Ochai, Sunday Ochonu; Naidoo, Vinny; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Chamunorwa, Joseph P. (Elsevier, 2023-06-28)

Heat stress is a prominent factor responsible for losses economically in poultry meat industry due to adverse effects on the general performance of broiler chickens. In this study, we evaluated the effects of probiotic ...
Two screening assays to detect vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp.

Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.; Karama, Musafiri; El-Ashram, Saeed; Saraiva, Cristina; Garcia-Diez, Juan; Athanasios Chalias; Grispoldi, Luca (MDPI, 2022-06-13)

Enterococci have become major nosocomial pathogens. An increasing number of these infections are as a result of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Accurate detection of vancomycinresistant enterococci (VRE) is important, ...
Widespread metastasis of a spermatocytic seminoma with concomitant hepatic peliosis in a Southern African hedgehog (Atelerixfrontalis)

O'Dell, Nicolize; O'Dell, Jacques Henry; Van der Weyden, L. (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

A six-year-old intact male Southern African hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) presented with a history of chronic mild to moderate weight loss, and sub-acute hind limb ataxia that progressed to complete paralysis, at which ...
Reflecting on research produced after more than 60 years of exclosures in the Kruger National Park

Wigley-Coetsee, Corli; Strydom, Tercia; Govender, Danny; Thompson, Dave I.; Govender, Navashni; Botha, Judith; Simms, Chenay; Manganyi, Adolf; Kruger, Laurence; Venter, Jacques; Greaver, Cathy; Smit, Izak P.J. (AOSIS, 2022-02-28)

Herbivores are a main driver of ecosystem patterns and processes in semi-arid savannas, with their effects clearly observed when they are excluded from landscapes. Starting in the 1960s, various herbivore exclosures have ...
The effects of feeding and transport length on the welfare of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) during long-distance translocations : a preliminary study

Leiberich, Marion; Pohlin, Friederike; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Hofmeyr, M.; Cooper, D.; Reuben, M.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

Translocation is a valuable conservation tool, but poses significant risks for the transported rhinoceroses. Interventions reducing these risks are required to ensure positive welfare during transportation. The aim of ...
What is in a name? Scientific name changes of potentially poisonous plants and fungi in South Africa

Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

Changes over the past five decades in the scientific names of some potentially poisonous plants and toxigenic fungi in South Africa are briefly reviewed. Some of the reasons why taxonomists change names are highlighted. ...
Junctional complexes of the blood-testis barrier in the Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)

Molele, Reneilwe A.; Ibrahim, Mohammed I.A.; Zakariah, Musa; Mahdy, Mohammed A.A.; Clift, Sarah J.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Brown, Geoffrey James (Elsevier, 2022-10)

This study investigated the developmental changes in the adherens junctions, gap junctions, as well as tight junctions forming the blood-testis barrier (BTB) in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica) testis. Testicular ...
A comparison of immobilisation quality and cardiorespiratory effects of etorphine-azaperone versus etorphine-midazolam combinations in blesbok

Laubscher, Liesel L.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Laurence, M.; Raath, J.P.; Pfitzer, S. (MedPharm Publications, 2022)

The study compared immobilisation of blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) with etorphine and azaperone vs etorphine and midazolam. Twelve female blesbok, weighing 59.4 ± 2.8 kg, were used. Each animal randomly received ...
A new era for the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

No abstract available.
Nemaline myopathy in a six-month-old pomeranian dog

Bester, Elizabeth G.; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt; Botha, W.J.; Van Wilpe, Erna; Du Plessis, Lizette; Williams, J.H. (June Heather) (Medpharm Publications, 2022)

Nemaline myopathy - a clinically and genetically complex heterogenous group of disorders - is described uncommonly in humans and rarely in animals, and is characterised by progressive muscle weakness. The diagnosis is ...
Evolution and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from Pecorino and goat cheese manufactured on-farm in an area facing constraints as per EU Regulation 1305/2013 in Umbria, Italy

Grispoldi, Luca; Karama, Musafiri; El-Ashram, Saeed; Saraiva, Cristina; Garcia-Diez, Juan; Chalias, Athanasios; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T. (PAGEpress, 2022-06)

The latest EU regulation on geographical indications (EU Regulation No. 1151/2012) has introduced a set of new tools for the protection and enhancement of food products in rural areas, under the group name of optional ...
Effect of packaging and storage conditions on some quality traits of bovine meat

Grispoldi, Luca; Chalias, Athanasios; Barzi, Eleonora; Pecorari, Laura; Tassinari, Marco; Saraiva, Cristina; Garcia-Diez, Juan; Karama, Musafiri; El-Ashram, Saeed; Traina, Giovanna; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T. (PAGEpress, 2022-06)

Packaging is considered one of the most interesting technological aspects of food production and is a constantly evolving subject in food production. The type of packaging is important for the quality and safety of the ...
Immunohistochemical changes in the testicular excurrent duct system of healthy, male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) observed at 4, 6–7, 12, and 52 weeks of age

Ibrahim, Mohammed I.A.; Williams, J.H. (June Heather); Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (MDPI, 2022-11)

The immunolocalization of the cytoskeletal and the extracellular matrix proteins was investigated in the testicular excurrent duct system of healthy Japanese quail at 4, 6–7, 12 and 52 weeks of age. TdT dUTP Nick End ...
Ptaeroxylon obliquum leaf extracts, fractions and isolated compounds as potential inhibitors of 15-lipoxygenase and lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

Ramadwa, Thanyani E.; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Adebayo, S.A.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2022-07)

Ptaeroxylon obliquum is used traditionally to treat inflammatory diseases and related symptoms such as arthritis, rheumatism, fever and headache. The aim of the study was to determine the anti-inflammatory activities of ...
Agreement of high-definition oscillometry at two cuff locations with invasively measured arterial blood pressures in anaesthetised cheetahs

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 ...
Anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant and cytotoxicity assays of South African herbal teas and bush tea blends

Malongane, Florence; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Olaokun, Oyinlola Oluwunmi; Mudau, Fhatuwani Nixwell (MDPI, 2022-07-27)

South Africa is home to a variety of herbal teas, such as bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides DC.), honeybush tea (Cyclopia intermedia E. Mey and C. subternata Vogel), special tea (Monsonia burkeana Planch. ex Harv.), and ...
Anti-biofilm, antibacterial, and anti-quorum sensing activities of selected South African plants traditionally used to treat diarrhoea

Adeyemo, Rasheed Omotayo; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Hindawi, 2022-09-28)

The development of resistance of microorganisms to conventional antibiotics is a major global health concern; hence, there is an increasing interest in medicinal plants as a therapeutic option. This study aimed to evaluate ...
Flavonoids of Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. as potential leads for treatment against tuberculosis

Omokhua-Uyi, Aitebiremen Gift; Madikizela, Balungile; Aro, A.O. (Abimbola); Abdalla, Muna Ali; Van Staden, J.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Elsevier, 2023-07)

Tuberculosis (TB) is currently rated as the 13th leading cause of mortality and the second leading cause of death after COVID-19, and above AIDS. Existing challenges relating to the development of multidrug-resistant strains ...
Quantitative UPLC-MS/MS analysis of obliquumol from Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk. extracts and biological activities of its semi-synthesised derivative ptaeroxylinol

Ramadwa, Thanyani E.; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; Sonopo, M.S.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2023-05)

Quantification of compounds in plant extracts is rarely conducted to determine variation in concentrations of bioactive constituents. The aim of the study was to develop a method using ultra-performance liquid chromatogr ...

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