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Paraclinical Sciences: Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The southern-central black rhinoceros is currently listed as “critically endangered” and the southern white rhinoceros as “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)An alarming number of pangolins are currently illegally traded for their scales and meat. Many pangolins confiscated from the trade are severely clinically compromised. Unfortunately, little is known about the physiology ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Hypoxaemia (oxyhaemoglobin saturation < 90%) often occurs during wildlife immobilisation and poses a risk of morbidity and mortality. Several methods have been used to assess blood oxygenation in immobilised impala ...
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(Elsevier, 2023-11)This retrospective study documents the occurrence of single and multiple cutaneous apocrine gland tumours (CATs) on the dorsal midline of 16 captive African wild dogs (AWDs, Lycaon pictus) derived from 161 submissions ...
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(MDPI, 2024-02-01)Claw diseases have a profound impact on cattle welfare, affecting behaviors such as grazing, rumination, rest, decubitus, and water consumption. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of claw lesions and classify them ...
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(MDPI, 2024-05-01)There is a scarcity of published studies on the occurrence of Staphylococcus spp. Among dogs in South Africa. The objective of the study was to characterise the Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from dog samples submitted to ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2023)Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis that is endemic in Namibia. This study estimated seroprevalence of brucellosis, and determined the presence of Brucella infection in slaughtered cattle using the genus-specific 16-23S ...
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(Nature Research, 2023-11-20)Electrical stunning is used to capture crocodiles to perform routine management procedures. It is essential from a welfare point that electrical stunning must cause unconsciousness in animals. However, there is no ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-04)Please read abstract in the article.
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(Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2023-09)Variation in fire behaviour has been suggested to affect faunal species differently depending on their physical condition and functional traits. Following a management burn in the Munywana Conservancy, KwaZulu-Natal province, ...
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(Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2023)Scelotes bidigittatus is a small burrowing scincid with an obligate fossorial lifestyle (Maritz and Alexander, 2008). It lives in sandy substrate and leaf litter in savannah, forest, and grassland habitats and ranges from ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-08)The study aimed to investigate the nutritional composition, trace elements and anti-nutritional factors of fodder species belonging to the family Fabaceae potentially used as an alternative feed for cattle. The proximate ...
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(BMC, 2023-12-06)In this study, four antimicrobial growth promoters, including virginiamycin, josamycin, flavophospholipol, poly 2-propenal 2-propenoic acid and ultraviolet light, were tested for their capacity to induce stx-bacteriophages in ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2023-01-09)BACKGROUND : Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and an economic burden due to costs associated with extended hospital stays. Furthermore, most pathogens associated ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-04)Phytopathogenic fungi and nematodes cause great losses in economically important crops and food production especially in developing countries. To minimize the use of fungicides and nematicides, researchers have concentrated ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2023-06-21)BACKGROUND : Sarcocephalus pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobég) is used in folk medicine to treat oxidative-stress related diseases, thereby warranting the investigation of its anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. In our ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2023-09-18)Population surveys of crocodilians using uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones may become accurate and cost-effective alternatives to more traditional approaches. However, there are currently no quantitative methods for ...
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(Springer, 2024-04)Temperate living primates cope with a variety of environmental stressors, which may vary by body mass. We studied two sympatric galagos, the thick-tailed greater galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus (1.5 kg) and the southern ...
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(Elsevier, 2023-11-04)Imidacloprid is a systemic neonicotinoid insecticide widely used to combat agricultural pests and flea infestations in dogs and cats. Despite its low toxicity to mammals, imidacloprid is reported to cause male ...
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(Elsevier, 2023-10)Population declines of Gyps vultures throughout South Asia were caused by unintentional poisoning by the NSAID diclofenac, which was subsequently banned. However, other vulture-toxic NSAIDs are available, including ...
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