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1997 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume 64, 1997: Recent submissions

  • A checklist of helminths from the respiratory system and gastrointestinal tracts of African Anatidae 
    Alexander, S.J.; McLaughlin, J.D.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    A literature survey revealed that 72 helminth species, including 14 known only to the generic level, had been reported from the digestive or respiratory tracts of 28 species of Anatidae in Africa. Most of the digeneans ...
  • Aspects of rabies epidemiology in Tsumkwe District, Namibia 
    Laurenson, K.; Esterhuysen, J.; Stander, P.; Van Heerden, J.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    Aspects of rabies epidemiology were investigated in the Tsumkwe District, Namibia, during December 1993 and January 1994. A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey for rabies antibodies was carried out in domestic (n = ...
  • Parasites of South African wildlife. XV. Helminths of scrub hares, Lepus saxatilis in the Kruger National Park 
    Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Booyse, Dirk G.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    A total of 145 scrub hares from three localities in the Kruger National Park were examined for helminths: 124 at Skukuza, 15 at Shingwedzi, and three each at Pretoriuskop and Pafuri. Trichostrongylus deflexus was the most ...
  • In vitro cultivation of Babesia equi: detection of carrier animals and isolation of parasites 
    Zweygarth, Erich; Just, M.C.; De Waal, D.T.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    By means of an in vitro culture technique, 75 samples of horse blood were examined for Babesia equi, a causative agent of equine piroplasmosis. At the time of culture initiation, 15 samples were microscopically positive ...
  • The structure of the interstitial tissue of the active and resting avian testis 
    Aire, Tom A.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    The interstitial tissue of the testis was studied in gonadally active and gonadally inactive domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus), guinea-fowl (Numida meleagris), duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and Japanese quail (Coturnix ...
  • Pathological changes in calves that died from experimental water intoxication 
    Njoroge, E.M.; Maribei, J.M.; Mbugua, P.N.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    The pathology of calves that died from experimental water intoxication was investigated. Oedema of the brain and urinary bladder, and renal damage were significant pathological findings in these calves. The findings were ...
  • A scanning electron-microscope examination of the scolex of Houttuynia struthionis 
    Fourie, H.J.; Van Amelsfoort, A.F.; Michael, L.M.; Putterill, John Fraser; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    A scanning electron-microscope examination of the scolex of Houttuynia struthionis, a cestode of ostriches, was undertaken in order to study its surface structure. The scolex differs from those of other subfamilies in ...
  • Salmonella isolated from crocodiles and other reptiles during the period 1985-1994 in South Africa 
    Huchzermeyer, Fritz W.; Van der Walt, Martha L.; Steyn, Helena C.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    Over a 10-year period, 173 isolates of Salmonella were obtained during routine isolation from reptiles. Of the 173 isolates, 92 different Salmonella serovars were identified. Of them, 61 (66%) belonged to subspecies I, ...
  • Book reviews 
    Anonymous; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
  • Effects of growth conditions and incubation times on the expression of antigens of Haemophilus paragallinarum which are detected by monoclonal antibodies 
    Verschoor, J.A. (Jan Adrianus), 1953-; Bragg, R.R. (Robert Richard); Coetzee, L.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    Haemophilus paragallinarum causes infectious coryza in poultry, and a panel of monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) were established, which detect surface antigens of this bacterium. It was postulated that these Mabs could be used ...
  • Seroepidemiological survey of sympatric domestic and wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Tsumkwe District, north-eastern Namibia 
    Van Vuuren, Moritz; Laurenson, K.; Van Heerden, J.; Stander, P.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    Disease is a potential threat to many endangered populations and may originate from sympatric domestic species. This paper describes a cross-sectional serological survey of canine pathogens carried out in domestic (n = ...
  • A comparison of the helminth communities in Anas undulata, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas capensis and Anas smithii at Barberspan, South Africa 
    Alexander, S.J.; McLaughlin, J.D.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    Examination of the helminth communities in 25 yellow-billed ducks (Anas undulata), 21 red-billed ducks (Anas erythrorhyncha), ten Cape teal (Anas capensis) and seven Cape shovellers (Anas smithii) that had overwintered ...