Infection of the gastrointestinal tract of livestock by the nematode parasite Haemonchus contortus is a serious challenge to livestock production. Infected animals, especially sheep and goats, frequently suffer from ...

Introduction The use of x-rays for medical imaging has benefited the medical field tremendously. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) advises that all radiography departments have some sort of radiation protection ...

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral haemorrhagic disease caused by a segmented single stranded RNA virus of the Bunyavirales order, Phenuiviridae family. The virus causes severe disease in both humans and animals and epidemics ...

At present, most felid species are listed as Vulnerable or Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Assisted reproduction techniques (ART), such as artificial insemination (AI), are ...

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 ...

Inflammation is a well-known underlying cause in many diseases. Chronic inflammation has a role in a host of common and often deadly diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, type 2 diabetes, ...

The discovery and the subsequent global use of antibiotics has led to the survival of resistant microorganisms and suppression of susceptible species. This has caused a worldwide interest in antibiotic resistance and its ...

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 ...

pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. This pathogen is implicated in community- and hospital-acquired infections, particularly in neonates, the elderly, and immunocompromised ...

Since 2008 there has been a dramatic increase in poaching of rhinoceroses in Africa. Today, the southern white rhinoceros is classified as Near Threatened with less than 20000 individuals left. The ear of the rhinoceros ...