18th Faculty Day, 19 September 2002 : programme and summaries

Abstract

Message from the Dean / Prof. NPJ Kriek -- Curriculum Vitae / Prof. Ivan Horak – Short communications: Evaluation of radiographic film identification and possible legal implications of inadequate identification at Onderstepoort Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging Section / CR Makanjee -- Radiology and ultrasonography of the equine hyoid apparatus / TC Spotswood -- Blood lactate as a prognostic indicator in canine babesiosis / M Nel, R Lobetti, N Keller -- Hypoglycaemia in babesiosis: common, catastrophic and curable / N Keller, LS Jacobson, M Nel, JP Schoeman -- Evaluation of the effect of vitamin B6 on serum AIT activity in dogs with canine babesiosis / E Myburgh, F Reyers -- Radiographic gastrointestinal contrast study in the ostrich (Struthio camelus) / WM Wagner, RM Kirberger -- Evaluation of the effects of rearing systems on gut morphology and development of goat kids : preliminary report / T Songabe, EF Donkin, ED Green -- Isolation and identification of the infectious agents primarily associated with ulcerative balanopothitis and vulvovaginitis in sheep in Northern Cape province in South Africa and determination of in vitro antimicrobial sensitivity / A Kidanemariam, M van Vuuren, B Gummow, J Gouws, M van Aardt -- The effect of different protein supplements on production economics and nematode resilience in Merino ewes / A Janse van Rensburg, GF Bath -- In vitro cholinergic effects of crude extracts of Gunnera perpensa L. on isolated rat uteri / R Gehring, LC Katsoulis, GE Swan -- Isolation of a combretatstatin from Combretum woodii leaves by bioassay guided fractionation / JO Famakin, DRP Katerere, JN Eloff -- Delivery of veterinary services in remote rural areas of South Africa; the role of the "local expert": a short communication / TSongabe -- Molecular epidemiology of serotype 0 foot-and-mouth disease viruses in Ethiopia and neighboring countries / M Sahle, RM Dwarka, E Venter, W Vosloo.

Posters: Screening test for a congenital myasthenic syndrome in cattle / PN Thompson, OK Steinlein, E van Dyk, S Kraneb, CK Harper, AJ Guthrie, A Nel, E Bell -- A scanning electron microscopic study of the magnum of the immature ostrich (Struthio camelus) / M-C Madekurozwa -- Serological survey to confirm the foot and mouth disease free status of South Africa after the 2000/2001 outbreaks of the disease / W Vosloo, CJ Dickason, B Gummow -- A stochastic decision tree model to assess the impact of groundwater pollution on livestock / B Gummow -- A field evaluation of three trypanosomosis control strategies, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / FR Emslie, B Gummow, JR Nel -- Reverse Line Blot: A diagnostic tool to detect blood parasites / A-M Bosman, V Pillay, A Nijhof, EH Venter, BL Penzhorn, F Jongejan -- The fine structure of the rete testis in the ostrich (Struthio camelus) / TA Aire, JT Soley -- New recognition of an old enzyme: the antibacterial effect of the lactoperoxidase system in goat milk / E Seifu, EF Donkin, BH Bester, E Buys -- Fine structure of Neospora caninum in a white rhinoceros calf / JH Williams, E van Wilpe -- Breed prevalence of dog erythrocyte antigen 1.1 in the Onderstepoort area: significance in donor selection / LL van der Merwe, LS Jacobson, G Pretorius -- The use of planar chromatography to evaluate traditional medicine / JV Manana, JN Eloff -- Herbarium specimens can be used to bioprospect for some antibacterial compounds / JN Eloff -- Selection of Combretaceae spp for the isolation of antibacterial compounds based on biological activity, chemical composition and taxonomic information / JN Eloff -- Can extractants be used to selectively enrich antibacterial compounds in complex Combretum microphyllum leaf extracts? / M Kotze, JN Eloff.