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Capture of farmed Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) : comparison of physiological parameters after manual capture and after capture with electrical stunning

Pfitzer, Silke; Ganswindt, Andre; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Botha, P.J.; Myburgh, Jan G. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)

The electric stunner (e-stunner) is commonly used to handle Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) on commercial farms in South Africa, but while it seems to improve handling and safety for the keepers, no information ...
Cerebral blood flow rates in recent great apes are greater than in Australopithecus species that had equal or larger brains

Seymour, Roger S.; Bosiocic, Vanya; Snelling, Edward P.; Chikezie, Prince C.; Hu, Qiaohui; Nelson, Thomas J.; Zipfel, Bernhard; Miller, Case V. (The Royal Society, 2019-11)

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Comparison between noncontrast computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for detection and characterization of thoracolumbar myelopathy caused by intervertebral disk herniation in dogs

Cooper, Jocelyn J.; Young, Benjamin D.; Griffin IV, John F.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Levine, Jonathan M. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-03)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are commonly used to evaluate dogs with thoracolumbar myelopathy; however, relative diagnostic sensitivities for these two modalities have not been previously ...
Comparison of the lipid properties of healthy and pansteatitis-affected African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell), and the role of diet in pansteatitis outbreaks in the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Huchzermeyer, Karl David August; Osthoff, G.; Hugo, A.; Govender, Dhanashree (Danny) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-11)

Pansteatitis has been identified in wild populations of sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell), and Nile crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, inhabiting the same waters in the Olifants River Gorge in ...
The effect of acid drinking water on rumen protozoa in the blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi)

Booyse, Dirk G.; Dehority, Burk A.; Myburgh, Jan G. (Magnolia Press, 2015-12)

Rumen contents were collected from ten adult female blesbok, five from a mine area with only acid drinking water available and five from a control group consuming normal, non-polluted drinking water. The mean concentration ...
The elephant interferon gamma assay : a contribution to diagnosis of tuberculosis in elephants

Angkawanish, Taweepoke; Morar, Darshana; Van Kooten, Peter; Bontekoning, Ilona; Schreuder, Janneke; Maas, Miriam; Wajjwalku, Worawidh; Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha; Michel, Anita Luise; Tijhaar, Edwin; Rutten, Victor P.M.G. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-11)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has been shown to be the main causative agent of tuberculosis in elephants worldwide. M. tb may be transmitted from infected humans to other species including elephants and vice versa, ...
Evaluation of standard magnetic resonance characteristics used to differentiate neoplastic, inflammatory, and vascular brain lesions in dogs

Young, Benjamin D.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Holmes, Shannon P.; Wolff, Collin A.; Chen-Allen, Annie V.; Kent, Marc; Platt, Simon R.; Savage, Mason Y.; Schatzberg, Scott J.; Levine, Jonathan M. (Wiley, 2014-07)

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging characteristics are commonly used to help predict intracranial disease categories in dogs, however, few large studies have objectively evaluated these characteristics. The purpose of this ...
Frequency and number of ultrasound lung rockets ( B-lines ) using a regionally based lung ultrasound examination named Vet BLUE ( veterinary bedside lung ultrasound exsam ) in dogs with radiographicallynormal lung findings

Lisciandro, Gregory R.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Fulton, Robert M. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-05)

Lung ultrasound is superior to lung auscultation and supine chest radiography for many respiratory conditions in human patients. Ultrasound diagnoses are based on easily learned patterns of sonographic findings and artifacts ...
Immune response at a vaccine-challenge study using beagle dogs and locally isolated Leptospira spp

Arjoonsingh, Virmal; Suepaul, Rod; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale (Elsevier, 2023-01)

Determination of the immune response of dogs by measuring the antibody levels (utilizing MAT) and levels of cytokines (TNF-α, IL-4 and IFN-γ) post-vaccination with locally produced killed whole-celled Leptospiral vaccine ...
Kupffer cell structure in the juvenile Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus

Van Wilpe, Erna; Groenewald, Hermanus B. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-01)

The morphology of Kupffer cells was examined in the liver of the juvenile Nile crocodile using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Pleomorphic Kupffer cells were located in the sinusoids, in the space ...
Laparoscopic sterilization of the African lioness (Panthera leo)

Hartman, Marthinus Jacobus; Monnet, Eric; Kirberger, Robert M.; Venter, Leon; Bester, Lynette; Schulman, M.L. (Martin); Serfontein, Tania; Fourie, Retha; Schoeman, Johan P. (Wiley- Blackwell, 2013-05)

OBJECTIVE : To describe laparoscopic ovariectomy and salpingectomy in the African lioness (Panthera leo). STUDY DESIGN : Descriptive clinical study. ANIMALS : Female lions (n = 16). METHODS : Lionesses were randomly ...
A new molecular identification tool for biting midges of the Obsoletus group (Culicoides, Ceratopogonidae) : the ‘glass slide’ microarray approach

Deblauwe, Isra; De Witte, Jacobus C.; De Deken, G.; De Deken, Reginald; Madder, Maxime; Van Erk, S.; Hoza, F.A.; Lathouwers, D.; Geysen, Dirk (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-01)

Culicoides species of the Obsoletus group (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are potential vectors of the bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV 8) that was introduced into central Western Europe in 2006. A major difficulty encountered ...
The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide kills Gyps vultures at concentrations found in the muscle of treated cattle

Galligan, Toby H.; Green, Rhys E.; Wolter, Kerri; Taggart, Mark A.; Duncan, N.M. (Neil); Mallord, John W.; Alderson, Dawn; Li, Yuan; Naidoo, Vinny (Elsevier, 2022-02)

Throughout South Asia, cattle are regularly treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their carcasses are left for scavengers to consume. Residues of the NSAID diclofenac in cattle carcasses caused ...
Osteology and radiographic anatomy of the pelvis and hind limb of healthy ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Makungu, Modesta; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Du Plessis, Wencke M.; Barrows, Michelle; Koeppel, Katja Natalie (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-06)

In family Lemuridae, anatomical variations exist. Considering its conservation status (near threatened) and presence of similarities between strepsirrhines and primitive animals, it was thought to be beneficial to describe ...
Physiological stress response of African elephants to wildlife tourism in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Szott, Isabelle D.; Pretorius, Yolanda; Ganswindt, Andre; Koyama, Nicola F. (CSIRO Publishing, 2020-02)

CONTEXT : Wildlife tourism has been shown to increase stress in a variety of species and can negatively affect individuals’ survival, reproduction, welfare, and behaviour. In African elephants Loxodonta africana increased ...
Radiographic thoracic anatomy of the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Makungu, Modesta; Du Plessis, Wencke M.; Barrows, Michelle; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Koeppel, Katja Natalie (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-06)

BACKGROUND : The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a quadruped arboreal primate primarily distributed in south and south-western Madagascar. This study was carried out to describe the normal radiographic thoracic ...
A review of the biology and biogeography of Mantispidae (Neuroptera)

Snyman, Louwrens Pieter; Ohl, Michael; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Sole, Catherine L. (Brill Academic Publishers, 2020-04)

Adult Mantispidae are general predators of arthropods equipped with raptorial forelegs. The three larval instars display varying degrees of hypermetamorphic ontogeny. The larval stages exhibit a remarkable life history ...
Risk factors for race-associated sudden death in Thoroughbred racehorses in the UK (2000-2007)

Lyle, Catriona H.; Blissitt, K.J.; Kennedy, R.N.; McGorum, B.C.; Newton, J.R.; Parkin, T.D.H.; Stirk, A.; Boden, L.A. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-07)

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Sudden death adversely affects racehorse welfare, jockey safety and the public perception of horseracing. OBJECTIVE: To describe the risk of racing-associated sudden death in Thoroughbred ...
Sites of persistence of lumpy skin disease virus in the genital tract of experimentally infected bulls

Annandale, C.H. (Cornelius Henry); Irons, Pete Charles; Bagla, Victor Patrick; Osuagwuh, Uchebuchi I.; Venter, Estelle Hildegard (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-04)

The objectives of this work were to determine the site of persistence of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in bulls shedding the virus in semen for a period longer than 28 days, to determine if the virus is present in all ...
Steatitis in wild sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell), in the Olifants and Lower Letaba rivers in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Huchzermeyer, Karl David August; Govender, Dhanashree (Danny); Pienaar, Daniel J.; Deacon, A.R. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-07)

Large numbers of adult Nile crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti), died from pansteatitis during autumn and winter 2008 in the lower Letaba and Olifants River gorge in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. ...

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