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Low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a novel tool for welfare assessments on open pen commercial crocodile farms

Myburgh, Albert; Viljoen, Devon M.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Downs, C.T.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Woodborne, S. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACKGROUND : The welfare of crocodiles on commercial farms in southern Africa requires precise assessment, focusing on stocking densities and pen conditions. However, disputes between animal welfare groups and farm owners ...
Evidence for a host switching in the maintenance of canid rabies variant in two wild carnivore species in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ngoepe, C.E.; Shumba, W.; Sabeta, Claude Taurai (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease that causes at least 59 000 human deaths worldwide annually, with 95% of the cases occurring in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. There are two Lyssavirus rabies (RABV) ...
Ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine for the immobilisation of free-living hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Roug, Annette; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Netshitavhadulu, L.; Leiberich, Marion; Buss, Peter Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

Free-ranging spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are immobilised for a variety of purposes, including wildlife-human conflict mitigation, research, and veterinary treatment. Combinations of tiletamine-zolazepam (Zoletil) and ...
Parasites burden in peri-urban free-roaming pigs in Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Munzhelele, P.; Sibeko, N.P.S.; Oguttu, J.W.; Mbajiorgu, C.A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACKGROUND : Parasite infections, unlike regulated animal diseases, do not often receive attention. In fact, parasites are major sources of financial losses in pig enterprises, particularly in subsistence and small-scale ...
Helminth parasites of impalas, Aepyceros melampus, in eastern southern Africa, collected during 1973 to 2007

Horak, Ivan Gerard; Junker, K.; Braack, L.E.O.; Gallivan, G.J. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

This paper summarises published and unpublished data on helminths collected systematically from 424 impalas at 11 localities in eastern southern Africa, from St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to the Tuli Block in north-eastern ...
Effects of lead shielding on gamma radiation scatter energy spectrum during equine bone scintigraphy

Kafka, Ulrike; Beukes, P.; Slabbert, J.P.; Carstens, Ann (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

The main aim of this pilot study was to determine how the energy spectrum of scatter radiation emitted from horses after injection of the radiopharmaceutical 99mTechnetium-methyl diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP), changed behind ...
The effect of a warmed enema during ovum pick-up on subsequent in vitro oocyte maturation in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Vorster, L.; De Bruin, Phillippus Rudolf; Smuts, M.P. (Mario); Durrant, B.S.; De la Rey, M.; Herbst, C.; Holm, Dietmar Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

BACKGROUND : Rhinoceros are currently one of the most threatened mammal species globally. Slow population growth, increased poaching and habitat destruction have led to increased conservation efforts for each species. ...
The potential effect of Garlium GEM HCTM as a tick control agent in cattle

Hagg, Francois Marius; Erasmus, Lourens Jacobus; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

As resistance to chemical acaricides increases amongst tick populations, investigations of natural remedies that have acaricidal or tick-repellent effects have become essential in the search for alternatives for sustainable ...
The time course of lactate and endocrine changes in dogs suffering from dog bite wounds

Van Zyl, Estee; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Schoeman, Johan P. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACLGROUND : The stress response after acute trauma in humans and animals has been well-recognised in the literature. However, data on temporal changes in endocrine parameters after acute trauma in previously healthy dogs ...
Comparison of the immobilisation and cardiorespiratory effects of thiafentanil-azaperone versus thiafentanil-medetomidine-azaperone in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Faber, Vanessa; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Hansen, H.J.; Gerber, D.; Koeppel, Katja Natalie (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are frequently immobilised for veterinary interventions, disease screening and translocations. Concerns over user and animal safety, costs, and irregularities in opioid supply, have led ...
Animal rabies in Mozambique : a retrospective study with focus on dog rabies and vaccination coverage

Bilaide, S.; Nicolau, Q.; Mapaco, L.; Rodrigues, F.; Pondja Junior, A.; Deve, J.; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Bauhofer, A.; Chilundo, A.; Fafetine, J.; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Mapatse, M. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

Rabies, a highly preventable zoonotic disease, remains a major public health problem in Mozambique with approximately 50 human fatalities per annum due to dog-mediated rabies. This study analysed animal rabies cases and ...
Cytological and histopathological bone marrow findings in dogs with natural Babesia rossi infection

Bumby, M.M.; Clift, Sarah Jane; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Leisewitz, Andrew L. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

An inappropriate regenerative response to anaemia has been reported in B. rossi-associated canine babesiosis. We investigated the impact of canine babesiosis on the bone marrow by evaluating the cytological and histopathological ...
Copper (Cu) metabolism in domestic herbivores as guide to criteria for predicting the Cu nutritional status of wild ruminants in southern Africa

Van Ryssen, J.B.J.; Bath, Gareth (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

In southern Africa game farming has become an effective way of using underutilised resources and a valuable method of preserving and increasing wildlife numbers. However, little is known about the mineral requirements of ...
An epidemiological study of canine lymphoma in South Africa

Harris, Sybrand Ben; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Clift, Sarah Jane; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Du Plessis, E.C.; Rautenbach, Yolandi (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

Breed, age, and sex predispositions for canine lymphoma have been reported for various geographical locations. However, epidemiological information concerning canine lymphoma in South Africa is scarce. The aim of the ...
A case report of a cementless total hip replacement performed in a pelvic limb amputee after a failed surgical reduction of a traumatic coxo-femoral luxation with a toggle rod

Elliott, Ross Christopher; Van de Wetering, Klaas-Jan; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

Coxo-femoral luxation is the most common luxation seen in dogs after road traffic accidents. There are multiple surgical techniques to repair the luxation. These range from a capsular reconstruction to a total hip ...
Review of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae as venereal pathogens in horses

Scholtz, Melanie; Guthrie, Alan John; Newton, Richard; Schulman, M.L. (Martin) (Wiley, 2024)

Three bacteria extensively acknowledged as venereal pathogens with the potential to induce endometritis include Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), specific strains of ...
A survey of ocular pathology in warmblood horses in South Africa

Allen, Ramona; Goodhead, Antony D. (Wiley, 2024)

BACKGROUND: Warmblood horses are a popular breed around the world for equestrian sports. Previous studies have investigated ocular findings in other breeds of horses; however, no studies exist for the Warmblood ...
Validation of the Lead Care II System in Cape vultures (Gyps coprotheres) in comparison to ICP-MS using pure standards

Naidoo, Vinny; Wolter, Kerri (Elsevier, 2024-09)

Lead toxicosis remains a concern in raptors, especially following feeding on carcasses sourced from hunting. Rapid diagnosis of lead exposure and easy field monitoring is desirable. The LeadCareII analytical system, validated ...
Effects of lead on avian thermoregulation in the heat : an experimental test with pied crows (Corvus albus)

McKechnie, Andrew E.; Freeman, Marc Trevor; Kemp, Ryno; Wolter, Kerri; Naidoo, Vinny (Elsevier, 2024-09)

Please read abstract in article.
Farmer-oriented predictors of smallholder urban pig farming challenges and adoption of sustainable management practices in the Cape Metropole, South Africa

Mathobela, Rebecca Mmamakgone; Chikwanha, Obert C.; Katiyatiya, Chenaimoyo L.F.; Molotsi, Annelin Henriehetta; Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher; Strydom, P.E. (Phillip Evert); Mapiye, Cletos (Springer, 2024)

Understanding the drivers of farmers’ challenges and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) is crucial for the sustainable development of the small-scale urban pig enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa. A total ...

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