Babesiosis is a disease of significant medically and veterinary importance with worldwide distribution.
It is caused by intra-erythrocyte protozoal parasites, with Babesia rossi causing the most severe
clinical signs of ...
BACKGROUND : Knowledge of the prevalence of thromboemboli and the associated hemostatic status in dogs with carcinoma or sarcoma is unknown and might allow earlier intervention.
OBJECTIVES : Estimate prevalence of ...
Hanekom, Josef; Lubisi, Baratang Alison; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Guthrie, Alan John; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore(Elsevier, 2023-04)
Dogs are the only non-equid species to develop the fatal form of African horse sickness (AHS). Research conducted in 2013 questioned the long-held belief that naturally occurring cases of AHS in dogs were contracted ...
Van Zyl, Este; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Atkinson, Brogan; Goddard, Amelia; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Schoeman, Johan P.(Elsevier, 2023-03)
An experimental infection using Babesia (B.) rossi was performed in healthy male Beagle dogs to assess the
changes in endocrine variables during disease. Two dogs were infected with a low dose (LD) of parasite inoculum
(104 ...
A 10-year-old female spayed Kelpie cross was presented to The Austin Vet Specialists for further investigation of a mineralized, lobulated frontal sinus mass that had previously been detected radiographically. Computed ...
Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is a relevant respiratory disease in sport horses, which can be diagnosed by examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells using the total hemosiderin score (THS). ...
Seejarim, Chandini; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Leisewit, Andrew L.; Schoeman, Johan P.; Goddard, Amelia(Wiley, 2023-09)
BACKGROUND : The regenerative response following Babesia rossi infection in dogs is mild, despite severe hemolytic anemia.
OBJECTIVE : We aimed to compare the admission absolute reticulocyte count (ARC) and reticulocyte ...
While artificial intelligence (AI) and recent developments in deep learning (DL) have sparked interest in medical imaging, there has been little commentary on the impact of AI on the veterinarian and veterinary imaging ...
Unnatural diet composition and frequent feeding regimes may play an aetiological role
in the multiple diseases prevalent in captive cheetahs. This study investigated the responses of
captive-born (hand-reared) cheetahs ...
Van Boom, Kathryn Merle; Schoeman, Johan P.; Steyl, Johan; Kohn, Tertius Abraham(Wiley, 2023-10)
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) species comprises hundreds of breeds, each differing in physical characteristics, behavior, strength, and running capability. Very little is known about the skeletal muscle composition ...
If the number of events alone is considered, endurance riding is the fastest growing and the second-most popular Fédération
Equestre Internationale (FEI) discipline. Lameness is the most common cause of elimination from ...
Preservation of blood pH within a narrow range is essential to optimal physiological function. This narrow pH range is maintained
via the interactions of various buffer systems. Blood gas analysis is thus essential in the ...
Fisher, Diana; Schliewert, Eva-Christina; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette(Medpharm Publications, 2022)
An endogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentration above the reference interval (RI) is commonly used as
means for diagnosing equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). Basal ACTH concentrations are ...
Hanekom, Josef; Hoepner, S.N.; Du Preez, Kelly; Leisewitz, Andrew L.(Medpharm Publications, 2022)
Few reports of clinical Bluetongue virus (BTV) infections have been described in dogs. Most cases were linked to inoculation with
a BTV-contaminated canine modified live vaccine. In dogs, cases have only been described ...
Leiberich, Marion; Pohlin, Friederike; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Hofmeyr, M.; Cooper, D.; Reuben, M.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney(Medpharm Publications, 2022)
Translocation is a valuable conservation tool, but poses significant risks for the transported rhinoceroses. Interventions reducing
these risks are required to ensure positive welfare during transportation. The aim of ...
The immobilisation time and cardiopulmonary effects of ketamine-medetomidine (KM) and tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine
(TZM) were compared in semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Seven healthy adult cheetahs were ...
BACKGROUND : Canine parvovirus (CPV) is a common cause of enteritis, immune suppression and systemic inflammation in young dogs. Endothelial markers, such as intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell ...
Bester, Elizabeth G.; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt; Botha, W.J.; Van Wilpe, Erna; Du Plessis, Lizette; Williams, J.H. (June Heather)(Medpharm Publications, 2022)
Nemaline myopathy - a clinically and genetically complex heterogenous group of disorders - is described uncommonly in humans and rarely in animals, and is characterised by progressive muscle weakness. The diagnosis is ...
Atkinson, Brogan; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Van Zyl, Estee; Goddard, Amelia; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Schoeman, Johan P.; Mukorera, Varaidzo; Leisewitz, Andrew L.(Elsevier, 2022-06)
Babesia rossi causes severe morbidity and mortality in dogs in sub-Saharan Africa, and the complications associated with this disease are likely caused by an unfocused, excessive inflammatory response. During this experimental ...