Browsing Research Articles (Companion Animal Clinical Studies) by UP Author "Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt"

Browsing Research Articles (Companion Animal Clinical Studies) by UP Author "Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt"

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  • Focal palatitis (previously focal palatine erosions) in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) 
    Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Boy, Sonja C.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Frontiers Media, 2021-07-12)
    Focal palatine erosion (FPE) is a misleading term that is used in the literature to describe inflammatory lesions associated with depressions of the palatal mucosa in cheetah. Cheetahs have large cheek teeth and these ...
  • Longitudinal radiographic study of cranial bone growth in young cheetah 
    Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Schmidt, Martin J.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Frontiers Media, 2019-07-30)
    Focal palatitis (also known as focal palatine erosion) is thought to be a developmental disease, specifically of cheetah in captivity raised on a commercial diet. The lack of chewing is thought to cause the mandibular ...
  • Oral, maxillofacial and dental diseases in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) 
    Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Boy, S.C.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Elsevier, 2018-01)
    Descriptions of several oral, maxillofacial and dental conditions/diseases exist for a variety of captive large felids, but little is reported on the pathology of free roaming large felids. Apart from focal palatine erosions ...
  • Seal bites at sub-Antarctic Marion Island : incidence, outcomes and treatment recommendations 
    Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf; Penfold, Miles John; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Steenkamp, Gerhardus (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-03-24)
    Seal biologists at Marion Island (Southern Ocean) are in frequent contact with seals. During research activities, biologists may be bitten by seals, yet no standardised protocol for treating such bites is in place. ...