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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Title
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Halajian, Ali; Cuozzo, F.P.; Heyne, Heloise; Sauther, Michelle L.; Linden, Birthe; Linden, Jabu; Linden, Jabu; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Rampedi, Kgethedi Michael; Hornok, Sándor
(Elsevier, 2024-03)
South Africa has six species of primates, three of which are bushbabies (family Galagidae). Very little information is available on their parasites due to the lack of longitudinal studies, although Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, ...
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Genthe, Bettina; Le Roux, Wouter Jacobus; Schachtschneider, K.; Oberholster, Paul Johan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Chamier, J.
(Elsevier, 2013-07)
Water quality has deteriorated in the upper Olifants River system, South Africa, as a result of land use
activities which include mining, agriculture and industries. A health risk assessment was conducted from
2009 to ...
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Du Preez, Marinus; Govender, Dhanashree (Danny); Bouwman, Hindrik
(Wiley, 2016-12)
Mass mortality of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) occurred in the Olifants River of the
Kruger National Park (KNP) in 2008 from pansteatitis, a condition in which body fat becomes
yellow and inflamed. Much research ...
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Davis, Anthony John; Collet, Mark G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Myburgh, Jan G.
(AOSIS, 2021-05)
Holstein cows on a farm in the Humansdorp district, Eastern Cape province, South Africa,
developed reddened, painful teat skin 3 days after grazing a mixed forage crop dominated by
bulb turnip (Brassica rapa, Barkant ...
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Makhuvele, Rhulani; Foubert, Kenn; Hermans, Nina; Pieters, Luc; Verschaeve, Luc; Elgorashi, Esam E.
(AOSIS, 2024-03-11)
Global aflatoxin contamination of agricultural commodities is of the most concern in food safety and quality. This study investigated the hepatoprotective effect of 80% methanolic leaf extract of Annona senegalensis against ...
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Riato, Luisa; Leira, Manel
(Elsevier, 2020-04)
Current diatom assessments of shallow lakes typically use littoral epiphytic diatoms as bioindicators for eutrophication pressure. However, challenges in establishing robust ecological assessments still exist because of ...
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Harvey, Brian H.; Uys, Madeleine M.; Viljoen, Francois P.; Shahid, Mohammed; Sonntag, Quixi; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Moore, Brandon C.; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Myburgh, Jan G.
(Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia, 2020-08)
The male crocodylian phallus, an intromittent organ, transfers sperm to the female cloaca during reproduction. During
copulation, the distal phallic glans inflates via blood-filled spongiform tissues; it enlarges into an ...
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Myburgh, Albert; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Downs, Colleen T.; Botha, Hannes; Robinson, Liam; Woodborne, Stephan
(Wiley, 2023-10)
The histology and growth of reptilian and crocodilian claws (ungues) have been
extensively studied; however, Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) claws have not
received adequate attention. Furthermore, age estimations ...
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Lebepe, Jeffrey; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J.
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
The Loskop Dam is the most polluted impoundment in the Olifants River, because it receives pollutants from the entire mine-dominated upper catchment. However, histopathology of fish inhabiting this polluted dam is scantly ...
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Kane, Adam; Wolter, Kerri; Neser, Walter; Kotze, Antionette; Naidoo, Vinny; Monadjem, Ara
(Taylor and Francis, 2016)
CAPSULE : Supplementary feeding stations provide a useful conservation benefit for vultures, without disrupting their natural movement ecology.
AIMS : To understand the effects of providing supplementary food on the ...
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Sebola, Dikeledi Carol; Oguttu, James W.; Kock, Marleen M.; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene
(Frontiers Media, 2023-01-09)
BACKGROUND : Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are associated with increased
mortality, morbidity, and an economic burden due to costs associated with
extended hospital stays. Furthermore, most pathogens associated ...
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Fuller, Andrea; Mitchell, Duncan; Maloney, Shane K.; Hetem, Robyn S.; Fonseca, Vinicius F.C.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Van de Ven, Tanja M.F.N.; Snelling, Edward P.
(Company of Biologists, 2021-02)
Mammals in drylands are facing not only increasing heat loads but also
reduced water and food availability as a result of climate change.
Insufficient water results in suppression of evaporative cooling and
therefore ...
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Grispoldi, Luca; Karama, Musafiri; El-Ashram, Saeed; Saraiva, Cristina Maria; Garcia-Diez, Juan; Chalias, Athanasios; Barbera, Salvatore; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.
(MDPI, 2021-06-15)
During the last ten years, the worldwide interest in using insects as food and feed has
surged. Edible insects fall within the category of novel foods, i.e., the category of food not consumed
in significant amounts in ...
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Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Hetem, Robyn Sheila; Mitchell, Duncan; Fuller, Andrea
(BioMed Central, 2015-02)
BACKGROUND : Etorphine, a potent opioid agonist, causes pulmonary hypertension and respiratory depression.
Whether etorphine-induced pulmonary hypertension negatively influences pulmonary gas exchange and
exacerbates ...
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Van der Walt, Miné; Rakaki, Matshepo E.; MacIntyre, Caitlin; Mendes, Adriano; Junglen, Sandra; Theron, Cherise; Anthony, Tasneem; O’Dell, Nicolize; Venter, Marietjie
(MDPI, 2023-08)
Viruses in the Orthobunyavirus genus, Peribunyaviridae family, are associated with encephalitis,
birth defects and fatalities in animals, and some are zoonotic. Molecular diagnostic investigations
of animals with ...
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Manqele, Ayanda; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Pierneef, Rian E.; Moerane, Rebone; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale
(MDPI, 2023-01-15)
In this study, Listeria isolates (214) were characterized as follows: L. innocua (77.10%),
L. monocytogenes (11.21%), L. welshimeri (5.61%), L. grayi (1.40%), L. seeligeri (0.93%), and L. species
(3.73%) that were not ...
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Van den Heever, Linda; Elburg, Marlina A.; Iaccheri, Linda; Naidoo, Vinny; Ueckermann, Henriette; Bybee, Grant M.; Smit-Robinson, Hanneline A.; Whitecross, Melissa A.; McKechnie, Andrew E.
(Springer, 2023-02)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Piketh, Graeme; Henning, Alischa; Smit, Yolandi
(Wiley, 2022-12)
A 10-year-old, 600-kg, warmblood gelding was referred due to persistent colic, non-responsive to medical treatment. Diagnostic evaluation revealed abdominal distention, tachycardia and distended small intestines. Preoperative ...
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Rautenbach, Yolandi; Goddard, Amelia; Clift, Sarah Jane
(Wiley, 2017-03)
A 2.5-year-old spayed female American Pit Bull Terrier dog presented with a primary complaint of chronic refractory ascites. The dog's CBC displayed a moderate to severe macrocytic, hypochromic, nonregenerative anemia, and ...