Ulcerative pododermatitis in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Kruger National Park

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dc.contributor.author Keet, D.F.
dc.contributor.author Grobler, D.G.
dc.contributor.author Raath, J.P.
dc.contributor.author Gouws, J.
dc.contributor.author Carstens, J.
dc.contributor.author Nesbit, J.W.
dc.contributor.editor Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.date.accessioned 2012-12-12T07:59:23Z
dc.date.available 2012-12-12T07:59:23Z
dc.date.created 2012
dc.date.issued 1997
dc.description The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat X Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format. en_US
dc.description.abstract The occurrence of severe lameness in adult African elephant bulls in a shrub Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) ecosystem was investigated. Large ulcers in the soles of at least one front foot were seen in each of the recorded cases. Microscopically, the lesion can be described as a severe, chronic-active, ulcerative, bacterial pododermatitis (complicated by hypersensitivity/septic vasculitis). A variety of bacteria were isolated from these lesions as well as from regional lymph nodes. Streptococcus agalactiae was the most consistent isolate, while Dichelobacter nodosus, the only organism known to be involved with foot disease in domestic ruminants, was isolated from two cases. Contributory factors such as body mass, portal of entry and origin of potential pathogens may have predisposed to the development of the lesions. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Keet, DF, Grobler, DG, Raath, JP, Gouws, J, Carstens, J & Nesbit, JW 1997, 'Ulcerative pododermatitis in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Kruger National Park’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 25-32. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20739
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute en_US
dc.rights © ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital). en_US
dc.subject Veterinary medicine en_US
dc.subject African elephant en_US
dc.subject Colophospermum mopane en_US
dc.subject Dichelobacter nodosus en_US
dc.subject Kruger National Park en_US
dc.subject Lameness en_US
dc.subject Loxodonta africana en_US
dc.subject Pododermatitis en_US
dc.subject Ulcers en_US
dc.subject Vasculitis en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title Ulcerative pododermatitis in free-ranging African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Kruger National Park en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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