• Antimicrobial resistance in indicator bacterial species from wildlife at the human- livestock-wildlife interface in the Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa 

  Mugochi, Lawrence (University of Pretoria, 2023-04)

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats currently facing humanity. While there have been extensive studies on this subject in public health and livestock, there is paucity of information on the ...
• Knowledge and attitudes of South African stakeholders regarding conservation of the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) 

  Lewis, Takdeera (University of Pretoria, 2023-04)

  The population of the African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (AP) has declined by more than 97% in the last century and continues to face a wide range of threats. The most prominent threat remains food shortages due to ...
• Effects of a complex semi-natural cage system on Sprague Dawley rat welfare using behaviour, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites and selected organ weights as indicators 

  Mavunganidze, Richard (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The primary objective of using animals for research is to collect reliable data that is reproducible and translatable to the intended species. Sometimes, it is difficult to obtain reliable data because the animals are ...
• Effect of recombinant mouse sclerostin proteins on bone formation in vitro and in a murine model of sclerosteosis 

  Dreyer, Timothy James (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Sclerosteosis is a severe autosomal recessive sclerosing skeletal dysplasia with no available treatment. It is characterised by excessive bone formation and is caused by mutations in the SOST gene that lead to loss of ...
• Sesquiterpene lactones from Geigeria aspera : isolation, cytotoxicity against murine muscle cell lines and microsomal metabolism 

  Mathe, Yvette Zethu (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Vermeersiekte or ‘vomiting disease’ is an economically important disease of ruminants following ingestion of Geigeria species in South Africa. Sheep are more susceptible and poisoning is characterised by stiffness, ...
• Pathology of complicated Babesia rossi-associated acute lung injury and respiratory distress syndrome in dogs 

  Martin, Collin Armand (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  A proportion of Babesia rossi infections in dogs are classified as complicated. One of the most lethal complications is the acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory destress syndrome (ARDS). Patients affected by this ...
• Antimicrobial resistance patterns and biofilm formation of coagulase negative Staphylococcus species isolated from cow milk samples 

  Phophi, Lufuno (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, treatment failure, and financial losses have been reported in dairy cattle with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical mastitis. However, studies on CoNS are ...
• Acaricidal characteristics of ethnoveterinary plants used for tick control in southern Africa 

  Nyahangare, Emmanuel Tendai (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Ticks and tick borne diseases remain a huge threat to livestock productivity the world over. While several efforts have been made to control ticks, current control measures are still not adequate. Conventionally, tick ...
• Pathophysiology of diclofenac-associated hyperuricaemia in Gyps spp. vultures 

  Nethathe, Bono (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Diclofenac toxicity in old world vultures is well described in the literature. As part of the toxicity of the drug, dead birds were generally found in the environment with signs of severe renal damage and gout. In birds ...
• Anti-diabetic activity of extracts and a bioactive compound isolated from Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Hypoxidaceae) in a murine model of spontaneous diabetes 

  Mkolo, Nqobile Monate (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  A previous study investigated and demonstrated that Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Fisch and Mey) (Hypoxidaceae) corm extracts used traditionally, stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic _ cells maintained under ex vivo ...
• Effect of cytochrome P450 inhibition on pharmacokinetics and toxicity of diclofenac in chickens : unravelling toxicity in Gyps vultures 

  Locke, Sara Lindsey (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac was responsible for the decimation of Gyps vulture species on the Indian subcontinent over the last two decades of the 20th century. For an unknown reason, Gyps ...
• Health assessment of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) aquaculture systems in the northern provinces of South Africa 

  Taylor, Gillian Denise (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This study evaluated eighteen commercial farms within Gauteng, Northwest and Limpopo provinces, where a representative sample of grow-out fish from each farm, was humanely euthanased, weighed, measured, and each fish’s ...
• Physiological effects of high and low medetomidine doses in combination with zolazepam/tiletamine for the immobilisation and anaesthesia of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) 

  Anthony, Tasneem (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Objective: To compare the physiological effects of high and low dose medetomidine in combination with zolazepam-tiletamine for the immobilisation and anaesthesia of the spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). To identify a ...
• Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolates from beef cattle in Gauteng and North West provinces, South Africa 

  Kambuyi, Katembue (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Introduction: Campylobacter spp. is the most frequent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans globally. Campylobacter spp. infections are characterized by acute watery or bloody diarrhoea, fever, weight loss and ...
• Development and evaluation of immunogens for a yellow tulp (Moraea pallida) vaccine 

  Isa, Hamza Ibrahim (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  The aim of this study was to investigate if a vaccine can be developed against epoxyscillirosidine, to prevent yellow tulp poisoning in livestock. Moraea pallida Bak. (yellow tulp) poisoning is the most important cardiac ...
• The pathology of the spleen in canine babesiosis 

  Henning, Alischa (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The spleen is the largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body and therefore not only does it perform many hematopoietic functions but it also mounts an immunological response to blood-borne antigens. Malaria and babesiosis, ...
• In vitro cytotoxic effects and ultrastructural changes in myocardial (H9c2) and neuroblastoma (neuro-2a) cell lines following exposure to three different cardiac glycosides 

  Henn, Danielle (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Cardiac glycosides are often found within plants and can be classified as either cardenolides or bufadienolides depending on their structure. Cardenolide-containing plants are seldom eaten by livestock and of little ...
• Pathology of fatal natural African horsesickness virus infection in dogs 

  O'Dell, Nicolize (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  African horsesickness (AHS) is a highly fatal arthropod-transmitted viral disease affecting mainly equids. Dogs are known to contract fatal AHS by ingestion to AHS-infected horse meat. At the Section of Pathology, Department ...
• Effectiveness of pulse oximetry to detect hypoxaemia in immobilized impala (Aepyceros melampus) 

  Mtetwa, Thembeka Kim (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Pulse oximetry is a cost-effective and a simple way to continuously monitor oxygenation of haemoglobin (SpO2) in humans and animals. Although pulse oximetry has been used extensively in wildlife, its efficacy and accuracy ...
• Stress monitoring in captive vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) co-housed with domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) 

  Chipangura, John Kudakwashe (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  Housing conditions for laboratory animals can be improved by ensuring that animals are given an opportunity to perform species-specific behaviour. However, in most institutions space is a limiting factor because housing ...

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