Prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids in South African Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)

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dc.contributor.author Marais, Hendrik Johannes
dc.contributor.author Nel, P.
dc.contributor.author Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan
dc.contributor.author Schoeman, Johan P.
dc.contributor.author Zimmerman, D.
dc.date.accessioned 2008-05-06T08:26:31Z
dc.date.available 2008-05-06T08:26:31Z
dc.date.issued 2007-09
dc.description.abstract There are no reports in the literature describing any tumours, and specifically sarcoids, in zebras. The equine sarcoid, a locally aggressive, fibroblastic skin tumour, is the most common dermatological neoplasm reported in horses. The Cape mountain zebra (CMZ) has been described as one of the most vulnerable mammals in South Africa with current populations existing in isolated units. All South African CMZ are descendants from no more than 30 individual animals originating from 3 populations, namely the Mountain Zebra National Park, and Kammanassie and Gamka Mountain Nature Reserves near Cradock. The possibility therefore exists that the existing populations arose from a very small gene pool and that they are considerably inbred. A reduction in major histocompatibility complex diversity due to genetic bottlenecks and subsequent inbreeding probably contributed to uniform population sensitivity and the subsequent development of sarcoid in two CMZ populations, namely in the Bontebok National Park and Gariep Nature Reserve. The entire population of CMZ in the Bontebok National Park was observed and sampled during 2002 to document the prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids. During the same year, a comparative study was carried out on an outbred population of Burchell's zebra in the Kruger National Park. The prevalence in CMZ in the Bontebok National Park was 53 %, while the Burchell's zebra in Kruger National Park had a prevalence of 1.9 %. The most common sites for sarcoid in CMZ were the ventral abdomen and limbs. Prevalence of sarcoids in horses recorded in the literature varies between 0.5%and 2%. The Gariep Nature Reserve recently reported a prevalence of almost 25 % in CMZ in the reserve. en
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dc.identifier.citation Marais, HJ, Nel, P, Bertschinger, HJ, Schoeman, JP & Zimmerman, D 2007, 'Prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids in South African Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 145-148. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html] en
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2809
dc.identifier.other 7005814117
dc.identifier.other J-6765-2013
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5129
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher South African Veterinary Association en
dc.rights South African Veterinary Association en
dc.subject Head en
dc.subject Bodily distribution en
dc.subject Bontebok National Park en
dc.subject Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) en
dc.subject Gariep Nature Reserve en
dc.subject Prevalence en
dc.subject Sarcoid en
dc.subject.lcsh Mountain zebra -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Zebras -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Tumors in animals en
dc.subject.lcsh Sarcoma en
dc.subject.other Veterinary science articles SDG-15 en_ZA
dc.subject.other SDG-15: Life on land
dc.title Prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids in South African Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) en
dc.type Article en


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