Faculty Day, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, 21 October 2021

Abstract

Session 1: Postgraduate research / Session Chair: Prof Mary-Cathrine Madekurozwa -- 1. Histomorphometry of seminiferous tubules in four reproductive cycles of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) / M Zakariah -- 2. Establishment of temporally specific adrenocorticotropic hormone reference intervals for horses in South Africa / D Fisher -- 3. Construction of three foot-and-mouth disease virus peptide phage display libraries for the identification of epitopes / NPB Sekgobela -- 4. Effect of maximum daily temperature and relative humidity on milk urea nitrogen concentration of Holstein cows / T Tshuma -- 5. Antibiofilm, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of selected indigenous South African plants used in the treatment of diarrhoea / RO Adeyemo

Session 2: Undergraduate research (VRE 600) / Session Chair: Ms Nina Burger -- 1. Comparison of the different PRP systems and the results of the treatment of suspensory ligament desmitis in clinically affected horses / C Randlehoff -- 2. An analysis of experiential learning in a community engagement setting in third-year veterinary science students / G Naidoo -- 3. Animal welfare organisations in South Africa: A preliminary exploration of distribution and activities / T Hlaka

Session 3: Postgraduate research speed session 1 / Session Chair: Dr Zulfiah M Moosa -- 1. Evaluation of the effects of probiotic and ascorbic acid on the adverse effects of heat stress in broiler chickens / VO Sumanu, V Naidoo, MC Oosthuizen, JP Chamunorwa -- 2. Comparative antimicrobial efficacy of four surgical hand preparation procedures prior to application of an alcohol-based hand rub in veterinary students / H Viljoen, JP Schoeman, GT Fosgate, C Boucher -- 3. Short-term clinical outcomes of 220 dogs with thoraco-lumbar disc disease treated by mini-hemilaminectomy / RC Elliott, CF Berman, C Moon, G Zeiler, RG Lobetti -- 4. Feeding patterns of Culicoides at Onderstepoort / L Penzhorn, AJ Guthrie, JE Crafford, GJ Venter -- 5. Extension of sylvatic circulation of African swine fever virus in extralimital warthogs in South Africa / AF Craig, ML Schade-Weskott, HJ Harris, L Heath, D Kriel, L de Klerk-Lorist, L van Schalkwyk, P Buss, JD Trujillo, JE Crafford, JA Richt, R Swanepoel -- 6. The effect of Garlium GEM HCTM as a tick repellent agent in beef cattle / FM Hagg, LJ Erasmus, D Cromarty, WH Stoltsz -- 7. Spatio-temporal patterns and risk factors of foot-and-mouth disease in Malawi between 1957 and 2019 / ET Chimera, GT Fosgate, EMC Etter, RM Hassan , G Kamwendo, P Njoka -- 8. Semen parameters of roan and sable antelope (Hippotragus equinus and H. niger) in a semi-intensive setting in Kimberley, South Africa / S de Bruyn, MP Smuts, DE Holm, EC Webb, D Gerber, KN Koeppel -- 9. Dose-related morphological changes in the epididymal region of sexually active adult male Japanese quail treated with di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) commencing during the pre-pubertal stage / MIA Ibrahim, J Williams, CJ Botha -- 10. The cytotoxic effect of ionophores on cardiac and skeletal muscle cells in vitro / D Henn, GCH Ferreira, EA Venter, CJ Botha -- 11. Bioassay guided fractionation of Senna singueana and its potential for development of poultry phytogenic feed additives / P Jambwa, FN Makhubu, SM Nkadimeng, G Matope, G Fouche, LJ McGaw -- 12. Temporal changes of endocrine variables in beagle dogs experimentally infected with Babesia rossi / E van Zyl, AL Leisewitz, BK Atkinson, A Goddard, Y Rautenbach, P Thompson, JP Schoeman -- 13. Development of a serological-based vaccine matching technique for SAT 2 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses / T Malesa, P Opperman, L Heath -- 14. Temporal dynamics of Anaplasma marginale infection in calves at the wildlife-livestock interface in the Mnisi communal area, Mpumalanga, South Africa / SM Makgabo, L Biggs, KA Brayton, MC Oosthuizen, NE Collins -- 15. Serum neutralisation profiles of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) against four lineages of Lagos bat lyssavirus / VO Ameh, G Wu, H Goharriz, AR Fooks, CT Sabeta, L Mcelhinney -- 16. Spatio-temporal analysis of bovine theileriosis (Theileria parva) in Zimbabwe from 1995 to 2018 / M Manyenyeka, C Marufu, WM Tagwireyi, RM Spargo, E Etter -- 17. Low-dose thiafentanil in combination with medetomidine and azaperone for the immobilisation of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) / VE Faber, R Burroughs, LCR Meyer, KN Koeppel -- 18. Semen collection and cryopreservation in black (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) – field-friendly protocols / J Meuffels, H Bertschinger, I Luther-Binoir, I Lueders -- 19. Antibacterial interactions, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and anti-biofilm effects of medicinal plant species used for cutaneous wound infections on animals / JK Madisha, LJ McGaw -- 20. Evaluating the effect of bambermycin on mcr-1-associated colistin resistance in E. coli / IZ Hassan, N Mbelle, DN Qekwana, V Naidoo -- 21. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of selected medicinal and invasive plants of South Africa with potential for developing mastitis medication / EC Ogbuadike, SM Nkadimeng, CC Igwe, IM Petzer, LJ McGaw -- 22. Some Menispermaceae plant species have dual effects against Mycobacterium spp. and Caenorhabditis elegans / RT Akande, IM Famuyide, LJ McGaw

Session 4: Postgraduate research / Session Chair: Dr Ned Snelling -- 1. Reliability of pulse oximetry, at four different attachment sites, in immobilised white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum / TK Mtetwa -- 2. Influence of high-protein and high-carbohydrate diets on serum lipid and fructosamine concentrations in healthy cats / CF Berman -- 3. Prevalence, risk factors for exposure and socio-economic impact of peste des petits ruminants in Karenga district, Karamoja region, Uganda / CJ Akwongo -- 4. The circulation of Toxoplasma gondii in a human-livestock-wildlife interface area in Mpumalanga, South Africa / RP Bokaba -- 5. Comparison of medetomidine-ketamine vs medetomidine-zoletil anaesthetic on cardiovascular parameters in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) / C Greyling

Session 5: Postgraduate research speed session 2 / Session Chair: Mrs Danelle Venter

Keynote address: Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria ; Science needs to be celebrated – but is that enough? -- Launch of Centenary Book and Commemorative Centenary Stamp / Prof Vinny Naidoo -- Arnold Theiler Memorial Lecture: Prof Peter Sutovsky, University of Missouri, USA : Male infertility and semen evaluation: Andrology in the age of precision medicine and agriculture -- Annual Faulty Research Prize-giving / Prof Marinda Oosthuizen