Vol. 88 No. 1 (2017)

Published: 2021-12-09

Original Research

Validity of somatic cell count as indicator of pathogen-specific intramammary infections

Inge-Marié Petzer, Joanne Karzis, Edward F Donkin, Edward C Webb, Eric M.C Etter
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Phenotypic hip and elbow dysplasia trends in Rottweilers and Labrador retrievers in South Africa (2007–2015): Are we making progress?

Robert M Kirberger
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Census and vaccination coverage of owned dog populations in four resource-limited rural communities, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Anne Conan, Joy A.C Geerdes, Oluyemisi A Akerele, Bjorn Reininghaus, Gregory J.G Simpson, Darryn Knobel
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Comparison of thiafentanil-medetomidine to etorphine-medetomidine immobilisation of impalas (Aepyceros melampus)

Gareth E Zeiler, Leith C.R Meyer
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Seroprevalence of Rhodococcus equi in horses in Israel

Sharon Tirosh-Levy, Sevil E Gürbilek, Osman Y Tel, Oktay Keskin, Amir Steinman
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Evaluation of perlite, wood shavings and corncobs for bedding material in rats

Fatih Yildirim, Betül A Yildirim, Ahmet Yildiz, Kübra A Kapakin Terim, Seyda Cengiz, Selçuk Özdemir
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A comparative analysis of mycotoxin contamination of supermarket and premium brand pelleted dog food in Durban, South Africa

Sanil D Singh, Anil A Chuturgoon
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Genetic variation in and relationships among faecal worm eggs recorded in different seasons of the year at the Tygerhoek farm in South Africa

Ziyanda Mpetile, Kennedy Dzama, Schalk W.P Cloete
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Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, in South Africa

Nkululeko Nyangiwe, Ivan G Horak, Luther van der Mescht, Sonja Matthee
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Relationship between age and brainstem allometry in the African grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck, 1827)

Chikera S Ibe, Ekele Ikpegbu, Oliver Nzalak
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A comparison of mycotoxin contamination of premium and grocery brands of pelleted cat food in South Africa

Sanil D Singh, Sooraj Baijnath, Anil A Chuturgoon
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Tremors in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during etorphine–azaperone immobilisation

Stephanie S de Lange, Andrea Fuller, Anna Haw, Markus Hofmeyr, Peter Buss, Michele Miller, Leith C.R Meyer
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Comparison of cow-side diagnostic tests for subclinical mastitis of dairy cows in Musanze district, Rwanda

Blaise Iraguha, Humphrey Hamudikuwanda, Borden Mushonga, Erick Kandiwa, Jean P Mpatswenumugabo
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A study of the incidence of milk fever in Jersey and Holstein cows at a dairy farm in Beatrice, Zimbabwe

Bernard Chiwome, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga, Shepherd Sajeni, Gervais Habarugira
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Long-term surgical anaesthesia with isoflurane in human habituated Nile Crocodiles

George F Stegmann, Catherine J.A Williams, Craig Franklin, Tobias Wang, Michael Axelsson
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Genetic characterisation of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from commercial broiler chickens in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa

Nelisiwe Mkize, Oliver T Zishiri, Samson Mukaratirwa
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Enhanced diagnosis of rabies and molecular evidence for the transboundary spread of the disease in Mozambique

Andre Coetzer, Iolanda Anahory, Paula T Dias, Claude T Sabeta, Terence P Scott, Wanda Markotter, Louis H Nel
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Occurrence of Coxiella burnetii, Ehrlichia canis, Rickettsia species and Anaplasma phagocytophilum-like bacterium in ticks collected from dogs and cats in South Africa

Khethiwe Mtshali, Ryo Nakao, Chihiro Sugimoto, Oriel Thekisoe
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An evaluation of serological tests in the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in naturally infected cattle in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa

Songelwayo L Chisi, Yoanda Marageni, Prebashni Naidoo, Gloria Zulu, George W Akol, Henriette van Heerden
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Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever in cattle along the Akagera–Nyabarongo rivers, Rwanda

Thérèse Umuhoza, Dirk Berkvens, Isidore Gafarasi, Joseph Rukelibuga, Borden Mushonga, Savino Biryomumaisho
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Case Report

Cervical porcupine quill foreign body involving the spinal cord of a dog: A description of various imaging modality findings

Christelle le Roux, Frans J Venter, Robert M Kirberger
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Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)

Luke A Poore, Ross Hendry, Johan Steyl, Silke Pfitzer
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Septic pericarditis and pneumopericardium in a dog with an oesophageal foreign body

Willem J Botha, Varaidzo Mukorera, Robert M Kirberger
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Paratuberculosis in a domestic dog in South Africa

Michele A Miller, Sewellyn C Davey, Lesley S van Helden, Frank Kettner, Sandy M Weltan, Rick Last, John D Grewar, Louise Botha, Paul D van Helden
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Mycotic rhinitis in a Mutton Merino ewe

Rhoda Leask, Johan Steyl
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Fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis in a zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Monica Burger, Elizabeth C du Plessis, Essa Suleman, Brett R Gardner
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The diagnosis of bilateral primary renal paragangliomas in a cat

Ryan B Friedlein, Alain J Carter, Robert D Last, Sarah Clift
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Short Communications

Screening for Hepatozoon parasites in gerbils and potential predators in South Africa

D. James Harris, Ana Pereira, Ali Halajian, Wilmien J Luus-Powell, Katlego D Kunutu
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Use of Brucella abortus species specific polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis

Songelwayo L Chisi, Tracy Schmidt, George W Akol, Henriette van Heerden
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