Faculty Day, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, 25 August 2016

Abstract

Oral presentations: Sir Arnold Theiler Memorial Lecture: One Health: a decade of shared experiences and benefits / Blumberg, Lucille -- Effects of thiopentone, propofol and alfaxalone on laryngeal motion during oral laryngoscopy in healthy dogs / Smalle, T.M. -- Phytochemicals – an alternative to synthetic chemical acaricides? / Adenubi, O.T. -- Histomorphology, fatty acid composition and molecular characterization of healthy adipose tissue and pansteatitis tissue in the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) / Azeez, O.I.-- Identification and characterisation of Ehrlichia ruminantium vaccine candidate epitopes / Thema, N. -- Sensitivity and specificity of three pregnancy-associated glycoprotein ELISA tests in South African dairy cattle / Motimele, B.-- Pathogenesis of kidney disease in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): preliminary findings / Lane, E.P.-- Single-incision laparoscopic sterilization of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) / Hartman, M.J.-- Osteology of the carpal region of the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) / Meusel, E.G. -- Host immune response profiles of calves following vaccination with live BCG and inactivated Mycobacterium bovis vaccine candidates / Van der Heijden, E.M.D.L. -- The effects of injectable trace mineral supplementation on semen quality in bulls / Ferreira, G.M.

Poster presentations: 1. Etorphine-ketamine-medetomidine total intravenous anaesthesia in wild impala (Aepyceros melampus) of 120 minute duration / Zeiler G.E., Stegmann G.F., Fosgate G.T., Buck R.K., Kästner S.B.R. Kummrow M., Gerlach C., Meyer L.C.R. -- 2. Evaluation of two different doses of butorphanol-medetomidine-midazolam for anaesthesia in free-ranging versus captive black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) / Eggers B., Meyer L., Tordiffe A., Sliwa A., Wilson B., Lawrenz A., Lamberski N. -- 3. The immunomodulatory and intracellular activity of the acetone extract of Oxyanthus speciosus against human (U937) and mouse (RAW 264.7) macrophage cell lines / Aro A.O., Dzoyem, J.P., Eloff, J.N., McGaw L.J. -- 4. Investigations of medicinal plants used traditionally in southern Africa to treat helminth infections in sheep / Sakong B.M., Ahmed A.S., Adamu M., Naidoo V., Eloff J.N., McGaw L.J. -- 5. Investigation of antimicrobial activity and safety of two Newtonia spp. with potential for alleviating infectious diarrhoea symptoms / Motlhatlego K.E., Ahmed A.S., Eloff J.N., McGaw L.J. -- 6. Cutaneous neoplasms in dogs in South Africa: a retrospective study of 2553 cases / Tompkins S.C., Fosgate G., Williams J., Clift S.J. -- 7. Important trace element concentrations in ovine liver as determined by energy dispersive handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometry / Van Loggerenberg D.E., Myburgh J.G., Laver P., Botha C.J. -- 8. Anthelmintic, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of acetone leaf extracts, fractions and isolated compounds from Ptaeroxylon obliquum / Ramadwa T.E., McGaw L.J., Adamu M., Eloff J.N. -- 9. Is being with girls stressful? Social environment influences hormone levels in male giraffes / Wolf T.E., Bennett N.C., Burroughs R., Ganswindt A. -- 10. Thoracic limb myology of Temminck’s ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) / Steyn C., Crole M.R., Soley J.T. -- 11. Gross morphology of Musculi bulbi of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) / Kleyn E., Crole M.R. -- 12. The importance of faecal androgen metabolite monitoring in conservation of the endangered Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) / Neller S., Koetze A., Bennet N., Kemp L., Ganswindt A. -- 13. Poo’s potential – can we link different land use practices to stress-related hormone levels in leopards (Panthera pardus)? / Webster A.B., Burroughs R.E.J., Laver P.N., Ganswindt A. -- 14. Clinical signs, synovial fluid cytology and growth factor concentrations after intra-articular use of a platelet-rich product in horses with osteoarthritis / Smit Y., Goddard A., Mahne A.T., Thompson P.N., Marais H.J. -- 15. Case report: Routine inflammatory markers in an injured white rhinoceros / Hooijberg E.H., Cray C., Du Preez J.P., Steenkamp G., Goddard A. -- 16. Prevalence of and risk factors for feline hyperthyroidism in South Africa / McLean J.L., Lobetti R.G., Thompson P.N., Schoeman J.P.