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Snelling, Edward P.; Seymour, Roger S.(Company of Biologists, 2024-10)
A prevailing assumption in the cardiovascular field is that the
metabolic rate of the heart is a constant proportion of a mammal’s
whole-body aerobic metabolic rate. In this Commentary, we assemble
previously published ...
Mitchell, Duncan; Maloney, Shane K.; Snelling, Edward P.; Fonseca, Vinı́cius de França Carvalho; Fuller, Andrea(Company of Biologists, 2024-07)
As the world warms, it will be tempting to relate the biological
responses of terrestrial animals to air temperature. But air
temperature typically plays a lesser role in the heat exchange of
those animals than does ...
Rautenbach, Yolandi; Parsons, Sven David Charles; Loots, Angelika Katrin; Goddard, Amelia; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Buss, Peter Erik; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette(Sage, 2025-03)
African rhinoceros undergo chemical immobilization and prolonged transport during translocations for conservation purposes and, hence, experience several pathophysiologic changes, including skeletal muscle injury. Potential ...
Carboxylic ionophores are polyether antibiotics used in production animals as feed additives,
with a wide range of benefits. However, ionophore toxicosis often occurs as a result of
food mixing errors or extra-label use ...
Heat stress poses a substantial challenge to poultry production worldwide, highlighting
the urgent need for effective management strategies. This study investigated the
efficacy of probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) ...
Harris, Sybrand Ben; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Clift, Sarah Jane; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Du Plessis, E.C.; Rautenbach, Yolandi(Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)
Breed, age, and sex predispositions for canine lymphoma have been reported for various geographical locations. However,
epidemiological information concerning canine lymphoma in South Africa is scarce.
The aim of the ...
Greyling, Anita; Van der Weyden, Louise; Lensink, Antonia Vergina; O'Dell, Nicolize(MDPI, 2024-07-11)
Primary lung cancer is rare in dogs and depending on the tumour stage and subtype, the
prognosis can be poor. In this report, we describe a 10 year-old female intact Yorkshire terrier that
presented progressive weight ...
Two field cases of reddish-black pigmenturia occurred where cattle grazed on an established Cenchrus ciliaris
(blue buffalo grass) pasture in South Africa. The pasture was noticeably invaded by Indigofera cryptantha, ...
Marais, Carmen Alicia; Crole, Martina Rachel(Wiley, 2024-10)
The left and right lungs extend from the second rib to the 13th, while only a small
portion is present cranial to the 4th rib. The basal border of the left lung extends
horizontally from the second costochondral junction ...
Sumanu, Victory Osirimade(University of Pretoria, 2024-04)
The production of broiler chickens is often affected by fluctuating environmental
conditions leading to loses economically during the hot summer season globally. This has
resulted in calls to evaluate the non-ventilating ...
Mtetwa, Thembeka Kim; Snelling, Edward P.; Buss, Peter Erik; Donaldson, Ashleigh C.; Roug, Annette; Meyer, L.C.R. (Leith Carl Rodney)(BMC, 2024-07)
BACKGROUND: Monitoring blood oxygenation is essential in immobilised rhinoceros, which are susceptible to opioid induced hypoxaemia. This study assessed the reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of the ...
Pretorius, Yolanda; Eggeling, Tamara; Ganswindt, Andre(Public Library of Science, 2023-10-03)
There is increasing evidence of compromised welfare for elephants managed in captivity.
Should such facilities eventually close, more elephants will need to be rehabilitated and reintegrated
into the wild. The goal of ...
A 5-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever was presented for poor hair regrowth following clipping, lethargy, exercise intolerance, polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria and heat-seeking behaviour. A bradyarrhythmia due to ...
Exposure to the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid (IMI), causes reproductive toxicity in mammals and reptiles. However, reports on the effects of IMI on the gonads in birds are grossly lacking. Therefore, this study ...
Hu, Qiaohui; Miller, Case Vincent; Snelling, Edward P.; Seymour, Roger S.(Cambridge University Press, 2023-11)
Foramina of bones are beginning to yield more information about metabolic rates and activity
levels of living and extinct species. This study investigates the relationship between estimated blood flow
rate to the femur ...
The Temminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) is one of eight pangolin species worldwide and the only pangolin present in southern Africa. Historically, pangolins have
not been able to reproduce successfully in captivity ...
Gunuza, Siyamamkela Zikhona(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The cloacal gland of the Japanese quail is an enlarged glandular protuberance,
found on the dorsal wall of the cloaca. The gland is unique to the genus Coturnix and
is present in both male and female quails, but only ...
Callealta Rodríguez, Isabel(University of Pretoria, 2019)
At present, most felid species are listed as Vulnerable or Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Assisted reproduction techniques (ART), such as artificial insemination (AI), are ...
Khumalo, Lindokuhle Innocent(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The aim of this study was to investigate age-related changes in the morphology of
the peritubular boundary tissue and the testicular capsule of pre-pubertal, pubertal,
and adult Japanese quails. The peritubular boundary ...
Bello, Umar M.; Madekurozwa, Mary-Catherine; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Arukwe, Augustine; Aire, Tom A.(Springer, 2023-04)
Phthalate esters, such as di(n-butyl) phthalate, (DBP), are synthetic chemical pollutants commonly used as plasticizers
in the manufacture of plastics. In the present study, we investigated the effects of DBP in the testes ...