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Browsing Production Animal Studies by Type "Postprint Article"
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Annandale, Annett; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Bok, Harold; Holm, Dietmar Erik
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-06)
Bovine pregnancy diagnosis (PD) by transrectal palpation (TRP) is one of the most frequently performed procedures in bovine practice, and an important competency for veterinary graduates. It is currently not known if ...
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Osuagwuh, Uchebuchi I.; Bagla, Victor Patrick; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Annandale, C.H. (Cornelius Henry); Irons, Pete Charles
(Elsevier, 2007-03-08)
Twelve serologically negative bulls were used, six were vaccinated with a modified live LSD vaccine and six unvaccinated. All were then experimentally infected with a virulent field strain of LSDV. No clinical abnormality ...
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Poore, Luke Alexander; Koeppel, Katja Natalie; Steenkamp, Gerhardus
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-06)
Two springboks were diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis of the metatarsus of the left hindlimb. The springboks had both suffered open fractures of the metatarsus of the left hindlimb 12 weeks and one week prior to ...
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Mubamba, Chrisborn; Ramsay, G.; Abolnik, Celia; Dautu, G.; Gummow, Bruce
(Elsevier, 2018-10)
There are limited data on production and financial performance of the rural poultry sector in developing countries like Zambia that could be used by extension services as a feedback loop to enhance service delivery in the ...
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Joone, C.J. (Carolynne); Schulman, M.L. (Martin); Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Plagis, T.A.; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Gupta, Satish K.; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan
(Elsevier, 2019-03)
Few studies have investigated the cell mediated immune response during zona pellucida-based immunocontraception, despite hypothesized cytotoxic T-cell involvement in ovarian dysfunction associated with these vaccines. This ...
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Theobald, Shannon; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Gerber, David; Abolnik, Celia
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2019-09)
Prolonged and widespread in-feed use of antimicrobials as either growth promoters or to treat bacterial infections in commercial poultry production contributed to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains globally. A ...
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Zakariah, Musa; Ibrahim, Mohammed Auwal; Molele, Reneilwe A.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
It has been established that excess germ cells in normal and in pathological conditions are removed from testicular tissue by the mechanism of apoptosis. Studies on germ cell apoptosis in avian species are grossly lacking, ...
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Nolan, Margaret Bethaline; Walsh, Caroline M.; Duff, Noelle; McCrarren, Conor; Prendergast, Ralph L.; Murphy, Barbara A.
(Elsevier, 2017-09)
In seasonally breeding animals, photoperiod perception is crucial for timing of important physiological events. In the horse, long day photoperiod influences the onset of ovulation and cyclicity, shedding of the heavier ...
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Zeiler, Gareth Edward; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Van Vollenhoven, Elize; Rioja-Garcia, Eva
(Sage, 2014-06)
We evaluated behavioural changes in domestic cats during short-term hospitalisation using a novel cat demeanour
scoring system. Thirty-five healthy, client-owned cats admitted for neutering were enrolled. Cats were housed ...
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Bwala, Dauda Garba; Solomon, Ponman; Duncan, N.M. (Neil); Wandrag, D.B.R. (Daniel); Abolnik, Celia
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is the primary cause of chronic respiratory disease in poultry. We investigated the protective efficacy of the live-attenuated ts-11 and 6/85 MG vaccines against a local MG strain and, in order ...
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De Witt, Anika A.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Schulman, M.L. (Martin)
(Wiley, 2023-05)
BACKGROUND : Endometrosis, a multifactorial disease, is an important cause of subfertility in the mare, and its management is reliant on histological classification.
OBJECTIVES : This study aimed to determine the association ...
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Caron, A.; Chiweshe, N.; Mundava, J.; Abolnik, Celia; Capobianco Dondona, A.; Scacchia, M.; Gaidet, N.
(Springer, 2017-12)
We sampled 417 swallows in a wetland ecosystem of Zimbabwe in February 2010 and October 2011. RT-PCR tests revealed circulation of avian paramyxovirus type I, avian influenza and West Nile disease viruses in these populations. ...
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Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Motimele, B.; Ganswindt, Andre; Irons, Pete Charles
(Elsevier, 2017-09)
Accurate diagnosis of pregnancy is an essential component of an effective reproductive management plan for dairy cattle. Indirect methods of pregnancy detection can be performed soon after breeding and offer an advantage ...
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Fabregas, María C.; Ganswindt, Andre; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney
(Springer, 2019-10)
Changes in group composition are not exclusive to zoos and conservation breeding centers. The recent increase in poaching of African rhino species has accelerated the arrival of orphan calves at rehabilitation centers. ...
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Bath, Gareth F.
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
Because we became an unintended world leader in the development of multiple anthelmintic resistance, South Africa has had to find, embrace and implement more sustainable and holistic methods of managing helminths in sheep. ...
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Magagula, Sabelo; Petzer, Inge-Marie; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Karzis, Joanne
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-02)
The research described in this Research Communication addresses the hypothesis that intramammary infections with Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) are associated with biofilm formation, which limits antibiotic efficacy. ...
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Hettlich, Bianca F.; Allen, Matthew J.; Pascetta, Daniel; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Litsky, Alan S.
(Wiley, 2013-08)
OBJECTIVE : To compare biomechanical stiffness of cadaveric canine cervical spine
constructs stabilized with bicortical stainless steel pins and polymethylmethacrylate
(PMMA), monocortical stainless steel screws with ...
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Hettlich, Bianca F.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Litsky, Alan S.
(Wiley, 2017-01)
OBJECTIVE : To assess biomechanical properties of 2 veterinary locking plates and
compare fixation among these plates and monocortical screws/polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) fixation in cadaveric canine cervical vertebral ...
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Van der Horst, Gerhard; Medger, Katarina; Steckler, Daniela; Luther, Ilse; Bartels, Paul
(Elsevier, 2018-08)
Computer aided sperm analysis systems allow detailed examination of sperm motility and morphology variables, which are important for the understanding of the spermatology of a species and the development of assisted ...
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Tompkins, Samantha; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Williams, June Heather; Clift, Sarah Jane
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-02)
Cutaneous neoplasia occurs commonly in dogs and owners in consultation with their veterinarian must decide when to perform surgery to obtain a histopathological diagnosis. The objective of this study was to identify breed ...