Faculty Day, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, 7 September 2017 : research overview | Faculty Day 2017 | Faculty Day, 7 September 2017 : research overview

Abstracts of the oral and poster presentations delivered at the 2017 Faculty Day held at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

Organising Committee: Dr Rebone Moerane (Chairperson), Prof Vinny Naidoo, Prof Marinda Oosthuizen, Prof Geoffrey Fosgate, Dr Gerhard Steenkamp, Mr Chris Van Blerk, Ms Margaret Louw, Ms Daleen Anderson, Sr Ingrid de Goede, Ms Alet Wannenburg, Ms Maude da Cal, Ms Fransie Lottering, Ms Rene Perridge

Scientific Committee: Prof Peter Thompson (Chairperson), Prof A Goddard, Prof John Soley, Prof Melvyn Quan, Dr Adrian Tordiffe

Includes a list of scientific, peer-refereed articles, published in 2016, of which a member or student of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, was an author

Oral presentations: Occurrence and characterisation of big seven Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotypes in healthy cattle from cow-calf operations in Gauteng and Northwest provinces, South Africa / Mainga A.O., Malahlela M., Tshuma T., Cenci Goga B.T., Karama M. -- Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in slaughtered animals in Gauteng Province abattoirs, South Africa / Dogonyaro B.B., Van Heerden H., Potts A.D., Lötter C., Katsande C., Fasina F.O., Adesiyun A.A. -- Interaction of Tritrichomonas foetus infection with the vaginal bacterial flora of heifers / Martins I.S., Swanevelder Z.H., Irons P.C. -- Prevalence of Clostridium difficile and Salmonella spp. in juvenile dogs affected with parvovirus enteritis / Botha W.J., Schoeman J.P., Marks S.L., Morley P.S., Whitehead Z., Annandale C.H. -- Artificial insemination trial with frozen-thawed semen on exogenous hormone induced oestrus in African lion (Panthera leo) / Callealta I., Luther, I., Ganswindt A., Scheepers G., Kasberg J., Lüders I., Kotze A., Mueller K. --Sir Arnold Theiler Memorial Lecture: "The Research Imperative" / Prof Robert Gilbert -- Seroprevalence and factors associated with Rift Valley fever in domestic ruminants in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces / Avenant A., Ngoshe Y.B., Rostal M., Cordel C., Paweska J.T., Karesh W.B., Thompson P.N. -- Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of West Nile Virus in equine populations in South Africa / Jeal R.E., Gummow B., Venter E.H. -- Evaluation of haemostatic changes in dogs with parvovirus enteritis before and after fluid resuscitation using thromboelastography / Whitehead Z., Goddard A., Pazzi P. -- Leopards and land use: using glucocorticoid metabolites to measure stress / Webster A.B., Burroughs R.E.J., Laver P.N., Ganswindt A. -- Could diclofenac’s toxicity in vultures have been predicted? / Hassan I.Z., Duncan N.M., Adawaren E.O., Naidoo V. -- Interesting research development showcase from Production Animal Studies / Bertschinger H.

Poster presentations: 1. Effect of usage of antibiotics on virulence profiles of Escherichia coli in pig production / Abubakar R.H., Madoroba E., Fasina F.O. -- 2. Exploring next generation sequencing on the ION S5 as a basis for investigating the potential role of the CYP 2 gene family in the metabolism of diclofenac in Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) / Adawaren E.O., Naidoo V., Mukandiwa L., Suleman E., Du Plessis M. -- 3. PacBio Circular Consensus Sequencing uncovers the haemoparasite microbiome in South African wild and domestic felids / Bosman A.M., Gall C., Peasley A., Pazzi P., Penzhorn B., Wildung M., Oosthuizen M.C., Brayton K.A. -- 4. Methods for repeatable separation of the components of infertile and fertile Nile crocodile eggs for the determination of inorganic elemental constituents / Brown G.J., Forbes P.B.C., Myburgh J.G., Nöthling J.O. -- 5. Cardiopulmonary effects of anaesthesia maintained by propofol infusion versus isoflurane inhalation in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) / Buck R.K., Tordiffe A., Zeiler G.E. -- 6. A comparison between manual count, flow cytometry and qPCR as a means of determining Babesia rossi parasitaemia in naturally infected dogs / De Villiers L., Quan M., Troskie M., Fosgate G.T., Leisewitz A.L. -- 7. Preliminary assessment of seven under-investigated South African plants from the Myrtaceae family for activity against Bacillus anthracis Famuyide / I.M., Fasina F.O., Eloff J.N., McGaw L.J. -- 8. Evaluation of several tree species for activity against salmonella / Gado D.A., Ahmed A.S., Botha F.S., Ehlers M., McGaw L.J. -- 9. Shotgun genome sequence and population diversity of Mannheimia haemolytica isolates from sheep in South Africa / Gelaw A.K., Cutler S., Guthrie A., Fosgate G.T. -- 10. The pathology of the spleen in canine Babesia rossi infection / Henning A., Clift S.J., Leisewitz A. -- 11. The effect of preconditioning on the health and production of calves in a South African feedlot / Hentzen A.H.R., Thompson P.N., Holm D.E. -- 12. Towards a yellow tulp vaccine: preliminary studies exploiting the potential for cross-reactivity with related bufadienolides / Isa H.I., Ferreira A., Crafford J.E., Botha C.J. -- 13. Gross morphology and basic histological structure of the Apparatus lacrimalis of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) / Kleyn E., Groenewald H.B., Soley J.T. -- Genetic variability of Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains circulating in wild rodents in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa / Kolo A.O., Chaisi M.E., De Boni L., Collins N.E., Brayton K.A., Oosthuizen M.C. -- 15. Prevalence of brucellosis in slaughter animals in Gauteng province abattoirs, South Africa: food safety implications / Kolo F.B., Adesiyun A.A., Katsande C., Fasina F.O., Van Heerden H. -- 16. Effects of chemical and mechanical stimulation on laryngeal motion during anaesthetic induction with alfaxalone, thiopentone or propofol in healthy dogs / Labuscagne S., Zeiler G.E., Dzikiti T.B. -- 17. Phylogenetic analysis of 2015-2016 Nigerian highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses / Laleye A.T., Joannis T.M., Shittu I.A., Meseko C.A., Zamperin G., Milani A., Zecchin B., Fusaro A., Monne I., Abolnik C. -- 18. Effect of climatological factors on the bulk milk somatic cell count on South African dairies / Lategan A., Nielen M., Vernooij H., Fosgate G.T., Van der Leek M. -- 19. Dietary supplementation of conjugated linoleic acids on sperm quality and freezability in bovines / Liman M.S., Cardoso C.L., Holm D.E., De Bruyn S., Gasparrini B., Franco V., Longobardi V., Esposito G. -- 20. Herd-level prevalence of bovine leukaemia virus infection and associated risk factors in commercial dairies in five provinces of South Africa / Maboe S.J., Gratwick W., Thompson P.N. -- 21. Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in slaughter cattle, the abattoir environment and meat sold at retail outlets in Gauteng province / Manqele A., Adesiyun A.A., Madoroba E., Onyeka L.O., Thompson P.N. -- 22. Magnetic resonance imaging of the muscle tendons in the carpal region of the southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) / Meusel E.G., Crole M.R., Marais J. -- 23. Investigation of antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of two Newtonia spp. with potential for alleviating infectious diarrhoea symptoms / Motlhatlego K.E., Njoya E.M., Abdalla M.A., Eloff J.N., McGaw L.J. -- 24. A comparative study of the infundibular epithelium in laying and moulting commercial hens / Mpango M.M., Madekurozwa M.-C. -- 25. Rift Valley fever, Congo fever and brucellosis: human seroprevalence and behavioural exposure in central South Africa (2015-2016) / Msimang V., Paweska J.T., Weyer J., Rossouw J., Jansen van Vuren P., Thompson P.N. -- 26. Aspects of plant variety protection (plant breeders’ rights), in relation to seed crops, that may impact on policy and legislative development in South Africa / Netnou-Nkoana N.C., McGaw L.J., Eloff J.N. -- 27. Ovarian dynamics and injection site reactions associated with immunocontraceptive zona pellucida (ZP) and GnRH vaccination of domestic horse mares (Equus caballus) / Nolan M.B., Bertschinger H.J., Schulman M.L. -- 28. Anti-inflammatory activity of selected southern African medicinal plants with possible application against parasitic nematode infections / Ondua M., Njoya E.M., Abdalla M.A., McGaw L.J. -- 29. Prevalence and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in beef carcasses and beef products in Gauteng province / Onyeka L.O., Adesiyun A.A., Madoroba E., Manqele A., Thompson P.N. -- 30. Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle at the wildlife/livestock interface in northern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa / Sichewo P.R., Etter E., Michel A.L. -- 31. Vaccine matching: a different pathway to foot-and-mouth disease control / Sirdar M.M., Blignaut B., Heath L., Gummow B., Fosgate G.T. -- 32. Serum albumin level of donor cows as indicator of development competence of oocytes / Smuts M.P., De Bruyn S., Thompson P.N., Holm D.E. -- 33. The preventive and failure costs of mastitis in South Africa / Leenaerts L., Hogeveen H., Schlimmer N., Van der Leek M. -- 34. A survey of mastitis management practices used on South African dairies / Schlimmer N., Leenaerts L., Hogeveen H., Van der Leek M. -- 35. Adaptation of SAT1 and SAT2 foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle and goats / Van der Merwe, D., Sirdar, M.M., Van Heerden, J., Heath, L., Fosgate, G.T., Blignaut, B. -- 36. Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever virus in domestic and wild ruminants in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Van Loggerenberg C., Thompson P.N., Swanepoel R., Venter E.H. -- 37. 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. -- 38. Thromboelastographic platelet mapping findings in dogs with complicated Babesia rossi infection / Van Rooyen L.J., Hooijberg E.H., Schoeman J.P., Goddard, A. -- 39. Carnivore population dynamics on two reserves, comparable or not? / Wentzel J.M., Camacho G.C. , Bourn M., Fosgate G.T.

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