Faculty Staff Members Wildlife Related Publications (2006 – … · 2017-03-17 · Faculty Staff Members Wildlife Related Publications (2006 – 2016) Peer reviewed research articles:

Faculty Staff Members Wildlife Related Publications (2006 – 2016)

Peer reviewed research articles: 2006 (Number = 18)

• Bertschinger HJ, Jago M., Nöthling JO, Human A (2006) Repeated use of the GnRH analogue deslorelin to down-regulate reproduction in male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). IN: Theriogenology, 66: 1762-1767

• Boy SC, Steenkamp G (2006) Odontoma-like tumours of squirrel’s elodont-incisors – Elodontomas. IN: Journal of Comparative Pathology, 135: 56-61

• De Klerk LM, Michel AL, Grobler DG, Bengis RG, Bush M, Kriek NPJ, Hofmeyr MS, Griffin JFT, Mackintosh CG (2006) An experimental intratonsilar infection model for bovine tuberculosis in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 73: 293-303

• Delsink AK, Van Altena JJ, Grobler D., Kirkpatrick J, Bertschinger HJ, Slotow R (2006) Regulation of a small, discrete African elephant population through immunocontraception in the Makalali Conservancy, Limpopo, South Africa. IN: South African Journal of Science, 102: 403-405

• Heistermann M, Palmer R, Ganswindt A (2006) Comparison of different enzyme immunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis. IN: American Journal of Primatology, 68(3): 257-273

• Katsu Y, Myburgh J, Kohno S, Swan G E, Guillette L J, Iguchi T, 2006. Molecular cloning of estrogen receptor α of the Nile crocodile. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 143, 340-346.

• Koeppel KN, Bertschinger H, van Vuuren M, Picard J, Steiner J, Williams D, Cardwell, J (2006) The use of a probiotic in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 77(3): 127–130

• Michel AL, Bengis RG, Keet, D.F. Hofmeyr M, de Klerk LM, Cross PC, Jolles AE, Cooper D, Whyte IJ, Buss P, Godfroid J (2006) Wildlife tuberculosis in South African conservation areas: implications and challenges. IN: Veterinary Microbiology, 112: 91-100

• Meyer LCR, Fuller A, Mitchell D (2006) Zacopride and 8-OH-DPAT reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression and hypoxia but not catatonic immobilization in goats. IN: American Journal of Physiology Regulatory Integrative & Comparative, 290: R405-R413

• Nel PJ, Bertschinger HJ, Williams J, Thompson P (2006) Descriptive study of an outbreak of equine sarcoid in a population of Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in the Gariep Nature Reserve. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 77: 184-190

• Ozegbe PC, Aire TA, and Soley JT (2006) The morphology of the efferent ducts of the testis of the ostrich, a primitive bird. IN: Anatomy and Embryology, 211: 559-565

• Parsons SDC, Penzhorn BL, Reyers F, Steyl JCA, Becker P (2006) Erythrocyte morphology and haemoglobin types of neonatal roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) displaying a hypochromic, poikilocytic anaemia. IN: Journal of Comparative Pathology, 134: 153-160 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2005.09.008

• Penzhorn BL (2006) Babesiosis of wild carnivores and ungulates. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 138: 11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.0360

• Putterill, JF, Soley JT (2006) Morphology of the gular valve of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768). IN: Journal of Morphology, 267: 924-939

• Shakespeare A, Steyl J, Strydom, S (2006) Investigating the depth of thermal burns in elephants. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 77(3): 134-140

• Shakespeare A, Strydom S (2006) A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, (77)(2): 70-74

• Swan V, Naidoo V, Cuthbert R, Green RE, Pain DJ, Swarup D, Prakash V, Taggart M, Bekker L, Das D (2006) Removing the threat of diclofenac to critically endangered Asian vultures. IN: PLoS biology, 4(3): e66

• Van Der Merwe M, Van Der Merwe NJ, Penzhorn BL (2006) Reproductive strategy in the seasonally breeding non-hibernating yellow house bat, Scotophilus dinganii (A. Smith, 1833). IN: African Zoology, 41: 67-74 DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[67:AORITS]2.0.CO;2


Peer reviewed research articles: 2007 (Number= 14)

• Bosman AM, Venter EH, Penzhorn BL (2007) Occurrence of Babesia felis and Babesia leo in domestic cats and various wild felid species in Southern Africa, based on reverse line blot analysis. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 144: 33-38 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.025

• Delsink AK, Van Altena JJ, Grobler D, Bertschinger HJ, Kirkpatrick J, Slotow R (2007) Implementing immunocontraception in free-ranging African elephants at Makalali Conservancy. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 78: 25-30

• Elias, MZJ, Aire, TA, and Soley JT (2007) Macroscopic features of the arterial supply to the reproductive system of the male ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia - Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series, 36: 255-262

• Fichtel C, Kraus C, Ganswindt A, Heistermann M (2007) Influence of reproductive season and rank on fecal glucocorticoid levels in free-ranging male Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi). IN: Hormones and Behavior, 51(5): 640-648

• Fuller A, Meyer LRC, Mitchell D, Maloney S (2007) Dehydration increases the magnitude of selective brain cooling independently of core temperature in sheep. IN: American Journal of Physiology Regulatory Integrative & Comparative, 293: 438-446

• Hetem R, Maloney S, Fuller A, Meyer LRC, Mitchell D (2007) Validation of a biotelemetric technique, using ambulatory miniature black globe thermometers, to quantify thermoregulatory behaviour in ungulates. IN: Journal of Experimental Zoology, 307A: 342-356

• Laws N, Ganswindt A, Harris M, Harris S, Heistermann M, Sherwin C (2007) A case-study: Faecal corticosteroid and behaviour as indicators of welfare during relocation of an Asiatic Elephant. IN: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 10(4): 349-358

• Marais HJ, Nel P, Bertschinger HJ, Schoeman J (2007) Prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids in South African Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra). IN: Journal of South African Veterinary Association, 78(3): 145–148

• Michel AL, de Klerk LM, Gey van Pittius NC, Warren RM, van Helden PD (2007) Bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes: Observations regarding Mycobacterium bovis shedding in water and exposure to environmental mycobacteria. IN: BMC Veterinary Research, 3: 23

• Morar D, Tijhaar E, Negrea A, Hendriks J, van Haarlem D, Godfroid J, Michel AL, Rutten VP (2007) Cloning, sequencing and expression of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and the production of rhinoceros IFN-gamma specific antibodies. IN: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 115: 146-154

• Naicker D, Myburgh J G, Botha C J, 2007. Establishment and validation of primary

hepatocytes of the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Chemosphere, 68, 69-77.

• Naidoo V, Duncan N, Bekker L, Swan G (2007) Validating the domestic fowl as a model to investigate the pathophysiology of diclofenac in Gyps vultures. IN: Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 24(3): 260-266

• Steenkamp G, Ferreira SM, Bester MN (2007) Tusklessness and tusk fractures in free-ranging African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 78(2): 75-80

• Wittemyer G, Ganswindt A, Hodges JK (2007) The impact of ecological variability on the reproductive endocrinology of wild female African elephants. IN: Hormones and Behavior, 51(3): 346-354



• Aire TA, Ozegbe TC, Soley JT, Madekurozwa MC (2008) Structural and immunohistochemical features of the epididymal duct unit of the ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Anatomia, Histologia. Embryologia – Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C, 37: 296-302

• Bertschinger HJ, De Barros MA, Vaz Guimaraes TE, Human A (2008) The use of deslorelin implants for the long-term contraception of lionesses and tigers. IN: Wildlife Research, 35: 525-530

• Bertschinger HJ, Meltzer DGA, Van Dyk A (2008) Captive breeding of cheetahs in South Africa – 30 years of data. IN: Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 43 (Suppl. 2): 66-73

• Elias MZJ, Aire TA, Soley JT (2008) Macroscopic features of the venous drainage of the reproductive system of the male ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Journal of Veterinary Research 75: 289-298

• Hetem RS, Mitchell D, Maloney SK, Meyer LCR, Fick LG, Kerley GIH, Fuller A (2008) Fever and sickness behavior during an opportunistic infection in a free-living antelope, the greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). IN: American Journal of Physiology Regulatory Integrative & Comparative, 294: 246-254

• Katsu Y, Myburgh J, Kohno S, Swan G E, Guillette L J, Iguchi T, 2006. Molecular cloning of estrogen receptor α of the Nile crocodile. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 143, 340-346

• Matjila PT, Leisewitz AL, Jongejan F, Bertschinger HJ, Penzhorn BL (2008) Molecular detection of Babesia rossi and Hepatozoon sp. in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in South Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 157: 123-127 DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.016

• Meyer LCR, Fick L, Mathee A, Mitchell D, Fuller A (2008) Hyperthermia in captured impala (Aepyceros melampus): a fright not flight response. IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(2): 404-416

• Meyer LCR, Hetem RS, Fick LG, Mathee A, Mitchell D, Fuller A (2008) Thermal, cardiorespiratory and cortisol responses of impala (Aepyceros melampus) to chemical immobilization with four different drug combinations. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 79(3): 121-129

• Myburgh J G, Botha C J, Booyse D G, Reyers F (2008). Provisional clinical chemistry parameters in the African Sharptooth catfish. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 79, 127-132.

• Naicker D, Myburgh J G, Botha C J, (2007). Establishment and validation of primary hepatocytes of the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Chemosphere, 68, 69-77

• Naidoo V, Diekmann M, Wolters K, Swan GE (2008) Establishment of selected baseline blood chemistry and hematologic parameters in captive and wild-caught African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus). IN: Journal of wildlife diseases, 44(3): 649-654

• Naidoo V, Katsu Y, Iguchi Y (2008) The influence of non-toxic concentrations of DDT and DDE on the old world vulture estrogen receptor alpha. IN: General and comparative endocrinology, 159(2): 188-195

• Naidoo V, Wolter K, Cromarty AD, Bartels P, Bekker L, McGaw L, Taggart MA, Cuthbert R, Swan GE (2008) The pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in vultures. IN: Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, 31(2): 128-134

• Ngeranwa JJN, Shompole SP, Venter EH, Wambugu A, Crafford JE, Penzhorn BL (2008) Detection of Anaplasma antibodies in wildlife and domestic species in wildlife-livestock interface areas of Kenya by major surface protein 5 competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 75: 199-205 DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v75i3.95

• Oosthuizen MC, Zweygarth E, Collins NE, Penzhorn BL (2008) Identification of a novel Babesia sp. from sable antelope (Hippotragus niger). IN: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 46: 2247-2251 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00167-08

• Ozegbe PC, Aire TA, Madekurozwa MC, Soley JT (2008) Morphological and immunohistochemical study of testicular capsule and peritubular tissue of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Cell and Tissue Research, 332: 151-158

• Pain DJ, Bowden CGR, Cunningham AA, Cuthbert R, Das D, Gilbert M, Jakati RD, Jhala Y, Khan AA, Naidoo V (2008) The race to prevent the extinction of South Asian vultures. IN: Bird Conservation International, 18(S1): S30-S48

• Penzhorn BL, Oostthuizen MC, Bosman AM, Kilijian JW, Horak IG (2008) Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis populations in northwestern Namibia are apparently not infected with piroplasms. IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44: 1032-1035

• Rasmussen HB, Ganswindt A, Douglas-Hamilton I, Vollrath F (2008) Endocrine and behavioural changes in male African elephants: linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactic. IN: Hormones and Behaviour, 54: 539-548

• Sibeko KP, Oosthuizen MC, Collins NE, Geysen D, Rambritch NE, Latif AA, Groeneveld HT, Potgieter HT,M Coetzer JA (2008) Development and evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction test for the detection of Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 155: 37-48

• Steenkamp G, Ferguson WH, Boy SC, Ferreira SM, Bester MN (2008) Tusk measurements to determine exposed pulp lengths in African elephants (Loxodonta africana). IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 79(1): 25-30

• Turner JW, Rutberg RE, Naugle A, Manpreet MA, Kaur DR, Flanagan HJ, Bertschinger HJ, Liu IKM (2008) Controlled-release components of PZP contraceptive vaccine extend duration of infertility. IN: Wildlife Research, 35: 555-562

• Van Helden PD, Van Pittius NCG, Warren RM, Michel A, Hlokwe T, Morar D, Godfroid J, Du Plessis EC, Bengis R (2008) Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium goodii in a spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) from South Africa. IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44: 151-154

• Viljoen JJ, Ganswindt A, du Toit JT, Langbauer Jr WR (2008) Translocation stress and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in free-ranging African savanna elephants. IN: South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 38(2): 146-15

• Viljoen JJ, Ganswindt A, Palme R, Reynecke HC, du Toit JT, Langbauer Jr WR (2008) Measurement of faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in free-ranging African elephants: baseline values from the Kruger National Park. IN: Koedoe, 50(1): 18-21



• Bhoora R, Franseen L, Oosthuizen MC, Butler CM, Van Der Kolk JH, Guthrie AJ, Zweygarth E, Penzhorn BL, Jongejan F, Collins NE (2009) Variation in 18S rRNA gene sequences of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in South Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 159: 112-120 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.004

• Boutelle SM, Bertschinger HJ (2010) Reproductive management in captive and wild canids: contraception challenges. IN: International Zoo Year Book 44: 109-120

• Braathen M, Mdegela R, Correia D, Rundberget T, Myburgh J, Botha C, Utne Skaare J, Sandvik M, 2009. Vitellogenin in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus): Purification, characterization and ELISA development. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 72, 173-183

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2009) Morphology of the tongue of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). I. Gross anatomical features and topography. IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 76: 335-345

• Cross PC, Heisey DM, Bowers JA, Hay CT,Wolhuter J,Buss P, Hofmeyr M, Michel AL, Bengis RG, Bird TLF, Du Toit JT, Getz WM (2009) Disease, predation and demography: assessing the impacts of bovine tuberculosis on African buffalo by monitoring at individual and population levels. IN: Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(2): 467-475 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01589.x

• De Nys HM, Bertschinger HJ, Turkstra JA, Colenbrander B, Palme R, Human AM (2010) Vaccination against GnRH may suppress aggressive behaviour and musth in African elephant (Loxodonta africana) bulls – a pilot study. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 81: 8-15

• Drewe JA, Dean GS, Michel AL, Pearce GP (2009) Accuracy of three diagnostic tests for determining Mycobacterium bovis infection status in live-sampled wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta). IN: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 21(1): 31-9

• Espie IW , Hlokwe TM, Gey van Pittius NC, Lane E, Tordiffe AS, Michel AL, Müller A, Kotze A, van Helden PD (2009) Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium bovis in a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) in South Africa. IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45(4): 1187-93

• Hetem RS, De Witt BA, Fick LG, Fuller A, Kerley GIH, Meyer LCR, Mitchell D, Maloney SK (2009) Body temperature, thermoregulatory behaviour and pelt characteristics of three colour morphs of springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). IN: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 152: 379-388

• Maloney SK, Fuller A, Meyer LCR, Kamerman PR, Mitchell G, Mitchell D (2009) Brain thermal inertia, but no evidence for selective brain cooling, in free-ranging western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus). IN: Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 179: 241-251

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• Michel AL, Coetzee ML, Keet D, Maré L, Warren R, Cooper D, Bengis RG, Kremer K, van Helden P (2009) Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from free-ranging wildlife in South African game reserves. IN: Veterinary Microbiology, 133: 335-343

• Michel AL, Simoes M (2009) Comparative field evaluation of two rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathalogy, 127: 186-189

• Naidoo V, Swan GE (2009) Diclofenac toxicity in Gyps vulture is associated with decreased uric acid excretion and not renal portal vasoconstriction. IN: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 149(3): 269-274

• Naidoo V, Wolter K, Cuthbert R, Duncan N (2009) Veterinary diclofenac threatens Africa’s endangered vulture species. IN: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology, 53(3): 205-208

• Oberholster P J, Botha A-M, Myburgh J G, 2009. Linking climate change and progressive eutrophication to incidents of clustered animal mortalities in different geographical regions of South Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8, 5825-5832

• Oberholster P G, Myburgh J G, Govender D, Bengis R G, Botha A-M, 2009. Identification of toxigenic Microcystis strains after incidents of wild animal mortalities in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 72, 1177-1182

• Oosthuizen MC, Allsopp BA, Troskie M, Collins NE, Penzhorn BL (2009) Identification of novel Babesia and Theileria species in South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis, Linnaeus 1758) and roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus, Desmarest 1804). IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 163: 39-46 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.045

• Steenkamp G, Venter L, Crossley DA, Buss P (2009) Apicoectomy in a Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis). IN: Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 26(3):164-7

• Van Dyk E, Oosthuizen MC, Bosman A, Nel PJ, Zimmerman D, Venter EH (2009) Detection of bovine papillomavirus DNA in sarcoid-affected and healthy free-roaming zebra (Equus zebra) populations in South Africa. IN: Journal of Virological Methods 158: 141 – 151

• Vosloo W, Thompson PN, Botha B, Bengis RG, Thomson GR (2009) Longitudinal study to investigate the role of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in foot-and-mouth disease maintenance in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 56:18-30 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2008.01059.x)

• Zweygarth E, Benade J, Steyl JCA, Prozesky L, Koekemoer O, Josemans AI (2009) In vitro cultivation of a Theileria species from a roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus). IN: Parasitology Research, 105(6), 1755-1757

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• Alexander KA, Laver PN, Michel AL, Williams M, van Helden PD, Warren RM, Gey van Pittius NC (2010) Discovery of Mycobacterium mungi sp nov.: a previously unidentified, emerging M. tuberculosis complex pathogen affecting banded mongoose living at the human-wildlife interface. IN: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(8): 1296-1299

• Bhoora R, Allsopp MTEP, Buss P, Guthrie AJ, Penzhorn BL, Cillins NE (2010) Genetic diversity of piroplasms in plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) and Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in South Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology 174: 145-149 (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.014)

• Bosman AM, Oosthuizen MC, Peirce MA, Venter EH, Penzhorn BL (2010) Babesia lengau sp. nov., a novel Babesia species in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Schreber, 1775) populations in South Africa. IN: Journal of Clinical Microbiology 48: 2703-2708 (doi: 10.1128/JCM.02266-09)

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2010) Gross Morphology of the Intra-Oral rhamphotheca, Oropharynx and Proximal Oesophagus of the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). IN: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 39: 207-218

• Crole, MR, Soley JT (2010) Surface Morphology of the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Tongue. IN: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia., 39: 355-365

• De Garine-Wichatitsky M, Caron A, Gomo C, Foggin C, Dutlow K, Pfukenyi D, Lane E, Le Bel S, Hofmeyr M, Hlokwe T, Michel AL (2010) Bovine tuberculosis in buffaloes, Southern Africa. IN: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(5): 884-885

• De Klerk LM, Michel AL, Bengis RG, Kriek NPJ Godfroid J (2010) BCG vaccination failed to protect yearling African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) against experimental intratonsilar challenge with Mycobacterium bovis. IN: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 137 (1-2): 84-92

• Ganswindt A, Muenscher S, Henley M, Palme R, Thompson P, Bertschinger H (2010) Concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in physically injured free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana). IN: Wildlife Biology, 16: 323-332

• Ganswindt A, Muenscher S, Henley M, Henley S, Heistermann M, Palme R, Thompson P, Bertschinger H (2010) Endocrine correlates of musth and the impact of ecological and social factors in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana). IN: Hormones and Behavior, 57: 506-510

• Hetem RS, Strauss WM, Fick LG, Maloney SK, Meyer LCR, Shobrak M, Fuller A, Mitchell D (2010) Variation in the daily rhythm of body temperature of free-living Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx): does water limitation drive heterothermy? IN: Journal

of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical, Systems, and Environmental Physiology, 180: 1111-1119

• Hulsman A, Dalerum F, Ganswindt S, Muenscher HJ, Bertschinger HJ, Paris M (2010) Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites in brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) feces. IN: Zoo Biology 29: 1-8

• Hulsman A, Dalerum F, Swanepoel L, Ganswindt A, Sutherland C, Paris M (2010) Patterns of latrine use by brown hyenas (Hyaena brunnea) in the Highveld region of South Africa. IN: Wildlife Biology, 16: 445-451

• Katsu Y, Taniguchi E, Urushitani H, Miyagawa S, Takase M, Kubokawa K, Tooi O, Oka T, Santo N, Myburgh J, Matsuno A, Iguchi T, 2010. Molecular cloning and characterization of ligand- and species-specificity of amphibian estrogen receptors. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 168, 220-230

• Keet DF, Michel AL, Bengis RG, Becker P, van Dyk DS, van Vuuren M, Rutten VPMG, Penzhorn BL (2010) Intradermal tuberculin testing of wild African lions (Panthera leo) naturally exposed to infection with Mycobacterium bovis. IN: Veterinary Microbiology, 144, 384-391 (doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.028)

• Kohn TA, Burroughs R, Hartman MJ and Noakes TD 2011 Fiber type and metabolic characteristics of lion (Panthera leo), caracal (Caracal caracal) and human skeletal muscle, Comp. Biochem. Physiol.,Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 159:125-133

• Masango M G, Myburgh J G, Labuschagne L, Naicker, Govender D, Bengis R G, 2010. Assessment of Microcystis aeruginosa bloom toxicity associated with wildlife mortality in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46, 95-102

• Meyer LCR, Hetem RS, Fick LG, Mitchell D, Fuller A (2010) Effects of serotonin agonists and doxapram on respiratory depression and hypoxemia in etorphine-immobilized impala (Aepyceros melampus). IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46: 514-524

• Naidoo V, Venter L, Wolter K, Taggart M, Cuthbert R (2010) The toxicokinetics of ketoprofen in Gyps coprotheres: toxicity due to zero-order metabolism. IN: Archives of toxicology, 84(10): 761-766

• Naidoo V, Wolter K, Cromarty D, Diekmann M, Duncan N, Meharg AA, Taggart MA, Venter L, Cuthbert R (2010) Toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Gyps vultures: a new threat from ketoprofen. IN: Biology letters, 6(3): 339-341

• Ozegbe PC, Kimaro W, Madekurozwa MC, Soley JT, Aire TA (2010) The excurrent ducts of the testis of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus): Microstereology of the epididymis and immunohistochemistry of its cytoskeletal systems. IN: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia., 39: 7-16

• Sibeko KP, Geysen D, Oosthuizen MC, Mathee CA, Troskie M, Potgieter FT, Coetzer JA, Collins NE (2010) Four p67 alleles identified in South African Theileria parva field

samples. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 167: 244-254 DOI: 10.1016 /j.vetpar.2009.09.026

• Van der Merwe M, Michel A L (2010) An investigation of the effects of secondary processing on Mycobacterium spp. in naturally infected game meat and organs. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 81(3): 166–169



• Abu Samra N, Jori F, Samie A, Thompson PN (2011) The prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in wild mammals in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology 175:155-159

• Chaisi ME, Sibeko KP, Collins NE, Potgieter FT, Oosthuizen MC (2011) Identification of Theileria parva and Theileria sp. (buffalo) 18S rRNA gene sequence variants in the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population in Southern Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 182: 150-162. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.041

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2011) Distribution and structure of glandular tissue in the oropharynx and proximal esophagus of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). IN: Acta Zoologica, 92: 206-215

• Du Plessis L, Soley, JT (2011) Incidence, structure and morphological classification of abnormal sperm in the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). IN: Theriogenology, 75: 589-601

• Du Plessis L, Soley, JT (2011) Head-base bending and disjointed spermatozoa in the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae): A morphological comparison of two closely related defects. IN: Theriogenology, 76: 1275-1283

• Govender D, Oosthuizen MC, Penzhorn BL (2011) Piroplasm parasites of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) in the Kruger National Park, and their relation to anaemia. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 82: 36-40 (doi: 10.4102/jsava.v82i1.31)

• Hulsman A, Dalerum F, Ganswindt A, Muenscher S, Bertschinger H, Paris M (2011) Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites in brown hyena faeces. IN: Zoo Biology, 30: 451-458

• Hlokwe TM, Jenkins AO, Streicher EM, Venter EH, Cooper D, Godfroid J, Michel AL (2011) Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 78(1): Art. #232, 6 pages. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v78i1.232

• Jori F, Brahmbatt D, Fosgate GT, Thompson PN, Budke C, Ward M, Ferguson K, Gummow B (2011) A questionnaire-based evaluation of the veterinary cordon fence separating wildlife and livestock along the boundary of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. IN: Preventive Veterinary Medicine 100:210-220

• Lesku JA, Meyer LCR, Fuller A, Maloney SK, Dell’omo G, Vyssotski AL, Rattenborg NC (2011) Ostriches sleep like platypuses. IN: PLoS ONE, 6(8): e23203

• Maloney SK, Fuller A, Meyer LCR, Kamerman PR, Mitchell G, Mitchell D (2011) Minimum daily core body temperature in western grey kangaroos decreases as

summer advances: a seasonal pattern, or a direct response to water, heat, or energy supply? IN: The Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 1813-1820

• Marais HJ, PC Page (2011) Treatment of Equine sarcoid in seven Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra zebra). IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 47(2): 917 – 924

• Michel AL, Cooper D, Jooste J, de Klerk LM, Jolles A (2011) Approaches towards optimising the gamma interferon assay for diagnosing Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). IN: Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 98, 142-151

• Myburgh J G, Warner J K, 2011. Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) induced hatching. Herpetological Review, 42(3), 368

• Naidoo V, Mompati KF, Duncan N, Taggart MA (2011) The pied crow (Corvus albus) is insensitive to diclofenac at concentrations present in carrion. IN: Journal of wildlife diseases, 47(4): 936-944

• Naidoo V, Wolter K, Espie I, Kotze A (2011) Vulture rescue and rehabilitation in South Africa: An urban perspective. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82(1): 24-31

• Ncube H, Duncan P, Grange S, Cameron EZ, Barnier F, Ganswindt A (2011) Pattern of faecal 20-oxopregnane and oestrogen concentrations during pregnancy in free-ranging plains zebra mares. IN: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 172: 358-362

• Pfitzer S, Oosthuizen MC, Bosman AM, Voster I, Penzhorn BL (2011) Tick-borne blood parasites in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology 176: 126-131 (DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.006)

• Sasidharan SP, Ludwig A, Harper C, Moodley Y, Bertschinger HJ, Guthrie AJ (2011) Comparative genetics of sarcoid tumour-affected and non- affected mountain zebra (Equus zebra) populations. IN: South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 41(1): 36-49

• Stephenson J D, Mills A, Eksteen J J, Milewski A V, Myburgh J G, 2011. Geochemistry of mineral licks at Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 33, 49-53

• Tivane C, Rodrigues MN, Soley JT, Groenwald HB (2011) Gross anatomical features of the oropharyngeal cavity of the ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 31: 543-550

• Van Dyk E, Bosman AM, Van Wilpe E, Williams JH, Bengis RG, Van Heerden J, Venter EH (2011) Detection and characterization of papillomavirus in skin lesions of giraffe and sable antelope in South Africa. IN: Journal of South African Veterinary Association, 82(2): 80 -85



• Abu Samra N, Thompson PN, Jori F, Zhang H, Xiao L (2012) Enterocytozoon bieneusi at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology 190:587-590

• Ahlers MJ, Ganswindt A, Münscher S, Bertschinger HJ (2012) Endocrine correlates of free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) treated with porcine zona pellucida vaccine. IN: Theriogenology, 78: 77-85

• Benavides G, Ganswindt A, Annandale H, Schulman ML, Bertschinger HJ (2012) Induction of anoestrus in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) cows using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine. IN: BMC Reproduction Biology and Endocrinology, 10:63 DOI:10.1186/1477-7827-10-63

• Barnier F, Grange S, Ganswindt A, Ncube H, Duncan P (2012) Inter-birth interval in Zebras is longer following the birth of male foals than after female foals. IN: Acta Oecologica, 42: 11-15

• Brothers PS, Collins NE, Oosthuizen MC, Bhoora R, Tronskie M, Penzhorn BL (2012) Occurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africa. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 183: 160-165 (doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.06.015)

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2012) Evidence of a true pharyngeal tonsil in birds: A novel lymphoid organ in Dromaius novaehollandiae and Struthio camelus (Palaeognathae). IN: Frontiers in Zoology, 9: 21

• Crole M, Soley J (2012) Gross anatomical features of the tongue, lingual skeleton and laryngeal mound of Rhea americana (Palaeognathae, Aves): morpho-functional considerations. IN: Zoomorphology, 131: 265-273

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2012) What prevents Struthio camelus and Dromaius novaehollandiae (Palaeognathae) from choking? A novel anatomical mechanism in ratites, the linguo-laryngeal apparatus. IN: Frontiers in Zoology, 9: 11

• Du Plessis L, Soley, JT (2012) Abaxial tail implantation in the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae: Morphological characteristics and origin of a rare avian sperm defect. IN: Theriogenology, 77: 1137-1143

• Du Plessis L, Soley, JT (2012) Structural peculiarities associated with multiflagellate sperm in the emu. IN: Theriogenology, 78: 1094-1101

• Ganswindt A, Brown J, Freeman E, Kouba A, Penfold L, Santymire R, Vick M, Wielebnowski N, Willis E, Milnes M (2012) International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology: the future of endocrine measures for reproductive science, animal welfare, and conservation biology IN: Biology Letters, 8: 695-697

• Ganswindt A, Muilwijk C, Engelkes M, Muenscher S, Bertschinger H, Paris M, Palme R, Cameron E, Bennett N, Dalerum F (2012) Validation of Noninvasive monitoring of

adrenocortical endocrine activity in ground-feeding aardwolves (Proteles cristata): Exemplifying the influence of consumption of inorganic material for fecal steroid analysis. IN: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85(2): 194-199

• Ganswindt A, Tordiffe ASW, Stam E, Howitt MJ, Jori F (2012) Determining adrenocortical endocrine activity as a measure of stress in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) based on faecal analysis. IN: African Zoology, 47(2): 261-269

• Gey van Pittius GNC, Perrett KD, Michel AL, Keet DF, Hlokwe T, Streicher EM, Warren RM, van Helden PD (2012) Infection of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) by oryx bacillus, a rare member of the antelope clade of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. IN: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 48( 4): 849-857

• Hetem RS, Strauss WM, Fick LG, Maloney SK, Meyer LCR, Shobrak M, Fuller A, Mitchell D (2012) Activity re-assignment and microclimate selection of free-living Oryx leucoryx: responses that could buffer effects of climate change? IN: Zoology, 115: 411-416

• Hetem RS, Strauss WM, Fick LG, Maloney SK, Meyer LCR, Shobrak M, Fuller A, Mitchell D (2012) Does size matter? Comparison of body temperature and activity of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and the smaller Arabian sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in the Saudi desert. IN: Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 182: 437-449

• Hetem RS, Strauss WM, Fick LG, Maloney SK, Meyer LCR, Shobrak M, Fuller A, Mitchell D (2012) Selective brain cooling in Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx): a physiological mechanism for coping with aridity? IN: The Journal of Experimental Biology 215: 3917-3924

• Kariuki EK, Penzhorn BL, Horak IG (2012) Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle and African buffaloes in the Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 79 (1): 4 pages (doi: 10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.437)

• Lane EP, Miller S, Lobetti R, Caldwell P, Bertschinger HJ, Burroughs R, Kotze A, Van Dyk A (2012) Effect of diet on the incidence of and mortality owing to gastritis and renal disease in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa. IN: Zoo Biology, 31: 669–682

• Laver P, Ganswindt A, Ganswindt SB, Williams M, Alexander K (2012) Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites in banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in response to biological and physiological challenges. IN: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 179(2): 178-183

• Maas M, van Kooten PJS, Schreuder J, Morar D, Tijhaar E, Michel AL, Rutten VPMG (2012) Development of a lion specific interferon-gamma assay. IN: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 149: 292-297

• Makungu M, Du Plessis WM, Barrows M, Koeppel K, Groenewald HB (2012) Ultrasonographic abdominal anatomy of normal captive caracals (Caracal caracal). IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 43 (3): 522-529

• Mbatha KR, Lane EP, Lander M, Tordiffe ASW, Corr S (2012) Preliminary evaluation of selected minerals in liver samples from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) from the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 83(1)

• Michel AL, Bengis RG (2012) The African buffalo: A villain for inter-species spread of infectious diseases in southern Africa. IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(2), Art. #453, 5 pages (DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.453)

• Myburgh JG, Huchzermeyer FW, Soley JT, Booyse DG, Groenewald HB, Bekker LC, Taguchi T, Guillette Jr LJ (2012) Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 83

• Naidoo V, Wolter K, Espie I, Kotze A (2012) Lead toxicity: consequences and interventions in an intensively managed (Gyps coprotheres) vulture colony. IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 43(3): 573-578

• Newell-Fugate AE, Nöthling JO, Bertschinger HJ (2012) Seasonal changes in steroid hormone profiles, body weight, semen quality, and the reproductive tract in captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in South Africa. IN: General and Comparative Endocrinology 178: 272-281

• Nyakudya T, Fuller A, Meyer LCR, Maloney SK, Mitchell D (2012) Body temperature and physical activity correlates of the menstrual cycle in chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus). IN: American Journal of Primatology, 74: 1143-1153

• Seeber PA, Ciofolo I, Ganswindt A (2012) Behavioural inventory of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) IN: BMC Research Notes, 5:650 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-5-650

• Seeber PA, Ndlovu HT, Fritz H, Ganswindt A (2012) Grazing behaviour of the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Hwange National Park. IN: African Journal of Ecology, 50(2): 247-250

• Shresthra AK, Van Wieren SE, Van Langevelde F, Fuller A, Hetem RS, Meyer LCR, De Bie S, Prins HHT (2012) Body temperature variation of three South African antelope in two climatically contrasting environments. IN: Journal of Thermal Biology, 37: 171-178

• Stansfield FJ, Nöthling JO, Soley JT, Allen WR (2012) Development of the germinal ridge and ovary in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). IN: Reproduction, 144: 583-593

• Steyl JCA, Prozesky L, Stoltsz WH, Lawrence JA (2012) Theileriosis (cytauxzoonosis) in roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus). IN: Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(1), Art. #367, 8 pages. DOI:10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.367

• Stoeger AS, Heilmann G, Zeppelzauer M, Ganswindt A, Hensman S, Charlton B (2012) Visualizing sound emission of elephant vocalizations: evidence for two rumble production types. IN: PLoS ONE, 7(11): e48907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048907

• Van Den Berghe F, Paris DBBP, Van Soom A, Rijsselaere T, Van Der Weyded L, Bertschinger HJ, Paris MCJ (2012) Reproduction in the endangered African wild dog: Basic physiology, reproductive suppression and possible benefits of artificial insemination. IN: Animal Reproduction Science, 133: 1-9

• Viljoen M, Brand TS, Soley JT, Boomker EA (2012) The composition of egg yolk absorbed by fasted ostrich (Struthio camelus L.) chicks from 1 to 7 day posthatching and for ostrich (Struthio camelus L.) chicks from 1 to 16 days posthatching on a prestarter broiler diet. IN: Poultry Science, 91: 1342-1349

• Woodborne S, Huchzermeyer K D A, Govender D, Pienaar D J, Hall G, Myburgh J G, Deacon A R, Venter J, Lübker N, (2012) Ecosystem change and the Olifants River crocodile mass mortality events. Ecosphere, 3(10), #87.



• Abu Samra N, Jori F, Xiao L, Rikhotso O, Thompson PN (2013) Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species at the wildlife/livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 36:295-302 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.07.004)

• Angkawanish T, Morar D, van Kooten P, Bontekoning I, SchreuderJ, Maas M, Wajjwalku W, Sirimalaisuwan A, Michel AL, Tijhaar E, Rutten V, (2013) The elephant interferon gamma assay: a contribution to diagnosis of tuberculosis in elephants. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 60(1): 53-59

• Arnold KE, Boxall ABA, Brown AR, Cuthbert RJ, Gaw S, Hutchinson TH, Jobling S, Madden JC, Metcalfe CD, Naidoo V (2013) Assessing the exposure risk and impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment on individuals and ecosystems. IN: Biology letters, 9(4): 20130492

• Bertschinger HJ, Matthews WS, De Gorde N, Hanekom C, Cooper D, Müller L, Page B, Delsink AK (2013) The Tembe Elephant Park (Loxodonta africana) immunocontraception story. IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44 (4S): S150 (abstract)

• Bertschinger HJ, Schulman ML (2013) Litter size of captive and free-ranging African lions (Panthera leo) in South Africa: implications for fertility control. IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44 (4S): S151 (abstract)

• Bocchino C & Burroughs R, (2013) Synergies across the natural resources management fields in Southern Africa: Disaster Risk Reduction and One Health. IN: Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 5(2)

• Chaisi ME, Collins NE, Potgieter FT, Oosthuizen MC (2013) Sequence variation identified in the 18S rRNA gene of Theileria mutans and Theileria velifera from the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 191: 132-137. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.08.005

• Chaisi ME, Janssens ME, Vermeiren L, Oosthuizen MC, Collins NE, Geysen D (2013) Evaluation of a real-time PCR test for the detection and discrimination of Theileria species in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). IN: PLoS One 8(10): e75827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075827

• Codron J, Kirkman K, Duffy KJ, Sponheimer M, Lee-Thorp JA, Ganswindt A, Clauss M, Codron D (2013) Stable isotope turnover and variability in tail hairs of captive and free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) reveal dietary niche differences within populations IN: Canadian Journal of Zoology, 91: 124-134

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• De Garine-Wichatitsky M, Caron A, Kock R, Tschopp R, Munyeme M, Hofmeyr M, Michel AL (2013) A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife–livestock–human interface in sub-Saharan Africa. IN: Epidemiology & Infection, 141(7): 1342-1356

• Delsink AK, Kirkpatrick JJ, Van Altena HJ, Bertschinger HJ, Ferreira SM, Slotow R (2013) Lack of spatial and behavioral responses to immunocontraception application in African elephants (Loxodonta africana).IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44(4S): S52–S74

• Du Plessis L, Soley JT (2013) A novel transient structure with phylogenetic implications found in ratite spermatids. IN: BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13:104

• Gcebe N, Rutten VPMG, Gey van Pittius N, Michel AL (2013) Prevalence and distribution of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the environments of cattle and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 60: 74-84

• Gerda R, van Sonsbeek JH, van der Kolk JPTM, van Leeuwen HE, Marais HJ, Schaftenaar W (2013) Effect of calcium and cholecalciferol supplementation on several parameters of of calcium status in plasma and urine of captive Asian (Elephas maximus) and African elephants (Loxodonta africana). IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44 (3): 529 – 540

• Ghosal R, Ganswindt A, Seshagiri PB, Sukumar R (2013) Endocrine correlates of musth in free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) determined by non-invasive faecal steroid hormone metabolite measurements. IN: PlosOne, 8(12): e84787

• Hetem RS, Mitchell D, De Witt BA, Fick LG, Meyer LCR, Maloney SK, Fuller A (2013) Cheetah do not abandon hunts because they overheat. IN: Biology Letters, Jul 24;9(5):20130472

• Hlokwe TM, van Helden P, Michel AL (2013) Evaluation of the discriminatory power of variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) typing of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from southern Africa. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12099, 60, s1,111 – 120

• Huchzermeyer F W, Groenewald H B, Myburgh J G, Steyl J C A, Crole M R, 2013. Osteoarthropathy of unknown aetiology in the long bones of farmed and wild Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 84(1). Article #975, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v84i1.975

• Jori F, Mokospasetso M, Etter E, Munstermann S, Newman SH, Michel AL (2013) Preliminary assessment of bovine tuberculosis at the livestock-wildlife interface in two protected areas of Northern Botswana. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 60: 28-36

• Lane EP, Huchzermeyer FW, Govender D, Bengis RG , Buss PE, Hofmeyr M, Myburgh JG, Steyl JCA, Pienaar DJ, Kotze A (2013) Pansteatitis of unknown etiology associated with large-scale nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) mortality in Kruger National

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Park, South Africa: Pathological findings. IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44(4): 899–910

• Ludwig C, Wachter B, Silinski S, Ganswindt A, Bertschinger H, Hofer H, Dehnhard M (2013) Characterization and validation of an enzyme-immunoassay for the non-invasive assessment of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). IN: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 180(1): 15-23

• Maas M, Michel AL, Rutten VPMG (2013) Facts and dilemmas in diagnosis of tuberculosis in wildlife. IN: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36: 269– 28

• Marais HJ, Hendrickson DA, Stetter M, Zuba JR, Penning M, Siegal-Willott J, Christine H (2013) Laparoscopic vasectomy in African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana); Surgical technique and results. IN: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 44(4): 18 – 20

• Marneweck DG, Ganswindt A, Rhodes S, Bellem A, Bryant J, Wielebnowski N, Dalerum F (2013) Reproductive endocrinology of zoo-housed aardwolves. IN: Acta Theriologica, 58: 223-23

• Michel AL, Hlokwe TM, Espie IW, van Zijll Langhout M, Koeppel K, Lane E (2013) Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the human/wildlife interface in a high TB burden country. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12099, 60, s1, 45 – 52

• Morar D, Schreuder J, Mény M, van Kooten PJS, Tijhaar E, Michel AL, Rutten VPMG (2013) Towards Establishing a Rhinoceros-Specific Interferon-Gamma (IFN-γ) Assay for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 60: 60 – 65

• Phipps WL, Willis SG, Wolter K, Naidoo V (2013) Foraging ranges of immature African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and their use of protected areas in southern Africa. IN: PLoS One, 8(1): e52813

• Seeber PA, Duncan P, Fritz H, Ganswindt A (2013) Androgen changes and flexible rutting behavior in male Giraffes. IN: Biology Letters, 9(5):20130396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0396

• Van der Goot AC, Dalerum F, Ganswindt A, Martin GB, Millar RP, Paris MCJ (2013) Fecal progestagen profiles in wild southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). IN: African Zoology, 48(1): 143-151

• Viljoen JJ, Reynecke HC, Panagos MD, Langbauer Jr WR, Ganswindt A (2013) Seasonal selection preferences for woody plants by breeding herds of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a woodland savanna. IN: International Journal of Ecology, Article ID 769587, (DOI: 10.1155/2013/769587)

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• Chaisi ME, Collins NE, Oosthuizen MC (2014) Phylogeny of Theileria buffeli genotypes identified in the South African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population. IN: Veterinary Parasitology, 204: 87-95 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.06.001

• Crole MR, Soley JT (2014) Comparative Distribution and Arrangement of Herbst Corpuscles in the Oropharynx of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). IN: The Anatomical Record, 297: 1338-1348

• Dalton DL, Tordiffe ASW, Luther I, Duran A, Van Wyk AM, Brettschneider H, Oosthuizen MA, Modiba C, Kotze A (2014) Interspecific hybridization between greater kudu and nyala. IN: Genetica, 142(3): 265-271

• De Bruin R, Ganswindt A, Bennett CN, Medger K (2014) The pattern of ovulation in the southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus). IN: Mammalian Biology, 79: 318-324

• Du Plessis L, Malecki I, Bonato M, Smith M, Cloete S, Soley, JT (2014) A morphological classification of sperm defects in the ostrich (Struthio camelus). IN: Animal Reproduction Science, 150: 130-138

• De Bruin R, Medger K, Bennett CN, Ganswindt A (2014) Non-invasive assessment of reproductive function in South African Spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) by measurement of faecal progestagens and androgens. IN: African Zoology, 49(1): 44–53

• Du Plessis L, Soley JT (2014) A re-evaluation of sperm ultrastructure in the emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae. IN: Theriogenology, 81: 1073-1084

• Du Plessis L, Soley JT (2014) Light microscopy of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) sperm: preparatory technique, morphological features and morphometry. IN: Theriogenology, 81: 203-209

• Fagbo S, Coetzer JAW, Venter EH (2014) Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa. IN: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85(1), Art. #1075, 7 pages. DOI:10.10.4102/jsava.v85i1.1075

• Ganswindt SB, Myburgh JG, Cameron EZ, Ganswindt A (2014) Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function in captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodilus niloticus). IN: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A, 177: 11-17

• Haw A, Hofmeyr M, Fuller A, Buss P, Miller M, Fleming G, Meyer L (2014) Butorphanol with oxygen insufflation corrects etorphine-induced hypoxaemia in chemically immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). IN: BMC Veterinary Research, 10: 253

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• Hlokwe TM, van Helden P, Michel AL (2014) Evidence of increasing intra and inter-species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in South Africa: Are we losing the battle?. IN: Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 115: 10-17

• Hutchinson TH, Madden JC, Naidoo V, Walker CH (2014) Comparative metabolism as a key driver of wildlife species sensitivity to human and veterinary pharmaceuticals. IN: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 369, 1656, 20130583

• Jori F, Godfroid J, Michel AL, Potts AD, Jaumally MR, Sauzier J, Roger M (2014) An assessment of Zoonotic and Production Limiting Pathogens in Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis rusa) from Mauritius. IN: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 61(s1): 31–42

• Katale BZ, Mbugi EV, Botha L, Keyyu JD, Kendall S, Dockrell HM, Michel AL, Kazwala RR, Rweyemamu MM, van Helden P and Matee MI (2014) Species diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from humans, livestock and wildlife in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania. In: BMC Infectious Diseases, 14:616. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/14/616

• Lane EP, De Wet M, Thompson PN, Siebert U, Wohlsein P, Plön S (2014) A systematic health assessment of Indian Ocean bottlenose (Tursiops aduncus) and Indo-Pacific humpback (Sousa plumbea) dolphins incidentally caught in shark nets off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa. PLoS ONE

• Le Roux A, Beishuizen R, Brekelmans W, Ganswindt A, Paris M, Dalerum F (2014) Innovative parental care in a myrmecophageous mammal. IN: Acta Ethologica, 17:63-66

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