First Insights into the Fecal Metabolome of Healthy, Free-Roaming Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis): An Untargeted GCxGC/TOF-MS Metabolomics Study

Authors: Andri Grobbelaar, Gernot Osthoff, Ilse du Preez, Francois Deacon

Source: Metabolites, Vol 14, Iss 11, p 586 (2024)

Subject Terms: feces, giraffe, metabolites, pesticides, nutrition, ruminant, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/11/586; https://doaj.org/toc/2218-1989

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The Rostral Epidural Rete Mirabile: Functional Significance in Blood Flow Regulatory Mechanisms in Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Marna S. van der Walt, Willem Daffue, Jacqueline Goedhals, Sean van der Merwe, Francois Deacon

Source: Anatomia, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 138-155 (2023)

Subject Terms: giraffe, cerebral blood supply, rostral epidural rete mirabile, Human anatomy, QM1-695

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2813-0545/2/2/13; https://doaj.org/toc/2813-0545

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Extremely high levels of thallium in the natural diet and drinking water of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Authors: Jeaneme Kühn, Francois Deacon, Walter Purcell, Hendrik G. Visser, Marietjie Schutte-Smith

Source: Environmental Advances, Vol 13, Iss , Pp 100430- (2023)

Subject Terms: Contamination, Conservation, Dissolution, Giraffes, Heavy metals, Quantification, Environmental sciences, GE1-350

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000881; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7657

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A Preliminary Study on the Functionality of the Carotid-Vertebral Anastomotic Artery in the Regulation of Blood Flow in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Duplex Ultrasound Examination

Authors: Marna S. van der Walt, Willem Daffue, Jacqueline Goedhals, Corna Serfontein, Francois Deacon

Source: International Journal of Zoology, Vol 2023 (2023)

Subject Terms: Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1687-8485

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Resources and Habitat Requirements for Giraffes’ (Giraffa camelopardalis) Diet Selection in the Northwestern Kalahari, South Africa

Authors: Francois Deacon, Gert Nicolaas Smit, Andri Grobbelaar

Source: Animals, Vol 13, Iss 13, p 2188 (2023)

Subject Terms: arid environment, diet selection, giraffes, GPS satellite tracking device, Kalahari region, seasons, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/13/2188; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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African Elephant Milk Short Saccharide and Metabolite Composition and Their Changes over Lactation

Authors: Gernot Osthoff, Irenie Wiese, Francois Deacon

Source: Animals, Vol 13, Iss 3, p 544 (2023)

Subject Terms: elephant, lactation, milk, metabolite, oligosaccharide, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/3/544; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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A Preliminary Study on the Siphon Mechanism in Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Marna Suzanne van der Walt, Willem Daffue, Jacqueline Goedhals, Sean van der Merwe, Francois Deacon

Source: Animals, Vol 12, Iss 23, p 3348 (2022)

Subject Terms: giraffe, siphon, cerebral blood supply, ostrich, dinosaur, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3348; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Effective Field Immobilisation and Capture of Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Francois Deacon, Willem Daffue, Pierre Nel, Ruan Higgs

Source: Animals, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 1290 (2022)

Subject Terms: conservation, darting, free-roaming giraffes, mortality, myopathy, veterinary procedures, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/10/1290; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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The genetic status of the introduced giraffe population in Central South Africa

Authors: Marieka E. van Niekerk, Francois Deacon, Paul J. Grobler

Source: Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, Vol 61, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2019)

Subject Terms: giraffe, extralimital, subspecies, genetic diversity, translocations, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/1570; https://doaj.org/toc/0075-6458; https://doaj.org/toc/2071-0771

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Anthropogenic Influences on Distance Traveled and Vigilance Behavior and Stress-Related Endocrine Correlates in Free-Roaming Giraffes

Authors: Ciska P. J. Scheijen, Sean van der Merwe, Andre Ganswindt, Francois Deacon

Source: Animals, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 1239 (2021)

Subject Terms: habituation, anthropogenic influences, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stress, vigilance, distance traveled, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Milk Composition of Free-Ranging Impala (Aepyceros melampus) and Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus), and Comparison with Other African Bovidae

Authors: Gernot Osthoff, Arnold Hugo, Moses Madende, Lauren Schmidt, Sibusiso Kobeni, Francois Deacon

Source: Animals, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 516 (2021)

Subject Terms: Artiodactyla, tsessebe, impala, milk, protein, fatty acid, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/516; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Authors: Christopher K. Basu, Francois Deacon, John R. Hutchinson, Alan M. Wilson

Source: PeerJ, Vol 7, p e6312 (2019)

Subject Terms: Artiodactyla, Giraffes, Biomechanics, Dynamic similarity, Kinematics, Field research, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://peerj.com/articles/6312.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/6312/; https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359

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Weidingsbestuur: Goed vir die veld, jou diere én jou beursie.

Authors: en Wesley Black, Francois Deacon¹

Source: Veeplaas. okt2021, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p8-9. 2p.