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Cryopreservation of vervet monkey semen and recovery of progressively motile spermatozoa by Seier, J V, Conradie, E, Oettle, E E, Fincham, J E

“…A method to cryopreserve semen from the Vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) has been developed, yielding a mean post thaw recovery of 63.60% of pre-freeze…”
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Low density lipoprotein kinetics in African Green monkeys showing variable cholesterolaemic responses to diets realistic for westernised people by Weight, M J, Benade, A J, Lombard, C J, Fincham, J E, Marais, M, Dando, B, Seier, J V, Kritchevsky, D

“…African Green (vervet) monkeys were fed either an atherogenic Western diet (WD), a prudent diet (PD), or a high carbohydrate diet (HCD) for various lengths of…”
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Hormonal vaginal cytology of vervet monkeys by Seier, J V, Venter, F S, Fincham, J E, Taljaard, J J

“…The cellular proliferation and maturation of the vaginal epithelium of adult female Vervet monkeys was examined during their menstrual cycles. At the same time…”
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Sudden death in chacma baboons ( Papio ursinus ) by de Villiers, C, Seier, J. V

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Voluntary consumption of substances of unknown palatability by vervet monkeys: a refinement by Seier, J.V., Mdhluli, M., Collop, T., Davids, A., Laubscher, R.

“…Background  Pure compounds and herbal medicines, had to be administered orally to vervet monkeys for testing. A reliable method was sought to avoid daily…”
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Risks associated with environmental enrichment: intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate by Seier, J.V., Dhansay, M.A., Davids, A.

“…:  Questions are occasionally asked about the safety of enrichment techniques, considering that many novel ways are frequently employed to ensure environmental…”
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The detection and monitoring of early pregnancy in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) with the use of ultrasound and correlation with reproductive steroid hormones by Seier, J.V., Van Der Horst, G., De Kock, M., Chwalisz, K.

“…Twenty early pregnancies were diagnosed and monitored in vervet monkeys by ultrasonography. Non‐gravid uteri became increasingly echogenic from cycle days 7 to…”
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Atherogenic effects in a non-human primate of Fusarium moniliforme cultures added to a carbohydrate diet by Fincham, J E, Marasas, W F, Taljaard, J J, Kriek, N P, Badenhorst, C J, Gelderblom, W C, Seier, J V, Smuts, C M, Faber, M, Weight, M J

“…Adding less than 0.5% w/w of culture material of strain MRC 826 of the fungus Fusarium moniliforme to a carbohydrate diet low in fat resulted in an atherogenic…”
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Abnormal morphology of vervet monkey sperm by Seier, J V, vd Horst, G, Laubscher, R

“…Ejaculates of 14 colony-bred and 14 wild-caught vervet monkeys were examined for morphologically abnormal sperm. Sperm head abnormalities were rare in both…”
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Assessment of acrosomal integrity of vervet monkey spermatozoa after cryopreservation by Conradie, E, Oettle, E E, Seier, J V

“…Cryopreservation of Vervet monkey semen caused a highly significant reduction in the percentage of normal acrosomes and a highly significant increase in the…”
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Pleural Mesocestoides and cardiac shock in an obese vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) by Fincham, J E, Seier, J V, Verster, A, Rose, A G, Taljaard, J J, Woodroof, C W, Rutherfoord, G S

“…Only one case of infection by tetrathyridia larvae of the tapeworm genus Mesocestoides was detected in 416 necropsies of captive vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus…”
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Folic acid and vitamin B12 status of vervet monkeys used for nutritional research by Venter, F.S, Cloete, H, Seier, J.V, Faber, M, Fincham, J.E

“…Plasma and red blood cell (RBC) folic acid levels, as well as plasma vitamin B12 levels were determined in Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). All the…”
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Psorergatic acariasis in vervet monkeys by Seier, J.V

“…7 cases of acariasis were discovered amongst a colony of vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus pygerythrus). Lesions were confined to palpebrae and periorbital areas…”
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Semen characteristics of vervet monkeys by Seier, J.V, Fincham, J.E, Menkveld, R, Venter, F.S

“…Semen samples (91) from 47 vervet monkeys were collected by electroejaculation over a 2 year period. Seventy-eight of these were from 37 singly caged males of…”
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Parathyroid hormone, ionised calcium, and potentially interacting variables in plasma of an Old World primate by Fincham, J E, Wilson, G R, Belonje, P C, Seier, J V, Taljaard, J J, McIntosh, M, Kruger, M, Voget, M

“…Bone turnover and calcium homeostasis in man can only be modelled validly in Old World nonhuman primates. In order to interpret the models it is necessary to…”
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Torsion of the colon in vervet monkeys: association with an atherogenic Western-type of diet by Fincham, J E, Seier, J V, Lombard, C J

“…The risk of torsion of the colon in adult male vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethipos) increased when they were fed with an atherogenic Western-type of diet…”
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Mycotoxic peripheral myelinopathy, myopathy, and hepatitis caused by Diplodia maydis in vervet monkeys by Fincham, J E, Hewlett, R, de Graaf, A S, Taljaard, J J, Steytler, J G, Rabie, C J, Seier, J V, Venter, F S, Woodroof, C W, Wynchank, S

“…During recent historical times many Africans changed their diet to one based on maize. The grain is regularly contaminated by fungi which are toxigenic to…”
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Horseshoe kidneys in vervet monkeys by Seier, J V, Fincham, J E, Taljaard, J J

“…Two cases of horseshoe kidneys in vervet monkeys are described. Apart from the fusion, the rest of the urogenital system was anatomically normal and renal…”
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Increased peripheral lymphocytes, lymphoid hepatitis and anaemia in African vervet monkeys seropositive to retroviruses by Fincham, J E, Van der Riet, F, Steytler, J G, Tung, M T, Cooper, R, Seier, J V, Madden, D L, Kanki, P, Campbell, J A, Taljaard, J J

“…Wild-caught African Vervet monkeys are commonly infected by Simian T-lymphotropic virus I (STLV1) and Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), yet the natural…”
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Endemic enteric disease in vervet monkeys by Fincham, J E, Seier, J V

“…Comprehensive bacteriological investigation indicates Shigellae as the probable aetiological bacteria in one endemic enteric disease situation. One species and…”
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