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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Equine Research Centre

Guthrie, AJ

BVSc(Hons) MMed Vet(Phys) PhD(Louisiana) - Professor and Head

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 529 8068
Fax number: 012 529 8301
E-mail address: alan.guthrie@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Equine sports medicine

Wildlife disease

Race track surfaces

Important conditions of companion animals in the sub-Saharan region

Equine infectious diseases

Equine housing and welfare

Allergic reactions

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Moore BM, Balasuriya UBR, Nurton JP, McCollum WH, Timoney PJ, Guthrie AJ, MacLachlan NJ: 2003. Diffferentiation of strains of equine arteritis virus of differing virulence to horses by growth in equine endothelial cells. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 64 (6), pp 779-784.

Schulman ML, Gerber D, Nurton JP, Guthrie AJ, Joubert KE, Volkmann DH: 2003. Effects of halothane anaesthesia on the cryopreservation of epididymal spermotozoa in pony stallions. Equine Veterinary Journal, 35 (1), pp 93-95.

Guthrie AJ, Howell PG, Hedges JF, Bosman A-M, Balasuriya UBR, McCollum WH, Timoney PJ, MacLachlan NJ: 2003. Lateral transmission of equine arteritis virus among Lippizzaner stallions in South Africa. Equine Veterinary Journal, 35 (6), pp 596-600.

Guthrie AJ, Howell PG, Gardner I, Swanepoel R, Nurton JP, Harper CK, Pardini AD, Groenewald D, Visagé CW, Hedges J, Balasuriya UBR, Cornel AJ, MacLachlan NJ: 2003. West Nile virus infection of Thoroughbred horses in South Africa (2000 - 20001). Equine Veterinary Journal, 35 (6), pp 601-605.

van Niekerk M, Freeman M, Paweska JT, Howell PG, Guthrie AJ, Potgieter AC, van Staden V, Huismans H: 2003. Variation in the NS3 gene and protein in South African isolates of bluetongue and equine encephalosis viruses. Journal of General Virology, 84, pp 581-590.

Crafford JE, Guthrie AJ, van Vuuren M, Mertens PPC, Burroughs JN, Howell PG, Hamblin C: 2003. A group-specific, indirect sandwich ELISA for the detection of equine encephalosis virus antigen. Journal of Virological Methods, 112, pp 129-135.

Thompson PN, Steinlein OK, Harper CK, Kraner S, Sieb JP, Guthrie AJ: 2003. Congenital myasthenic syndrome of Brahman cattle in South Africa. Veterinary Record, 153 / Dec, pp 779-781.

 

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