Research Interests

Parvovirus enteritis

Prof A Goddard completed a MMedVet degree in 2006. The title of her research project was:

• A study of the prognostic usefulness of blood leukocyte changes in canine parvoviral enteritis

 

Prof A Goddard is a co-worker on the following research projects:

• Gastrointestinal ultra-sonographic appearance of canine parvovirus infection

• Serial daily serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP) concentrations as a measure of disease progression and outcome in puppies infected with parvo virus

• Endotoxin activity in canine whole blood measured by neutrophil chemiluminescence in puppies suffering from canine parvoviral enteritis

Canine babesiosis

Dr E Scheepers completed a MSc(Veterinary Science) degree in 2008. The title of her research project was:

• The haematological kinetics of canine babesiosis in South Africa

 

Ms Elsbe Myburgh completed an MTech degree in 2008 . The title of her research project was:

• The effect of pyridoxal-5-phosphate on serum alanine aminotransferase activity in dogs suffering from canine babesiosis.

Prof A Goddard is a co-worker on the following research projects:

• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in canine babesiosis and its association with outcome

• The use of thromboelastography in uncomplicated cases of canine babesiosis

Equine inflammatory markers

Prof A Goddard and Dr E Scheepers are co-workers on a multicentre study involving the Universities of Copenhagen, Pretoria and Glasgow. The title of the research project is :

• Acute phase proteins as prognostic markers in horses with acute abdominal pain.

Other

Dr A Goddard was/is a co-worker on the following research projects:

• A retrospective study of the causes of moderate and severe leukocytosis, neutrophil morphology changes and serum protein abnormalities in the dog and cat

• The utility of uric acid assay in dogs as an indicator of functional hepatic mass

• An evaluation of the kinetics of Creatine Kinase (CK) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in dogs undergoing spinal or abdominal surgery.