Nicole du Toit

Job title

Head of Pathology / Policy

Department

Veterinary Policy and Development

Affiliation

The Donkey Sanctuary

LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-du-toit-63424617/

Journal articles

Chronic pleuropulmonary fibrosis and elastosis of aged donkeys - similarities to human pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE), Chest (March 2014).
Nutrition and dental care of donkeys, In Practice (July 2013).
Hyperlipemia in a population of aged donkeys: description, prevalence and potential risk factors, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (July 2011).
Pulmonary angiocentric lymphoma (lymphomatoid granulomatosis) in a donkey, Journal of Comparative Pathology (April 2011).
Common dental disorders in the donkey, Equine Veterinary Education (April 2011).
Retrospective analysis of post-mortem findings in 1,444 aged donkeys, Journal of Comparative Pathology (February 2011).
Selected health and management issues facing working donkeys presented for veterinary treatment in rural Mexico: some possible risk factors and potential intervention strategies, Tropical Animal Health and Production (March 2010).
Morphological study of tracheal shape in donkeys with and without tracheal obstruction, Equine Veterinary Journal (March 2010).
Idiopathic typhlocolitis in 40 aged donkeys, Equine Veterinary Education (February 2010).
Clinical dental examinations of 357 donkeys in the UK: Part 1: prevalence of dental disorders, Equine Veterinary Journal (March 2009).
Clinical dental examinations of 357 donkeys in the UK. Part 2: epidemiological studies on the potential relationships between different dental disorders, and between dental disease and systemic disorders, Equine Veterinary Journal (March 2009).
Pathological investigation of caries and occlusal pulpar exposure in donkey cheek teeth using computerised axial tomography with histological and ultrastructural examinations, The Veterinary Journal (December 2008).
Clinical dental findings in 203 working donkeys in Mexico, The Veterinary Journal (December 2008).
Donkey dental anatomy. Part 1: gross and computed axial tomography examinations, The Veterinary Journal (May 2008).
Donkey dental anatomy. Part 2: histological and scanning electron microscopic examinations, The Veterinary Journal (May 2008).
Comparison of the microhardness of enamel, primary and regular secondary dentine of the incisors of donkeys and horses, Veterinary Record (May 2008).
Post mortem survey of dental disorders in 349 donkeys from an aged population (2005-2006). Part 1: prevalence of specific dental disorders, Equine Veterinary Journal (April 2008).
Post mortem survey of dental disorders in 349 donkeys from an aged population (2005-2006). Part 2: epidemiological studies, Equine Veterinary Journal (April 2008).
Dimensions of diastemata and associated periodontal food pockets in donkey cheek teeth, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry (March 2008).

Thesis

Anatomical, pathological and clinical study of donkey teeth
Nicole du Toit (August 2008 ).

Papers

Characterisation of asinine pulmonary fibrosis and similarities to an emerging human interstitial lung disease (April 2013). Presented at BSAS Annual Meeting 2013.

A novel approach of pain recognition and assessment in donkeys: initial results (August 2012). Presented at 45th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology.

When is dental treatment required in working equids? A survey of Mexican donkeys (November 2010). Presented at 6th International Colloquium on Working Equids.

Idiopathic colitis in 40 donkeys (September 2009). Presented at British Equine Veterinary Association Congress 2009.

Morphological study of tracheal shape in older donkeys with and without tracheal obstruction (September 2009). Presented at 4th World Equine Airways Symposium.

Post mortem survey of dental disease in donkeys (September 2007). Presented at British Equine Veterinary Association Congress 2007.

Normal donkey dental anatomy (October 2006). Presented at 5th International Colloquium on Working Equids.

Projects

Investigation of asinine pulmonary fibrosis (Completed 31 December 2015)

Risk factors for the development of hyperlipaemia in a population of donkeys (Completed 29 April 2011)