Dr. Brighton Dzikiti

About

Dr. Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti joined Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine as a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia in May 2017. He received a BVSc degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in 1997. He obtained a MSc degree in Veterinary Anesthesia from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2001. He was a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia at UZ during the years 2001 to 2003, following which he joined the University of Pretoria (UP), where he stayed as a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia until April 2017. He obtained a PhD degree which explored intravenous anesthesia in goats at the University of Pretoria in 2011. He has published various scientific papers; presented at scientific conferences and supervised postgraduate students over the years.  

Publications

  1. S Labuscagne, TB Dzikiti, GE Zeiler (2019) Effects of chemical and mechanical stimulation on laryngeal motion during alfaxalone, thiopentone or propofol anesthesia in healthy dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 46, 435-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2018.12.010 
  2. Gray TR, TB Dzikiti, Zeiler GE (2019) Effects of hyaluronidase on ropivacaine or bupivacaine regional anaesthesia of the canine pelvic limb. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 46, 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2018.09.041 
  3. TB Dzikiti, PS Ndawana, LN Dzikiti and Stegmann GF (2017) The minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with lidocaine at three different doses by constant rate infusion in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia  45, 285-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2017.10.004 
  4. JP Ferreira, PS Ndawana, LN Dzikiti, TB Dzikiti (2016) Determination of the minimum infusion rate (MIR) of propofol for a standardised noxious stimulus in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 43, 519–527. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vaa.12327/epdf 
  5. TB Dzikiti, PS Ndawana, G Zeiler, JP Ferreira and LN Dzikiti (2016) Determination of the minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with fentanyl at 3 different doses by constant rate infusion intravenously in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 43, 316-325. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vaa.12300/epdf 
  6. TB Dzikiti, PS Ndawana, G Zeiler, L Bester and LN Dzikiti (2015) Determination of the minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with midazolam in goats. Veterinary Record Open 2015; 2:e000065. doi:10.1136/vetreco-2014-000065. http://vetrecordopen.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000065.full.pdf+html 
  7. A Bahrenberg, TB Dzikiti, GF Stegmann, SP Tacke, G Fosgate, E Rioja (2015) Antinociceptive effects of epidural magnesium sulphate alone and in combination with morphine in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 42, 319-328. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vaa.12211/pdf 
  8. PS Ndawana, TB Dzikiti, GE Zeiler, LN Dzikiti (2015) Determination of the Minimum Infusion Rate (MIR) of alfaxalone in response to a supra-maximal noxious stimulus in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 42, 65-71. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vaa.12162/pdf 
  9. TB Dzikiti, GE Zeiler, LN Dzikiti, E Rioja Garcia (2014) The effects of midazolam and butorphanol, administered alone or combined, on the dose and quality of anaesthetic induction with alfaxalone in goats. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 85(1), Art. #1047, 8 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/jsava.v85i1.1047. http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/viewFile/1047/1403 
  10. GE Zeiler, TB Dzikiti, G Fosgate, GF Stegmann, FJ Venter, E Rioja (2014) Anaesthetic, analgesic and cardiorespiratory effects of intramuscular medetomidine-ketamine combination alone or with morphine or tramadol for orchiectomy in cats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 41, 411-420. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vaa.12136/pdf  
  11. Dzikiti, B. T., Ndawana, P. S., Dzikiti, L. N., & Stegmann, F. G. (2018). The minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with lidocaine at three different doses by constant rate infusion in goats. Vet Anaesth Analg, 45(3), 285-294. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2017.10.004 

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