Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe;1997
Master of Science (Veterinary Anesthesia), Utrecht University, The Netherlands; 2001
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with focus on intravenous anesthesia in goats, University of Pretoria, South Africa; 2011

Anesthesia (particularly intravenous), analgesia and critical care in various animals

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Certified Specialist Veterinary Anesthesiologist, South African Veterinary Council

Editorial Associate: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association since August 2019
Editorial Board Member: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Journal since September 2018
Associate Editor: Veterinary Record Case Reports Journal since February 2017
Young Veterinarian of the Year of the South African Veterinary Association 2013
Exceptional Young Researcher of the Year Award (University of Pretoria) 2012
Adtalem Excellence Award (Adtalem Global Education Inc. / RUSVM) 2022

1. Escobar A, Dzikiti TB, Roman K, Rogers A, Maney JK (2025) Effects of ketamine on the minimum anesthetic concentration of isoflurane in chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 52, 786 – 793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2025.07.005
2. Bellini L, Maney JK, Zanusso F and Dzikiti BT (2025) Use of the oxygen reserve index/FiO2 as a non-invasive index to estimate venous admixture in anesthetized dogs. Front. Vet. Sci. 11:1495543. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1495543
3. Zeiler GE, Dzikiti TB, Rioja E, Kamerman P, Buck RK, Pohlin F, Fuller A (2024) Prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times, thromboelastography, hematocrit, and platelet count in a feline hemorrhage/over-resuscitation model using lactated Ringer's solution or 6% tetrastarch 130/0.4. J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2024; 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13376
4. Xue C, Segabinazzi L, Hall A, Dzikiti TB, French H, Gilbert R (2024) A retrospective comparison of postoperative outcomes in ovariectomised jennies (Equus asinus) treated with phenylbutazone or flunixin meglumine. Equine Vet J. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14082
5. Dzikiti TB, Maney JK, Thorogood J, Segabinazzi L, Peterson E, Dzikiti LN, Escobar A (2024) Sedation with dexmedetomidine-butorphanol or xylazine-butorphanol continuous intravenous infusions during unilateral ovariectomy in standing donkeys. Equine Vet J. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14052
6. Maney JK, Dzikiti TB, Escobar A, Knych HK, Bennett RC (2023) Morphine in donkeys: antinociceptive effect and preliminary pharmacokinetics. Equine Veterinary Journal 55,1086–1093. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13912
7. Escobar A, Dzikiti TB, Thorogood JC, Bailey S, Maney JK (2022) Effects of two continuous infusion doses of lidocaine on the isoflurane minimum anesthetic concentration in chickens. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 50, 91-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2022.11.002
8. Velazquez-Delgado P, Gutierrez-Blanco E, Ortega-Pacheco A, Guillermo-Cordero JL, Dzikiti TB, Valverde A (2022). Anatomical landmarks for a proximal paravertebral thoracolumbar block in sheep: Cadaver and in-vivo study. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 86(4), 294-299. PMID: 36211210; PMCID: PMC9536352. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36211210/
9. Escobar A, Dzikiti TB, Thorogood JC, Maney JK (2022) Determination of the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in donkeys. American Journal of Veterinary Research. Volume 83 Issue 6 Open Access. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.21.12.0200
10. Zeiler GE, Fuller A, Kamerman P, Buck, RK, Pohlin F, Dzikiti TB (2021) Describing acid-base balance using three different methods of analysis in a feline acute haemorrhage-resuscitation model. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2021.07.004
11. Zeiler GE, Dzikiti TB, Kamerman P, Pohlin F, Buck RK, Fuller A (2021) Investigation of biomarkers for impending fluid overload in a feline acute haemorrhage-resuscitation model. Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 48. 871-881, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2021.04.011
12. Bellini L, Dzikiti TB, De Benedictis GM, Algarin Sepulveda FR, Maney JK (2021) Oxygen reserve index as a non-invasive indicator of arterial partial pressure of oxygen in anaesthetized donkeys: a preliminary study. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 48, 388-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2021.01.001
13. Perla I. Velázquez-Delgado PI, Gutierrez-Blanco E, Torres-Acosta FdJ, Ortega-Pacheco A, Aguilar-Caballero AJ, Dzikiti TB (2021) Comparison of Propofol or Isoflurane Anesthesia Maintenance, Combined with a Fentanyl–Lidocaine–Ketamine Constant-Rate Infusion in Goats Undergoing Abomasotomy. Animals 11, 492. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020492
14. Zeiler GE, Fuller A, Rioja E, Kamerman P, Buck RK, Pohlin F, Dzikiti TB (2020) Development of a severity scoring system for acute haemorrhage in anaesthetized domestic cats: The CABSS score. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 47, 499-508. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2019.11.00
15. Maney JK, Dzikiti TB (2020) Evaluation of xylazine–alfaxalone anesthesia for field castration in donkey foals. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 47, 547-551. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.03.001Maney JK, Little EL, Dzikiti TB (2019) Effect of a short pre-anesthetic fast on arterial blood gas values in isoflurane-anesthetized donkeys. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. La Revue Veterinaire Canadienne 60(10):1057-1059. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31597989