Browsing 1970 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume 37, 1970 by Issue Date

Browsing 1970 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume 37, 1970 by Issue Date

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  • Immunity in heartwater : I. A preliminary note on the role of serum antibodies 
    Du Plessis, J.L.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; De Kock, V.E.; Walker, Jane B.; Tustin, R.C. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Ammonium sulphate precipitated gamma-globulins obtained from sheep immune to Cowdria ruminantium (Cowdry, 1925) failed to protect susceptible sheep against artificial infection by this parasite, irrespective of whether the ...
  • Parasitic and other diseases of the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park 
    Basson, P.A.; McCully, R.M.; Kruger, S.P.; Van Niekerk, J.W.; Young, E.; De Vos, Valerius; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    One hundred randomly-collected buffaloes [Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779)] were autopsied, and tissues and parasites were collected for histopathological studies and identification. Blood smears were prepared from 92 ...
  • Studies on the transmission of African horsesickness 
    Wetzell, H.; Nevell, E.M.; Erasmus, B.J.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria: Government Printer, 1970)
    Laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), Culex pipiens fatigans Wiedemann, 1828, and trap-caught Culicoides biting midges were fed on African horsesickness (AHS) virus solutions and on horses infected with AHS. ...
  • The application of improved techniques to the identification of strains of bluetongue virus 
    Howell, P.G.; Kumm, N.A.; Botha, M.J.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Previously the isolation and identification of strains of bluetongue virus has been tedious, so that the introduction of techniques to shorten the delay was considered highly desirable. Neutralization tests were conducted ...
  • Eimeria chinchillae De Vos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968 and other Eimeria spp. from three South African rodent species 
    De Vos, A.J.; Dobson, Lynne D.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Eimeria chinchillae De Vos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968, an organism originally described from the chinchilla and subsequently shown to be transmissible to other rodents, was found to occur naturally in Rhabdomys pumilio ...
  • Experimental infection of game animals with lumpy skin disease virus (prototype strain Neethling) 
    Young, E.; Basson, P.A.; Weiss, K.E.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Calves of a giraffe, an impala, two buffaloes, and two adult black wildebeests were artificially infected with the Neethling type of lumpy skin disease virus. The giraffe and impala died with typical symptoms and lesions ...
  • Studies on the host range of Eimeria chinchillae De Vos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968 
    De Vos, A.J.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    A case of an Eimeria sp. with a lack of host specificity is reported. Eimeria chinchillae DeVos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968, originally described from the chinchilla, was successfully transmitted to seven other rodents, ...
  • Macromolecular synthesis in bluetongue virus infected cells. II. Host cell metabolism 
    Huismans, H. (Henk), 1942-; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Infection of L-cells with bluetongue virus results in inhibition of protein and deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis shortly after infection. No inhibition of ribonucleic acid synthesis is observed before 7 hours after infection. ...
  • Changes in the levels of plasma electrolytes and glucose in severe artificially induced acidosis in Merino sheep 
    Procos, J.; Schubert, Annette; Briel, B.J.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria: Government Printer, 1970)
    Severe acidosis was induced in wethers by the infusion of mineral and organic acids. No clinical signs apart from slight panting, were observed despite a fall in plasma glucose levels which occurred either spontaneously ...
  • A comparative study on the efficiency of water soluble phosphates and a dry phosphate lick for sheep fed on mature grass hay 
    Myburgh, S.J.; Du Toit, J. de V.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    In a study with adolescent Merino sheep on a diet of mature grass hay, the supplementation with phosphates alone, either in the drinking water or as a dry lick, did not prevent loss of condition. Furthermore, in metabolism ...
  • Immune response to dead and live Eschericia coli vaccines and colostral transfer of immunity to calves and lambs 
    Cameron, Colin McKenzie; Fuls, W.J.P.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Administration of a single injection of killed polyvalent Escherichia coli (Migula, 1895) vaccine to ewes and cows resulted in a marked increase in the mouse protective properties of their sera. Antibodies were effectively ...
  • Pathogenesis of heartwater. I. Cowdria ruminantium in the lymph nodes of domestic ruminants 
    Du Plessis, J.L.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    The intracellular replication of Cowdria ruminantium (Cowdry, 1926) is described in reticulum cells of lymph nodes several days prior to the appearance of rickettsial colonies in vascular endothelial cells. This is ...
  • Uterine coccidiosis of the impala caused by Eimeria neitzi spec. nov. 
    McCully, R.M.; Basson, P.A.; De Vos, Valerius; De Vos, A.J.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Four cases of uterine coccidiosis showing readily-detectable macroscopic lesions were collected over a period of two years during which 451 female impalas [Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812)] were examined post ...
  • Plaque formation by African horsesickness virus and characterization of its RNA 
    Oellermann, R.A.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    A method of plaque assay for African horsesickness virus (AHSV) is described. Three cell lines were tested of which BHK21 was the most satisfactory. With an increase in Actinomycin D concentration, an increased inhibition ...
  • A clinico-pathological study of bilharziasis in sheep 
    Malherbe, W.D.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Six healthy sheep were artificially infested through skin exposure with graded doses of cercariae of Schistosoma mattheei Veglia & LeRoux, 1929. By means of laboratory tests the development of lesions due to the disease ...
  • Failure to demonstrate in vitro as opposed to in vivo transcription of the bluetongue virus genome 
    Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
  • Intersexuality in the horse 
    Gerneke, W.H.; Coubrough, R.I.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    A cytogenetic and clinical study of an intersexual Arabian horse revealed it to be a genetic female but a gonadal male intersex. This corresponds in general to previously reported cases, which have been genetic females ...
  • Macromolecular synthesis in bluetongue virus infected cells. I. Virus-specific ribonucleic acid synthesis 
    Huismans, H. (Henk), 1942-; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Both virus-specific double-stranded and single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) are synthesized during infection. The single-stranded RNA is formed in a large excess of double-stranded RNA and the rate of synthesis is maximal ...
  • Cytauxzoonosis in a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)) in Zululand 
    McCully, R.M.; Keep, M.E.; Basson, P.A.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Cytauxzoonosis is reported for the first time in a giraffe [Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)] that died naturally of the disease. Both histiotropic and erythrocytic parasites were found. The animal was very anaemic ...
  • The influence of magnesium sulphate on the absorption, excretion and retention of calcium and phosphorus by sheep fed on phosphate supplemented rations 
    Myburgh, S.J.; DuToit, ]. de V.; South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services; Tustin, R.C.; De Lange, M.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B.; De Kock, V.E. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1970)
    Evidence is put [orward showing that continuous excessive intakes of magnesium sulphate by sheep, for example in dnnking water, may result in losses of calcium from the body. However, when the intakes of both these ...