2002 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume 69, 2002

Contents Pages: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 62, 1995

CONTENTS
Volume 69: Number 1
Seasonal abundance of adult ixodid ticks infesting cattle belonging to resource-limited farmers in the north-eastern Free State Province of South Africa	Hlatshwayo, M, Mbati, PA & Dipeolu, OO	1
Redescription of some Spauligodon spp. and Parapharyngodon spp., and of Skrjabinodon mabuyae (Sandground, 1936) Inglis, 1968 (Pharyngodonidae: Oxyuroidea) from insectivorous South African lizards	Boomker, JDF, Hering-Hagenbeck, SFBN & Petter, AJ	7
Redescription of some Thelandros and Tachygonetria spp. (Pharyngodonidae: Oxyuroidea) from the omnivorous plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus validus validus A. Smith, 1849 in South Africa	Boomker, JDF, Hering-Hagenbeck, SFBN & Petter, AJ	31
Description of Pelonia africana n. g., n. sp. (Pentastomida: Sebekidae) from the lungs of Pelomedusa subrufa and Pelusios sinuatus (Chelonia) in South Africa	Boomker, JDF & Junker, K	53
Validation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibody against Brucella abortus in cattle sera using an automated ELISA workstation	Paweska, JT, Prozesky, L, Potts, AD, Harris, HJ, Smith, SJ, Viljoen, GJ, Dungu, B, Brett, OL & Bubb, M	61
The classification of seven serotypes of equine encephalosis virus and the prevalence of homologous antibody in horses in South Africa	Howell, PG, Bosman, AM, Coetzer, JAW, Guthrie, AJ, Groenewald, D & Visage, CW	79
Research communication:
Teratogenicity of a mutagenised Rift Valley fever virus (MVP 12) in sheep	Hunter, P, Erasmus, BJ & Vorster, JH	95
Volume 69: Number 2
Acaricide resistance profiles of single- and multi-host ticks from communal and commercial farming areas in the Eastern Cape and North-West Provinces of South Africa	Horak, IG, Mekonnen, S, Bryson, NR, Fourie, LJ, Peter, RJ, Spickett, AM, Taylor, RJ & Strydom, T	99
Parasitological prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in Kindo Koisha district, Wollaita zone, south Ethiopia	Kidanemariam, A, Hadgu, K & Sahle, M	107
Seasonal abundance of four Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at Al-Ahsa oasis, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia	Abu Elzein, EME, Hilali, M, Al-Afaleq, AI, Mellor, PS, Boorman, J, Al-Atiya, S & Al-Naiem, A	115
An overview of the eradication of Brucella melitensis from KwaZulu-Natal	Emslie, FR & Nel, JR	123
Isolation of serovar C-3 Haemophilus paragallinarum from Zimbabwe: a further indication of the need for the production of vaccines against infectious coryza containing local isolates of H. paragallinarum	Bragg, RR	129
Occurrence of concurrent trypanosomosis, theileriosis, anaplasmosis and helminthosis in Friesian, Zebu and Sahiwal cattle in Uganda	Magona, JW & Mayende, JSP	133
Seasonal availability of gastrointestinal nematode larvae to cattle on pasture in the central highlands of Kenya	Waruiru, RM, Weda, EH, Otieno, RO & Ngotho, JW	141
The Kumm isolate of Ehrlichia ruminantium: in vitro isolation, propagation and characterization	Zweygarth, E, Van Heerden, H, Allsopp, BA, Josemans, AI, Van Strijp, MF & Allsopp, MTEP	147
Non-immune control of trypanosomosis: in vitro oxidative burst of PMA- and trypanosome-stimulated neutrophils of Boran and N'Dama cattle	Taiwo, VO, Adejinmi, JO & Oluwaniyi, JO	155
Virulence of South African isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. Part 1: NAD-dependent field isolates	Bragg, RR	163
Virulence of South African isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. Part 2: Naturally occurring NAD-independent field isolates	Bragg, RR	171
Volume 69: Number 3
Hosts, seasonal occurrence and life cycle of Rhipicentor nuttalli (Acari: Ixodidae)	Horak, IG, Fourie, LJ, Kok, DJ & Van Zyl, W	177
Virulence of South African isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. Part 3: Experimentally produced NAD-independent isolate	Taole, M, Albertyn, J, Van Heerden, E & Bragg, RR	189
In vitro isolation of equine piroplasms derived from Cape Mountain zebra ( Equus zebra zebra) in South Africa	Zweygarth, E, Meyer, P & Lopez-Rebollar, LM	197
Multiplication of the V4 strain of Newcastle disease virus in Madin Derby bovine kidney cells	Sahle, M, Burgess, WG & Kidanemariam, A	201
Hepatic and renal concentrations of copper and other trace elements in hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius L.) living in and adjacent to the Kafue and Luangwa Rivers in Zambia	Mwase, M, Almli, B, Sivertsen, T, Musonda, MM & Flaoyen, A	207
A survey on the occurrence of resistance to anthelmintics of gastrointestinal nematodes of goats in Mozambique	Boomker, JDF, Atanasio, A & Sitoe, C	215
The gamma-interferon test: its usefulness in a bovine tuberculosis survey in African buffaloes ( Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park	Michel, AL, Grobler, DG, De Klerk, LM & Bengis, RG	221
Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in the highlands of central Kenya	Maingi, N, Otieno, RO, Gichohi, VM & Weda, EH	229
Development of solid phase antigen for indirect ELISA for the detection of specific antibody responses to infection with Newcastle disease virus	Sahle, M & Burgess, GW	237
The effect of three bufadienolide cardiac glycosides on contraction of isolated rat jejunum	Botha, CJ, Gehring, R, Van Rooyen, JM & Venter, D	243
Development of a diagnostic one-tube RT-PCR for the detection of Rift Valley fever virus	Nel, LH, Espach, A, Romito, M & Viljoen, GJ	247
Book reviews:
Infectious diseases of wildlife : detection, diagnosis and management. Revue Scientifique et Technique		253
Quarantine and health screening protocols for wildlife prior to translocation and release into the wild		254
Volume 69: Number 4
The prevalence and economic importance of bovine fasciolosis in Kenya - an analysis of abattoir data	Kithuka, JM, Maingi, N, Njeruh, FM & Ombui, JN	255
Animal-level risk factors for Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels in eastern and central parts of Kenya	Ngaira, JM, Bett, B & Karanja, SM	263
On-host ecology and off-host survival of the sheep scab mite Psoroptes ovis	Horak, IG, Meintjes, T & Fourie, LJ	273
Effects of the scab mite Psoroptes ovis on the haematology and live mass of Merino and Dorper sheep	Horak, IG, Meintjes, T & Fourie, LJ	285
Apparent prevalence of dourine in the Khomas region of Namibia	Kumba, FF, Claasen, B & Petrus, P	295
Freezing of sheep faeces invalidates Haemonchus contortus faecal egg counts by the McMaster technique	Van Wyk, JA & Van Wyk, L	299
Review of current problems and shortcomings in the Tanzanian animal health information system with suggestions on improvement	Kivaria, FM & Kapaga, AM	305
Water absorption in relation to fermentation in the colon of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)	Musara, C, Chamunorwa, JP, Holtug, K & Skadhauge, E	315
Continuous exposure to an aversive mixture as a means of maintaining aversion to vermeerbos (Geigeria ornativa O. Hoffm.) in the presence of non-averted sheep	Snyman, LD, Schultz, RA, Kellerman, TS & Labuschagne, L	321
Research communication:
Amphistome infection of goats farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa	Vatta, AF & Krecek, RC	327
Author index		331
Subject index		341