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  • First report of facial eczema in sheep in South Africa 
    Marasas, Walter F.O. (Walter Friedrich Otto); Adelaar, T.F.; Minne, J.A.; Van Rensburg, I.B.J.; Burroughs, G.W.; Kellerman, T. Stephanus; De Lange, M.; Bigalke, R.D.; Howell, P.G.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria, 1972)
    The occurrence of facial eczema in sheep in the Republic of South Africa is reported for the first time. The disease in this country is similar to that described in New Zealand and Australia. To date it has only been ...
  • First report of Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875) in South Africa 
    Dale-Kuys, June C.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik; De Kock, V.E.; Bigalke, R.D.; Cameron, Colin McKenzie; Gilchrist, Frances M.C.; Morren, A.J.; Verster, Anna J.M.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand; Walker, Jane B. (Pretoria : The Government Printer, 1977)
    Fascioloides magna from a Brahman heifer recently imported from the USA is recorded for the first time in South Africa. The pathological findings are briefly described. The possibility of this parasite becoming established ...
  • First report of field outbreaks of ergot-alkaloid toxicity in South Africa 
    Schneider, D.J.; Miles, Christopher O.; Garthwaite, I.; Van Halderen, A.; Wessels, J.C.; Lategan, H.J.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1996)
    Outbreaks of clinical disease caused by the ingestion of ergotized Lolium rigidum (annual ryegrass), which resulted in a substantial loss in production, have been reported. A number of outbreaks of a hyperthermia syndrome ...
  • The first ten women to graduate as veterinarians from Onderstepoort 
    Bigalke, Rudolph; Bath, Gareth F.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2020)
    Veterinary science a century ago was regarded as the preserve of men, and this is reflected in the numbers of graduates who were women in the first 40 years of the Onderstepoort Faculty's existence: only ten! In addition, ...
  • Fitting the Gompertz function to dose-response data of larval tick populations 
    Spickett, Arthur M.; Van Ark, H.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1990)
    Samples of 6, 1st generation larval populations of Boophilus decoloratus, originating from field collected females, were subjected to increasing doses of the organophosphate acaricide, Dioxathion. The dose-response ...
  • Flaviviruses in South Africa : diagnostic procedures 
    Barnard, B.J.H.; Voges, S.F.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1986)
    Employing rabbit immune serum, 10 flaviviruses known to be present in South Africa could be divided into 5 serological subgroups. The subgroups conform to the general pattern described for the group. Sera from experimentally ...
  • Flaviviruses in South Africa: pathogenicity for sheep 
    Barnard, B.J.H.; Voges, S.F.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1986)
    Sheep are susceptible to at least 5 of the 10 flaviviruses known to be present in South Africa. Sheep, 7-9 months of age, injected with Wesselsbron, West Nile, Banzi, Uganda-Sand AR 5189 (an unidentified virus related to ...
  • Fleas and lice on scrub hares (Lepus saxatilis) in South Africa 
    Horak, Ivan Gerard; Braack, L.E.O.; Louw, J.P.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1993)
    A total of 380 scrub hares (Lepus saxatilis) from 5 localities, ranging from the north-eastern Transvaal to the eastern and the south-western Cape Province of South Africa, were examined for fleas and lice. Ctenocephalides ...
  • Fleas of elephant shrews (Mammalia, Macroscelididae) and a new host and locality record for Macroscelidopsylla albertyni De Meillon & Marcus, 1958 (Siphonaptera, Chimaeropsyllidae) 
    Horak, Ivan Gerard; Fourie, L.J.; Beaucournu, J-C.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik (Published jointly by the Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria., 2003)
    Fleas collected from the elephant shrews Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839) in the Western Cape Province, Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 in Free State Province, and an Elephantulus of undetermined species ...
  • Fleas, lice and mites on scrub hares (Lepus saxatilis) in Northern and Eastern Transvaal and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
    Horak, Ivan Gerard; Braack, L.E.O.; Louw, J.P.; Horak, M. Louise; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1995)
    Fleas, lice and mites were collected from 24 and 120 scrub hares at Pafuri and Skukuza, Northern and Eastern Transvaal, respectively, in the Kruger National Park, and from 34 scrub hares in the Hluhluwe region, north-eastern ...
  • Flow cytometric analysis of the T cell response in mice infected with Cowdria ruminantium 
    Du Plessis, J.L.; Gray, C.; Van Strijp, M.F.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute., 1992)
    A 3-fold increase in the numbers of Lyt-2⁺ T cells in the circulating blood of mice infected and reinfected with the Welgevonden stock of Cowdria ruminantium, as determined by flow cytometry, is supportive evidence that ...
  • The flrst isolations of Campylobacter mucosalis from pigs in South Africa 
    Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom); Loveday, R.K.; Van der Walt, Martha L.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1988)
    The first isolations of Campylobacter mucosalis in South Africa are described. Isolations were made from a 6-week-old weaner pig with necrotic enteritis and from 2 gingival swabs of suckling piglets from herds with histories ...
  • Fluctuations in the glucose level of cow's milk from normal and subclinically diseased udders 
    Petzer, Inge-Marie; Giesecke, W.H.; Durand, Anette M.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria, 1984)
    Individual quarter samples from some 19 cows on average were investigated monthly over 12 months for determining the udder health status of cows and the glucose concentrations of foremilk and strippings. Foremilk showed ...
  • Fluorescent antibody studies on ephemeral fever virus 
    Theodoridis, A.; Weiss, K.E. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria, 1969)
    The preparation and use of a highly specific fluorescein-conjugated antiserum against bovine ephemeral fever virus are described. The demonstration of fluorescent cytoplasmic inclusions is a dependable diagnostic test. The ...
  • Foot-and-mouth disease 
    Andrews, W.H.; Pan-African Agricultural and Veterinary Conference (1929 : Pretoria, South Africa) (Union of South Africa, Dept. of Agriculture; Pretoria : University of Pretoria, Dept. of Library Services (Digital publisher), 1930)
  • Foot-and-mouth disease and the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : 1. Carriers as a source of infection for cattle 
    Thomson, G.R. (Gavin); Bengis, Roy G.; Hedger, R.S.; Pini, Attilio; De Vos, Valerius; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1986)
    Ten pregnant buffalo cows, six of which were subsequently shown to be carriers of SAT 1, 2 and 3 viruses, were captured in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and allowed to calve in captivity. The buffalo cows and calves were ...
  • Foot-and-mouth disease and the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). : II. Virus excretion and transmission during acute infection 
    Thomson, G.R. (Gavin); Gainaru, M.D.; Esterhuysen, Jan J.; Bruce, W.; Pini, Attilio; Bengis, Roy G.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria., 1986)
    Three groups of young buffalo in captivity were infected by exposing them to similar buffalo in the acute stages of infection induced by needle inoculation with SAT 1 or 2 viruses. Clear foot lesions developed in most of ...
  • Foot-and-mouth disease in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) 
    Howell, P.G.; Young, E.; Hedger, R.S.; De Kock, V.E.; De Lange, M.; Bigalke, R.D.; Howell, P.G.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B. (Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria, 1973)
    A strain of SAT 2 foot-and-mouth disease virus which was experimentally inoculated into the epidermis of the tongues of captive African elephants produced vesicular lesions at the site of inoculation. After a short period ...
  • Formation of Wallal virus in cell culture 
    Gorman, B.M.; Lecatsas, G.; De Kock, V.E.; De Lange, M.; Bigalke, R.D.; Howell, P.G.; Reinecke, R.K.; Walker, Jane B. (Pretoria : The Government Printer, 1972)
  • Formulation of an effective Pasteurella multocida vaccine for sheep 
    Cameron, Colin McKenzie; Bester, Faith J.; Bigalke, R.D. (Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria, 1984)
    An effective vaccine for the immunization of sheep against Pasteurella multocida infection was prepared from P. multocida Strain D4 (Type D) and a selected strain of P. multocida Type A. Provided an adequate concentration ...