The importance of length as a characteristic of the merino fleece has often been stressed. It has been shown (Bosman 1937) that, in a stud ram producing 40,000 fibres per square inch of skin, every half an inch increase ...

Very little is known of the origin of the Ronderib-Afrikaner sheep, but it is generally believed to have been developed by selection from the indigenous sheep of the fat-tailed type which were in the posession of the ...

Anthrax spore vaccines have been used in South Africa for the past seventeen years with, on the whole, very satisfactory results. In the course of time the original methods of preparing the vaccine have been somewhat ...

1. Twenty-eight high grade Sussex X Afrikander heifers, maintained in an artificial environment, enforcing dry rations and restricted exercise, has been observed regarding (1) the length of the period between birth and ...

The helminths of South African lizards collected by Malan show a high degree of host-specificity. Among the species recorded the following are new: Paradistomum zonuri n. sp. and Thubunaea impar n. sp. from Zonurus cordylus; ...

Points concerning the harmful effects of drinking water upon man and animal are discussed: (a) Poisoning with excessive quantities of "normal or wholesome water" (Ill A). (b) Poisoning due to the drinking of excessively ...