Reconstructing knowledge about livestock management in southern Africa before colonization

dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, David A.
dc.contributor.authorSnijders, A.J.
dc.contributor.editorVan der Westhuizen, Erica E.
dc.contributor.editorCroft, Vicki F.
dc.contributor.emailerica.vanderwesthuizen@up.ac.zaen
dc.contributor.otherInternational Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-01T08:30:28Z
dc.date.available2008-08-01T08:30:28Z
dc.date.created2005
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical referencesen
dc.description.abstractThis paper emanates from a project of the South African Veterinary Association to record the veterinary history of South Africa. Choosing an era where there was no written history, that of 1850 back to prehistory, creates unique challenges. No single methodology can be used. Archaeology, including archaeozoology and rock art provide some clues. Anthropology, describing the peoples of the subcontinent and how they have related to their animals, is another source. The vernacular names of plants provide some clues. Oral history is touched on before proceeding to written and pictorial history. The problems associated with each are described. The first part will provide some findings, and the shortcomings of the discipline and its techniques. To find a way to organise the information for a paper such as this has proved to be difficult. There are many dimensions to consider. We will start with some considerations around the source disciplines and then move over to findings on the animals involved, narrowing it down to aspects such as animal management and treatment. The paper will conclude with problems concerning the availability of resources.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityD.A. Swanepoel [and] A.J. Snijders
dc.description.urihttp://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/icahisen
dc.format.extent1299827 bytes
dc.format.extent8 p. : col. photo, ill.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationSwanepoel, DA, Snijders, AJ 2006, 'Reconstructing knowledge about livestock management in southern Africa before colonization' in Van der Westhuizen, EE & Croft, V (eds), Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and disseminating knowledge flows in support of animal health: 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, 4-7 July 2005, Onderstepoort, South Africa, University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 82-89.en
dc.identifier.isbn1868565482
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/6430
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Libraryen
dc.relation.ispartofSession 4: Knowledge managementen
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dc.rights©University of Pretoriaen
dc.sourceOriginal conference proceedings: Van der Westhuizen, EE & Croft, V (eds) 2006, 'Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and disseminating knowledge flows in support of animal health: 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, 4-7 July 2005, Onderstepoort, South Africa', University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, Pretoria, South Africa. 160 p.en
dc.subjectICAHIS proceedingsen
dc.subjectVeterinary historyen
dc.subjectLivestock managementen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subjectArchaeozoologyen
dc.subjectRock arten
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- History -- South Africaen
dc.titleReconstructing knowledge about livestock management in southern Africa before colonizationen
dc.title.alternative5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, 4-7 July 2005, Onderstepoort, South Africaen
dc.title.alternativeRunning wild, running free : capturing, harnessing and disseminating knowledge flows in support of animal healthen
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