Bengis, Roy G.Hedger, R.S.Pini, AttilioDe Vos, ValeriusBigalke, R.D.2015-03-202015-03-2020141986Bengis, RG, Thomson, GR, Hedger, RS, De Vos, V & Pini, A 1986, 'Foot-and-mouth disease and the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : 1. Carriers as a source of infection for cattle’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 69-73.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44097The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.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 separated by a fence from 6 FMD susceptible cattle but the buffalo and cattle were obliged to use common drinking troughs and hay racks. Over a period of 15 months, during which the buffalo calves lost their maternally-derived immunity, neither the buffalo calves nor the susceptible cattle became infected with FMD virus. By the end of the observation period, however, only 1 buffalo cow still had detectable virus in its oesophageal/pharyngeal specimens.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle