Pajor, I.T.P.Nevill, E.M.Hill, ElaineVerwoerd, Daniel Wynand2014-08-182014-08-1820131991Venter, GJ, Hill, E, Pajor, ITP & Nevill, EM 1991, 'The use of a membrane feeding technique to determine the infection rate of Culicoides-imicola (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) for 2 bluetongue virus serotypes in South Africa', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 5-9.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41353The 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.Culicoides spp. in the Lowveld of the northern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa, were fed bluetongue virus serotypes 3 and 6 and African horsesickness virus serotype 1 through latex and chicken skin membranes. After an incubation period of 10 days at 25-27 °C, the infection rate of C. imicola for bluetongue virus serotypes 3 and 6 was established at 31% and 24% respectively. No African horsesickness virus could be recovered. The membrane feeding technique and handling procedures proved to be suitable for field studiesen©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services. ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaBluetongue -- South AfricaArticle