Du Plessis, J.L.Bigalke, R.D.Cameron, Colin McKenzieGilchrist, Frances M.C.Morren, A.J.Verster, Anna J.M.Verwoerd, Daniel WynandWalker, Jane B.Steyn, P.J.J.2016-03-152016-03-1520161981Du Plessis, JL 1981, 'The influence of dithiosemicarbazone on the immunity of sheep to heartwater’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 175-176.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51862The 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.Four out of 9 sheep, immune to heartwater and subsequently treated with gloxazone, showed a febrile reaction when they were challenged 6 months later, but the same number of untreated controls also developed this reaction. In a second group of treated immune animals challenged after 9 months, 8 out of 8 showed a febrile reaction, whereas only 3 out of 8 controls reacted. Furthermore, the blood of one of the 4 sheep that reacted to challenge at 6 months was infective to a susceptible sheep inoculated with it, whereas that of 4 out of the 8 challenged at 9 months was infective.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaThe influence of dithiosemicarbazone on the immunity of sheep to heartwaterArticle