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Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal

Volume 28, No 1, March 1997

Original Papers

D Z Moyo, M Eysker, W M L Hendrikx, O Bwangamoi, M J Obwolo: Ostertagia ostertagi infection in cattle on an irrigated farm on the highveld of Zimbabwe. Page 1.

Case Report

G J O Agumbah: Knobbed acrosome and swollen mid-piece defects associated with subfertility in a ram. A case report. Page 6.

Scientific Letter

J A Lawrence: The economics of integrated tick and tick-borne disease control on commercial farms in Zimbabwe. Page 17.

Faculty Research Day 1996: Abstracts of papers and posters Page 23.

Diseases and parasites of cattle and sheep; Reproduction in ruminants; Diseases and parasites of donkeys; Small animal medicine and surgery; Anatomy of ostriches; Helminthology of small ruminants; Plant poisoning; Socioeconomics; Biology of snails.

Livestock Research Activities at the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Page 41.

Abstracts

Tick-borne haemoparasitic diseases with special reference to theileriosis. Page 43.

Appropriate strategies for the control or eradication of ticks and tick-borne diseases. Page 43.

Review of the molecular biology of Cowdria ruminantium. Page 45.

Neutralization of bovine Concanavilin-A T cell supernatant-mediated anti-Cowdria ruminantium activity with antibodies specific to interferon gamma but not to tumor necrosis factor. Page 45.

Intensive management of an endangered species: Long term effects of chemical immobilisation and dehorning on health and reproduction in a discrete population of black rhinoceroses in Zimbabwe. Page 46.

Pathological findings in Zimbabwean black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis): A summary. Page 46.

Evidence of Cowdria ruminantium infection in wildlife species in Zimbabwe. Page 46.

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