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Tropical medicine and animal diseases: Onderstepoort and the development of veterinary science in South Africa 1908-1950
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This article traces the development of agricultural science at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, near Pretoria, from its founding in 1908 until the 1950s, by which time many enzootic and epizootic diseases had either been eradicated, or were largely controllable through various forms of prophylaxis. The Institute demonstrated the political and economic significance attributed to the pastoral industry in South Africa and the conviction that scientific discoveries could increase output. D...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Routledge Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Southern African Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 513-529
- Publication date:
- 2005-09-01
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1465-3893
- ISSN:
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0305-7070
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- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2010-06-08
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- Copyright date:
- 2005
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- The full-text of this article is not currently available in ORA, but you may be able to access the article via the publisher copy link on this record page. Citation: Brown, K. (2005). 'Tropical medicine and animal diseases: Onderstepoort and the development of veterinary science in South Africa 1908-1950', Journal of Southern African Studies 31(3), 513-529. [Available at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0305%2d7070&volume=31&issue=3&spage=513].
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