Historical articles
This collection includes papers on historical subjects presented at either the Onderstepoort Centenary Pan-African Veterinary Conference in October 2008 or the History Session of the World Veterinary Congress of 2011 in Cape Town. Diverse relevant peer-reviewed papers are also included.
Veterinary parasitology in South Africa: Some highlights of the past 100 years
B.L. Penzhorn and R.C. Krecek
The history of veterinary medicine in Namibia
H.P. Schneider
A century of tick taxonomy in South Africa
I.G. Horak
Theiler and the ‘Spirit of Onderstepoort
R.D. Bigalke
Lamsiekte (botulism): Solving the aetiology riddle
R.D. Bigalke
A century of research achievements by the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
R.D. Bigalke FRSSAf and D.W. Verwoerd
William Horner Andrews (1887–1953) – First Professor of Physiology at Onderstepoort
D.W. Verwoerd and W.J.H. Andrews
A short history of sheep scab
J.D. Bezuidenhout
Poisonous plants
T.S. Kellerman
Trends in the control of heartwater
B.A. Allsopp
The Historical Background of Heartwater
J.D. Bezuidenhout
History of Orbivirus research in South Africa
D.W. Verwoerd
History of ‘swine fever’ in Southern Africa
Mary-Louise Penrith
Veterinary nursing in South Africa (1977–2000)
I. Wolleschak
The Zoological Survey: a historical perspective
R.D. Bigalke and J.D. Skinner FRSSAf
The role of the South African Veterinary Council, with special reference to the period 1982–2011
P.C. Ardington & R.D. Bigalke
History and development of research on wildlife parasites in southern Africa, with emphasis on terrestrial mammals, especially ungulates
K. Junker, I.G. Horak and B. Penzhorn
