Twenty-six abstracts of papers presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting held in the Veterinary Faculty, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa, 7 and 8 July 1988, are presented. Helminths, protozoa and arthropods are covered. Hosts include man, livestock, wild animals, laboratory...

Plant surveys were conducted in the Etosha National Park, South West Africa, to determine the relative availability of elephant (Loxodonta africana) food. Based on utilization studies, marked seasonal variation, with Colophospermum mopane as the single most important component, occurred in the diet ...

Reactions of important ungulates in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Orange Free State, with regard to their utilization of sourveld burnt in Sept. 1978 were recorded. During the first 90 days after burning in the central zone of the park, 80%, 74% and 65% of the total quagga, springbok and ...

Vaccination with two injections of antigen in water-in-oil produced solid immunity against Clostridium botulinum toxins C and D. The life cycle of Babesia bovis and B. bigemina in ticks and cattle was studied and, in schistosomiasis, it appeared that, regardless of the numbers of worms present,...

Food intake of 8 ostriches in the Namib-Naukluft Park was determined by analysing stomach contents. Further data were obtained by direct field observation of 2 hand-reared individuals. Ostriches were strictly vegetarian and opportunistic feeders which utilized a wide range of plant spp....