Proceedings: Onderstepoort Centenary Pan-African Veterinary Conference : foreword

Proceedings: Onderstepoort Centenary Pan-African Veterinary Conference : foreword

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In 1908 a Pan-African Veterinary Conference formed part of the inauguration ceremony of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Laboratory.Attended by 18 delegates from 12 countries in southern Africa, including the four colonies and three protectorates forming British South Africa, Rhodesia, German jerome brown jersey South West Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Madagascar and the Belgian Congo, discussions focussed on the animal diseases of the region with the emphasis on trypanosomosis (nagana) and East Coast fever.The successful meeting was followed by a series of similar conferences held in different African countries during the first half better waters xl7000 of the 20th Century.