Science and empire: east coast fever in rhodesia and the transvaal
Auteur :
Cranefield, Paul F.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521392532
Date de publication :
22 févr. 1991
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
760 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
East Coast fever can kill 95% of a herd of cattle in three weeks. The disease was unknown to western science until it was introduced into Rhodesia in 1901. This book describes the social and economic impact, the scientific investigations into it, and the effort to control it.