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Reference Base A large Babesia sp. and a Theileria-like piroplasm of the... |
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A large Babesia sp. and a Theileria-like piroplasm of the square-lipped rhinoceros |
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Bigalke, R.D.; Keep, M.E.; Keep, P.J.; Schoeman, J.H. |
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1970 |
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Journal of the South African Veterinary Medicine Association |
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41 (4) |
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292-294, figs. 1-2, table 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - Parasites
White Rhino
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Babesia and Theileria. During routine immobilization of rhinoceroses ( Ceratotherium simum Burchell, 1817) for the purpose of translocation, between 5th July, 1967 and 7th March, 1969, thin blood films were prepared from apparently healthy animals, stained with Giemsa and examined rnicroscopical... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
White Rhino
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A total number of 106 animals were involved of which 64 were adults, 27 subadults and 15 calves. Individuals still accompanied by an adult cow were regarded as calves; except for one animal, which was about two months old, their ages were probably between nine months and three years. Those cons... |
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