Veterinary work at Howletts and Port Lympne

The newly arrived male 'Torgamba' - a dung sample revealed a very mild infestation with the trematode Fasciolopsis buski. This parasite is normally carried by wild pigs in the Far East, though it may occur in tapirs, and in man.

Port Lympne Zoo. Our adult female black rhino ?Rukwa' developed a very severe acute mastitis of both halves of the udder, caused by Staphylococcus aureus. She was immobilized a total of six times for treatment with long-acting antibiotics. A full recovery occurred without tissue loss, though in healing the udder tissue may have lost a proportion of its structure.