Publications by authors named "Rudolph D Bigalke"
The role of the South African Veterinary Council, with special reference to the period 1982-2011.
J S Afr Vet Assoc
November 2014
Article Synopsis
- The South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) evolved from the South African Veterinary Board established in 1933 under the Veterinary Act.
- The SAVC replaced the original board in 1982 as part of efforts to create a self-funding professional body and improve representation within the profession.
- The article focuses on the historical developments of the SAVC, highlighting the presidencies from 1982 to 2011 and their contributions to the council's evolution.
The reason or reasons why it took Sir Arnold Theiler so many years to unravel the riddle of the aetiology of lamsiekte in cattle and whether P.R. Viljoen's lifelong grudge for receiving insufficient credit from Theiler for his research contribution was justified are analysed in this paper.
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