Men Who Bottled a Cow, The

Synopsis: Documentary on Dr Glynn Vale’s research into the tsetse fly - a carrier of trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness - a major killer of domestic animals in Africa). His research in Zimbabwe led to the discovery of a way of bottling the smell of a cow’s breath to use in a trap, which proved to be a more practical and long-term method of controlling the tsetse fly than previously used insecticides.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: General public, agriculturists.*
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: Africa; cattle; tropical diseases; trypanosomiasis; tsetse flies

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