Animal industry and veterinary science in eastern New Guinea 1: before World War II. Issue 1 (24th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Egerton, JR
• Is Part Of: Australian veterinary journal. Volume 98:Issue 1/2(2020)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2019-11-24
• Subjects: New Guinea -- Papua -- Australia -- disease -- domestic animals; Veterinary medicine -- Australia -- Periodicals; Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals; 636.089
• DOI: 10.1111/avj.12890
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0005-0423

Abstract

Abstract : Until the latter part of the nineteenth century, there were no domestic animals other than pigs, dogs and poultry in the island of New Guinea. From 1889 onwards, occupying authorities, missionaries and settlers from Germany, the UK, Japan and Australia imported ruminants, pigs and horses. Some of these importations were from Asia. This paper describes some outcomes of those importations and the potential hazards for Australia entailed in them.