BUkCHELL*S ZEBRA 



fields with horses and donkeys, and returning with 

 them to thekraals at sunset. Tame Zebras are often 

 utihsed as draught animals for carts, wagons and 

 carriages. After a few generations of domestication, 

 there is no reason why these Zebras should not 

 become as reliable as average horses and donkeys. 



When taken into captivity and trained to harness, 

 the Zebra naturally cannot compete in endurance 

 with the horse or donkey, whose ancestors for 

 thousands of generations have been building up and 

 transmitting " staying " power along these lines. 

 The Zebra is immune from that dreaded scourge 

 known as " horse sickness," and to Nagana or 

 Tsetse fly disease as well. 



Zebras are often infested with intestinal worms, 

 and when restricted to limited areas such as farms, 

 an entire herd often becomes so badly infested by 

 these worms that the majority die. 



There is every probability that sometime in the 

 future, Zebras will become a common domestic 

 animal in South Africa, especially in horse sickness 

 and nagana disease areas. 



A serum could probably be obtained from them 

 for the treatment of these diseases. 



A local animal dealer procured several Burchell's 

 Zebras from a farm in the Middleburg Division of the 

 Cape Province. Two of these gave birth to foals 

 in October. These foals were prematurely born, 

 apparently two to three weeks before the normal time. 

 They were beautifully striped, and exactly similar in 



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