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II. EXAMINATION OF CATTLE 
We examined the cattle of only a few of the more important herds; 
those existing at the remaining places visited are only briefly 
considered, while herds unvisited are not mentioned. 
At ZAMBIE there is a herd of about 190 cattle, all in excellent 
condition; in 1904 there were 52 births, and no deaths from disease. 
1 hose in charge recognise no disease resembling trypanosomiasis. 
At the neighbouring island of MATEBA there is a herd of about 
5,000 (?) cattle ; said to be in perfect condition. The original animals 
at both Zambie and Mateba were imported from Portuguese West 
Africa (San Paul de Loanda, etc.), Walfish Bay, the Canary Islands, 
and occasionally from Europe. Both places are on low-lving grass 
plains, and tsetse flies, although probably' present, were not seen 
(October, 1903), and big game was practically absent. Living animals 
are regularly sent from St. Paul de Loanda, from Mateba and from 
posts in the Lower Congo to Leopoldville for food ; two said to come 
from Mateba (?) were found to be infected with trypanosomes on 
their arrival at Leopoldville. 
The Leopoldville herd, kept only for food purposes, is heavily 
infected 2 - 3 . 
At Yumbie cattle have been present since 1S96, but they have died 
as fast as they' reproduced and the herd has not increased. The 
principal cause of death is “colic” (?). This disease is probably 
trypanosomiasis (see below). When we saw the herd in July, 1904, 
the twelve animals present, with one or two exceptions, seemed in 
fair condition. In June, 1905, the ten animals then composing the 
lerd were seen by Broden. 4 They w'ere all in wretched condition 
and three of them had trypanosomes in the peripheral blood. In 
September, 1904, six heifers arrived from Dolo (near Leopoldville). 
From October to June, 1905, there were eight deaths; all probably 
from trypanosomiasis. 
Yumbie is placed on a high grassy plain with neighbouring forest. 
osstna pal pa l is and fuse a (?) are present. Large game is plentiful. 
ix young cattle were brought to Basoko from Nouvelle Anvers 
114 19 • I he herd now numbers eight (only two deaths from 
accidents have occurred); they all seem to be in excellent condition. 
ie ier grazes in cultivated ground surrounded by thick forest. 
ssina palpal is present, but rare ; big game not plentiful. 
