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only animal present which was bom here is affected by it (trypano¬ 
somes seen). 
The majority of the cattle brought to Tshofa came from Lusambo. 
Cattle have been sent from the Tshofa herd in 1902 to Kisenga and 
in 1904 to the Tanganyika, Moero and Lubile districts. Three out of 
five animals whose gland juice and blood were examined had 
trypanosomiasis. 
1 here was good pasture in open country at Tshofa, but Glossm 
palpalis and large game were very plentiful. 
Cabinda, June 3rd, 1905. Before the advent of Europeans, some 
of the important chiefs in this neighbourhood had small herds of ten 
to twenty cattle. Cattle did not do well ; many died of diarrhoea, and 
there were no large herds. At present a few head are kept here for 
vaccine making. They come from Portuguese West Africa by way of 
Angola and from as far South as Dilolo. We are told that the Dilolo 
natives buy cattle from the Zambesi valley. The blood and gland 
juice of six animals were examined once ; trypanosomes were not 
seen. 
Lusambo, June 21st, 1905. Nearly all the Lusambo cattle come 
by way of Malange and Luluabourg from Portuguese West Africa; 
formerly herds of a hundred head were brought in by this route to be 
exchanged for slaves. It is said that the animals were used for food 
and were not kept for breeding. The records of the Lusambo cattle 
are very badly kept,* but deaths from disease seem to have been 
rare among them. Six of the thinnest animals were chosen and their 
blood and gland juice were examined once. Trypanosomes were seen 
in one of them. About six cattle were sent from this herd to Kutuon 
ake Leopoldville II i n 1902-1903 ; all died within a short time. It 
is said that the cause of death was trypanosomiasis. 
cattle was also inadeonat* US T ual one - The system of brands used for marking 
animal or to learn was con sequently often impossible to iden . 
to estimate 0 thTincfde^ce of °^ i£ Was often impossible at a 
infected animals ft i c ' j disease in the past or to determine the ori 0 
through the institution f V1( * en ) that much valuable information would be 0 
8 institution of careful systems of recording and identifying cattle. 
