War against pests (1959)

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Coopers news; visitors from Ghana and Nigeria meet scientist and hurdler Robert Shaw. He researches cattle ticks and other lethal animal parasites. From the Cooper's family archive. Find out more: http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b2913491~S3

Complete Record: Coopers news; visitors from Ghana and Nigeria meet scientist and hurdler Robert Shaw. He researches cattle ticks and other lethal animal parasites. From the Cooper's family archive. Find out more: http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b2913491~S3

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you at coopers research laboratory near London students from Ghana and Nigeria met Robert Shaw an Olympic hurdler as well as a scientist cattle chicks and other parasites are involved in his work here in an effort to solve some of the world's livestock problems the control of parasites which kill is the main purpose of the research and new insecticides are given practical tests as in the sheep dip so the Palmer will know that he can trust them you as well as insecticides the firm markets new equipment to reply the remedies with this drenching gun a hundred sheep or more can be treated in one are against world the visitors who are attending vet intercourses in the United Kingdom were told about a new method for spraying insecticide on cattle instead of the old system of dipping them which is slow and cumbersome the new method uses the Cooper cattle spray race which can treat 30 animals in one minute it's design ensures that each animal is thoroughly set in West Africa these spray races are being installed on main routes along which cattle are driven to markets and the mobile unit was supplied to the garner government earlier this year


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