title: [The South African Army Veterinary Services].
abstract: The history of the South African Military Veterinary Services is outlined from the time the first veterinarian, Thomas Burrowes, attached to the 8th Light Dragoons, set foot in the Cape in 1799, until the end of World War II. It summarises the extensive literature published mainly by Curson in previous issues of this Journal and extends it to include the period of that war.
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013019:South Africa; D014731:Veterinary Service, Military / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Militêre Veeartsenydiens.