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The role of the Belgian vets in the tropics â historical overview
The role of the Belgian vets in the tropics â historical overview
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Eugene Meuleman<br />
the first Belgian vet in Congo<br />
• Born in Jodoigne in 1865<br />
• Graduated as vet in Cureghem<br />
• 1889: appointed by King Leopold II as veterinarian of<br />
the Independent Congo State<br />
– Livestock transport between Matadi and Leopoldville<br />
• Regular meat supply for the railway workers<br />
• 1906: first and only vet at the School of Tropical<br />
Medicine, Brussels<br />
• Publications:<br />
– Meuleman (1895). Etude sur l’élevage des animaux domestiques au<br />
Congo.<br />
– Lancaster & Meuleman (1898). Le climat du Congo.
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