Though this has been a problem of long standing, neither the economic
significance nor other aspects have been seriously studied. We are
continuing our investigations of various themes related to the prob-
lem of vampire bat predation'on swine. Interested persons may contact
the authors at:

 Facultad de Agronomia, U.C.V.
 Institute de Produccion Animal
 Seccion de Porcinos
 El Limon, Maracay
 Edo. Aragua
 Venezuela