The Hussler's trainer, Ross McDonald, is confident Australia's champion galloper will win the clashes, despite Weekend Hussler never having competed over 1000m before.

When the supracutaneous method was used the infective material was applied to the depilated abdominal region. We first infected 9 great gerbils by subcutaneous injection to obtain pilot data regarding their sensitivity to tularaemia.

The other side by contrast relies on a pseudofatalistic chain of supposedly centuries-old interethnic clashes in order to “explain” the Yugoslav crisis and the break-up of Bosnia.

Chicken livers, of course, can also be gently fried, mashed in butter, and spread as a toast topper.