Ethiopia, March 1953 - This photograph shows two veterinary assistants using the spleen of goats infected with rinderpest for the preparation of anti-rinderpest vaccine. In the background another assistant is testing the vacuum of ampoules with a high-voltage spark machine. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has sent a mission to Ethiopia to help modernize the country's agriculture and forestry. Working there are experts in crop production, animal production, animal diseases' control, rural welfare, forest development and nutrition. This mission includes a team of FAO veterinarians.