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INSTITUTE OF INSPECTORS OF STOCK OF N.S.W. YEAR BOOK.
1957 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Urinary Calculi of Wethers
K. F. OPFERKUCH, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Broken Hill
As deaths occur in good seasons, when sheep usually are fat and carrying good fleeces, the economic loss is high
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Footrot in Sheep
D. F. STEWART, D.V.Sc., Dip. Bact., Officer-in-charge, McMaster Laboratory, C.S.I.R.O., Sydney,
N.S.W.
As a result of unusually high rainfall in recent years contagious footrot of sheep has spread widely in Australia
and has appeared in many areas which are usually free of the disease ... Read More
Dieldren, Aldrin and Diazinon — Use for Control of Lice, Keds and Blowflies
G. C. BRANDER, B.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., Technical Director, William Cooper & Nephews (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.
Dieldrin, Aldrin and Diazinon have been found to control both lice and keds at very low levels indeed, and in the
case of Dieldrin experiments have shown that it will control both lice and keds at concentrations as low as
0.0005% ... Read More
Fluke and Black Disease
H. MAITLAND WARE, B.V.Sc. Veterinary Inspector, Narrandera.
FLUKE DISEASE is an acute or chronic disease of sheep and cattle caused by infestation with the common
liver-fluke, Fasciola hepatica ... Read
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Outbreak of Photosensitisation in Cattle
P. D. CARTER, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Coonabarabran.
In June, 1956, an outbreak of photosensitisation in cattle was investigated; being of particular interest because
of the high mortality rate and its possible association with aphis infested thistles ... Read More
Entero-Toxaemia in Calves
D. M. HELWIG, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
In an attempt to outline this condition as it occurs in calves it has been necessary to lean rather heavily on
case reports in overseas literature, mainly British and American ... Read More
Helminthic Disease of Cattle
HUGH McL. GORDON, B.V.Sc., McMaster Animal Health Laboratory, C.S.I.R.O., Sydney
The precise distribution of cattle parasites has not been fully determined but there are some general indications
of regional preferences ... Read More
Notes on Infertility in Dairy Cattle
A. V. MEDENIS, V.M.D. (Riga), Veterinary Surgeon, Gerringong.
From the economical point of view, every farmer wishes his cows to produce a calf in every 12 months in order to
get the greatest return in the form of milk, with the least expenditure on food ... Read More
Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia
E. SCOTT ROGERS, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Deniliquin
The method of infection is extremely important and considerable difficulty was experienced in proving how it
actually occurred under natural conditions ... Read More
Comparative Observations on Some Diseases Common to Turkeys and Fowls in N.S.W.
B. SINKOVIC, Dr. Med. Vet., Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield
There are many diseases which are common to turkeys and fowls. A majority of them manifest themselves nearly
identically in both species and the diagnostician, if familiar with the disease of fowls, will not find it
difficult to give the right diagnosis in turkeys ... Read More
I.L.T. and Mucoid Tracheitis
M. LINDTNER, D.V.M., Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
Although laboratory examination is essential for a definite differential diagnosis between I.L.T. and Mucoid
Tracheitis, some differentiating features in symptomatology, history and response to treatment have been observed
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Definitive Hosts of Echinococcus granulosus in Australia
M. A. GEMMELL. B.V.Sc. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Bacteriology, University of Sydney
No species of animal is susceptible to all parasites and the converse is true that no parasite is capable of
existing in all hosts. The majority of parasites infest only a few hosts ... Read More
Haemorrhagic Disease in Chickens
M. LINDTNER, D.V.M., Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
Haemorrhagic Disease is a pathological condition of young chickens 3-10 weeks of age; characterised by
haemorrhages, anaemia and degenerated bone marrow ... Read More
Flood Relief (Stock) by Air
E. G. LOWE, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Coonamble
There is nothing that is new, of course, in the providing of fodder for stock cut off for any reason, from drought
to flood, from their normal supplies; nor is there much that is new in these days in the use of aircraft in the
daily life ... Read More
The Humane Coyote Getter
D. J. WALKER, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Armidale
Early in 1954, the use of this gadget in America came to notice. The Armidale Pastures Protection Board was
prevailed upon to import fifty with "scent", which we would refer to as "decoy", and shells
... Read More