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THE VETERINARY INSPECTOR YEAR BOOK
1965 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pesticides in Relation to Public Health
D. D. TRAINOR, M.B., Ch.M., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.A.C.S., New South Wales Department of Public Health
To the general public a pesticide is merely something to be used to rid us of those lower forms of life which
cause us inconvenience ... Read More
Disease as a Factor in Reproductive Failure Among Sheep
G. R. MOULE, D.V.Sc., Australian Wool Board
Fecundity relates to the power of a species to increase in numbers, and high fecundity is an important
characteristic of domestic animals ... Read More
Anthrax Outbreak - Macquarie Marsh Area
E. G. LOWE, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Coonamble
Anthrax was first confirmed in the Marshes in 1938 when it occurred on a property on the Northern extremity, with
no further cases reported until 1962 ... Read More
Cotton Fireweed (Senecio quadridentata*) Poisoning in Cattle
JOAN C. KATER, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Research Officer, Glenfield
Cotton Fireweed has not previously been definitely incriminated in stock losses, but it has been associated with
cattle mortalities on four properties ... Read More
Some Aspects of Hand-Feeding of Sheep
P. McINNES, Livestock Research Officer, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield
An understanding of the principles of hand-feeding is necessary to obtain the most efficient utilisation of dry
pastures ... Read More
Modern Vaccine Production
ARTHUR WEBSTER, B.V.Sc., Northmead
As with other pursuits, the development of vaccines and the methods of their production does not progress, at
least in the experience of one manufacturer, with a steady, even flow ... Read More
Anthrax in Pigs
G. CHARLES, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Forbes
Affected sows showed general malaise and leg weakness, were reluctant to lie down, with only a slight elevation of
temperature, and respiration shallow and thoracic ... Read More
Anthrax — A Case History
J. V. RUSSELL, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Condobolin
One of the ten outbreaks of Anthrax in one year, diagnosed with laboratory confirmation, presented some unusual
features and is reported here ... Read More
Relative Incidences of "Suspect" Diseases — A Survey of Two Areas of N.S.W.
R. C. DENYER, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Cooma
For many years, cattle showing external manifestations of actinomycosis, actinobacillosis, cancer and
tuberculosis, have been known as "suspects" ... Read More