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Case notes on veterinary investigations in sheep, cattle and other species

2023-24 Summer edition of case studies

Sheep

An Outbreak of Haemonchosis in Ewes on Pastures Previously Grazed by Cattle
Written by: Bruce Watt, Central Tablelands Local Land Services, Bathurst, Garry Telford, 'Glendower', Vittoria and Brown Besier, Brown Besier Parasitology, Albany WA
In late April-early May an outbreak of haemonchosis occurred in a mob of merino ewes despite them being drenched on 22 March onto pastures that had almost entirely run cattle ... Read More

Failure of Innoculation (Scabigard, Zoetis) to Prevent Scabby Mouth (Orf) in Australian White Lambs
Written by: Bruce Watt, Central Tablelands Local Land Services, Bathurst and Kelly Graham, Zoetis
In mid-November a livestock producer noticed mixed-sex AW lambs with symptoms of scabby mouth despite inoculation against scabby mouth (using Scabigard, Zoetis) in June / July ... Read More

Prevalence and management of ovine brucellosis in South Australia
Written by: Jeremy Rogers, Senior Veterinary Officer, PIRSA, Murray Bridge, SA
During May and June 2010, 45 commercial sheep flocks were selected at random to assess the prevalence of OB in the sheep population of south-eastern South Australia ... Read More

Cattle

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Ruled Out in a Case of Actinobacillus dermatitis in a Young Steer
Written by: Victoria Ludlow, Willunga & Aldinga Veterinary Services, Jeremy Rogers, Senior Veterinary Officer, PIRSA, Murray Bridge, SA and Graeme Knowles, Specialist Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist, Gribbles Veterinary Pathology
A steer with skin lesions, with lumpy skin disease in the differential diagnosis, was reported with LSD ruled out by a diagnosis of Actinobacillus dermatitis ... Read More

Other

An Introduction to Diseases of Alpacas in Australia
Written by: Patrick Staples, NSW Animal and Plant Health Laboratories, EMAI, Menangle
This paper provides an introduction and overview of some of the diseases of alpacas that may be seen in Australia ... Read More

 

 


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