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)
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
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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
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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
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