Articles highlighting veterinary investigations of disease incidents in sheep flocks, cattle herds and other livestock species, mostly in New South Wales, Australia that may prove of interest to veterinarians and students of veterinary science.
Toxicity of '1080' by FI Clark
1080 occurs in nature in some plants and in South Africa in 1944 it was identified as the toxic principle in a poisonous plant known ac gifblaar... Read More
Acute primary copper poisoning in sheep after a footbath accident by Erika Bunker, Patrick Staples and Bruce Watt
The dead lambs had blue staining over most of the body, confirming that they had fallen over in the copper solution... Read more
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This site is maintained by District Veterinarians of New South Wales. District Veterinarians work with Local Land Services (LLS), formerly known as Livestock Health and Pest Authorities (LHPA) formerly known as Rural Lands Protection Boards (RLPB) formerly known as Pastures Protection (PP) Boards in NSW, Australia.
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