Case notes on veterinary investigations in sheep, cattle and other species
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.
From the Spring 2025 Edition
Intradermal gas bubbles in cattle dying of lightning strike by Bruce Watt, Jess Cooke, Lou Baskind and Shaun Slattery
This report presents three cases of presumed lightning strike, in which intradermal bubbles were discovered from one to five days after death ... Read more
From the Archives (1955)
Mercurial poisoning in pigs by G Charles, Inspector of Stock, Forbes
In regard mercurial poisoning, few reference books give a detailed description of the post-mortem picture, and so it was considered that the following case was worth recording ... 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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