Archive 1937 — 2005

1983 Proceedings
66th Annual Conference

Index Cover Contents page 1 Contents page 2

List of Active Members ... Page 1

Official Welcome ... Page 2

Official Opening
RM Watts ... Page 3

Presidential Address
GW Eggleston, Veterinary Inspector Tamworth ... Page 7

Developments in Animal Health
DA Dickinson, Chief, Division of Animal Health, NSW Dept Ag ... Page 9

Preview of the Previous Year in Microbiology
PD Claxton, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield ... Page 18

The Potential Impact of Introduced Exotic Snails on Trematode Diseases in Australia
JC Boray, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield ... Page 19

Review of the Previous Year in Biochemistry
PJ Healy, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 20

Review of the Previous Year in the Nutrition and Feeds Evaluation Unit
H Oddy, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 20

Review of the Previous Year in Immunology
J Chin, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 21

Review of the Previous Year in Mastitis
RJ Hoare, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 22

Epidemiology: Available Training and Relevance to Field Officers
RW Burton, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 23

Sheep Health Problems Encountered in 1982
JW Plant, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 25

Review of the Previous Year in Virology
IR Littlejohns, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 27

Neuraxial Oedema
PJ Healy, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 28

Alpha-Fucosidosis
PJ Healy, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 28

Atypical Coiforms in Baby Pig Scours
P Greenwood, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 29

Review of the Previous Year in Parasitology
MG Smeal, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 31

Review of the Previous Year in Management
JK Bowler, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 33

Mastitis Control in New Zealand
RJT Hoare, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 35

Itch Mite and Related Problems in Sheep
JC Boray, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 40

Flukes and Snails in Drought
JC Boray, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 45

Johnes Disease in NSW - Review and Update
GJ Eamens, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 48

Stock Feeding Management - Autumn / Winter Strategies
VH Oddy, DM Ryan and F Donnelly , Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 51

Review of the Previous Year in RVL Activities
MG Smeal, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield... Page 56

Product Description / Carcase Classification
J Graham, Livestock Officer, Division of Animal Production ... Page 59

Myoporum deserti Poisoning of Cattle
WT Hetherington, Veterinary Inspector, Moree ... Page 68

Ataxia in Sheep
HC Grant-Frost, Veterinary Inspector, Mudgee ... Page 70

Drought Problems with Sheep
DD Salmon, Veterinary Inspector, Deniliquin ... Page 72

Vitamin A Deficiency in Pigs
JV Evers, Veterinary Inspector, Young ... Page 75

Haemophilia in Cattle
AG Morton, Veterinary Inspector, Gundagai ... Page 78

Nutritional Myopathy Due to Vitamin E Deficiency in Merino Weaners
G Timmins, Veterinary Inspector, Cooma ... Page 80

Investigations of Poultry Diseases
PT Gilchrist, Chief, Division of Animal Production, Dept Ag, Sydney ... Page 88

A Vesicular Type Disease in Cattle
KG Hart, Veterinary Inspector, Braidwood ... Page 98

Ovine Coccidiosis and Sulpha-Responsive Scours
PJ Ahrens, Veterinary Inspector, Molong ... Page 102