ARCHIVE FILE
INSTITUTE OF INSPECTORS OF STOCK OF N.S.W. YEAR BOOK.
1956 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Listeriosis in Sheep
J. H. IRVINE, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Bathurst.
The small number of outbreaks of Listeriosis in sheep reported in New South Wales over past years indicates that
the incidence of this disease is quite low ... Read More
The Sheep Biology Laboratory, Prospect
IAN W. McDONALD, Ph.D., B.V.Sc., B.Sc., H.D.A., Officer-in-Charge, Sheep Biology Laboratory,
C.S.I.R.O.
There is good reason to believe that during the last 25 years there has been little or no improvement in the
production of wool per head of sheep in Australia and, indeed, the view has been expressed by studmasters that
there also has been no general improvement in the stud Merinos ... Read More
Aids to Footrot Treatment—Sheep
G. CHARLES, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Forbes.
The present epizootic of foot troubles in sheep has necessitated a widespread use of footbaths, and the designs
seen have been many and varied; ranging from 44-gallon drums cut in half lengthwise to elaborate concrete
structures ... Read More
The History of Sheep Showering
L. H. HAMMOND, Director of Sales, Cooper Machinery, Division, Sunbeam Corporation Ltd.
The next step in the history of sheep-showering came from a firm which manufactured a circular type of showering
apparatus. This method of showering incorporated top and bottom nozzles and was a vast improvement on the old
home-made types ... Read More
Contagious Pustular Dermatitis - Two Unusual Outbreaks
J. H. IRVINE, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Bathurst.
In December, 1955, two unusual outbreaks of Contagious Pustular Dermatitis in sheep were investigated. Both
outbreaks were associated with severe lameness, marked loss of condition and, in some cases, some mortality ... Read More
A Drenching Programme for Sheep
C. D. GEE, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Condobolin.
In the Central West of N.S.W. internal parasites have only been recognised as an important cause of loss to the
sheep industry over the last few years. Consequently, many sheep owners of the area have only a vague knowledge of
ways and means of keeping their sheep free of worms ... Read More
Liver Fluke Infestation (?) - An Unusual Syndrome
G. CHARLES, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Forbes.
Affected sheep presented two different pictures and were designated arbitrarily as acute and chronic cases. The
former were rarely seen to be sick and usually were found dead in the paddock ... Read More
Liver Fluke, Control with Copper Sulphate
C. D. GEE, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Condobolin.
The control of Liver Fluke of sheep and cattle by a direct attack against the "fluke snail" has been
advocated, and consequently where the snail has been destroyed, or does not exist naturally, the life cycle of the
parasite cannot be completed: and the disease cannot occur ... Read More
Stomach Worm Infestation
E. A. FARLEIGH, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Glen Innes - Inverell.
The Large Stomach Worm or Barber's Pole Worm (Haemonchus) will be the worm which will concern sheep-owners
during the warmer weather ... Read More
Haemophysalis bispinosa - A Note on Distribution
D. W. DUNCAN, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Gundagai.
The Tick, Haemophysalis bispinosa (Neuman, 1899), occurs on cattle, the normal host, also on sheep, horses
and pigs; and sometimes on dogs and wild birds (Seddon, 1951) ... Read More
Avian Monocytosis
B. SINKOVIC, Dr. Med. Vet., Veterinary Research Officer, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
Recent haematological examination of 15 outbreaks of this disease in fowls at the Department of Veterinary
Pathology, University of Sydney, confirmed the findings of American workers that relative and absolute monocytosis
and moderate leucocytosis are the most significant changes observed ... Read More
Curly Calves
I. R. LITTLEJOHNS, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
The disease is basically a congenital degeneration of nerve tissue and presents itself in two fairly distinct
forms, with a third intermediate group. When the condition occurs it commonly reaches outbreak proportions
throughout a district and these three forms are seen in fairly strict chronological sequence ... Read More
Pleuro-Pneumonia in Cattle - Tail Bleeding for C.F. Test
M. R. BARRY, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Albury.
Bleeding from the tail is much simpler than from the jugular vein unless facilities are very good. The cattle
usually bleed freely and the blood clots well, giving a good supply of serum ... Read More
Mineral Imbalance
E. J. McBARRON, B.V.Sc., Special Veterinary Research Officer, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield.
In a particularly extensive subject, this article is confined to the elements calcium, magnesium and phosphorus;
with special reference to disease syndromes as they occur in New South Wales and recommendations that can be made
in the light of more recent published research ... Read More
"Free" Cattle
E. R. TUOHY, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Wagga Wagga.
There is ample reason to believe that many people attending cattle sales, and interested in purchasing store
cattle thereat, do not understand the meaning of the terms "Free" and "Not Free" as applied to
cattle; and as used by the auctioneer in offering them ... Read More
Suspected Arsenic Poisoning of Cattle - Another Interesting Incidence
D. W. DUNCAN, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Gundagai.
An owner reported the death of two Shorthorn-cross heifers, about 18 months old, running with thirty other cattle
in a native grass paddock. The cattle had died in a dam after an illness of very short duration; during which they
exhibited staggers and arching of the back ... Read More
Arsenical Poisoning in Stock
J. M. WILSON, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Casino.
The Casino Pastures Protection District is situated within the Tick Quarantine Area, and for many years cattle
have undergone regular dipping in an arsenical solution in order to control infestation with the Cattle Tick
(Boophilus microplus) ... Read
More
Hydatid Disease
E. A. FARLEIGH, B.V.Sc., Inspector of Stock, Glen Innes - Inverell
Following a recent survey of the incidence of Hydatids in sheep, cattle and pigs throughout Southern New South
Wales, some alarming figures have been published ... Read More
Food Problems of South-East Asia
F. H. REUTER, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.R.A.C.I., Associate Professor of Food Technology, University of Technology,
Kensington, N.S.W.
I take South-East Asia to mean what we often refer to as the Colombo Area; embracing Pakistan, India, Ceylon,
Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Their food problems can be epitomized in this way:— ... Read More
Vaccine Manufacture - Recent Developments
A. F. WEBSTER, B.V.Sc., Windsor Road, Northmead.
Some of the difficulties to be overcome in the preparation of vaccines commercially may be illustrated by
reference to Leptospira pomona; the organism most commonly associated in Australia with outbreaks of
Leptospirosis, a disease for which vaccine therapy should be most helpful ... Read More