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THE VETERINARY INSPECTOR YEAR BOOK
1963 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Some Nervous Diseases of Ruminants
W. J. HARTLEY, M.R.C.V.S. Senior Lecturer in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The
University of Sydney
It is my intention to refer to several disease conditions which are characterised by special lesions in the
Central Nervous System or supporting tissues ... Read More
A Major Mortality in Cattle — Suspected Botulism
G J. FISHER, B.V.Sc., District Veterinary Officer, Cumberland; O. OERDOEGH, V.M.D., Nowra; and J. C. BEARDWOOD,
B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Camden
During the early Winter of 1962 a severe loss occurred in a well-managed dairy herd on an area of highly
productive coastal dairy country adjacent to the Shoalhaven River ... Read More
The Residual Infertility Problem in Dairy Herds
T. J. McCLURE, B.V.Sc., Department of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Sydney
All of us are aware that most of the really severe herd mating problems are caused by male infertility —
Vibriosis or Trichomoniasis ... Read
More
Changing Concepts With Coliform Diseases
K. G. JOHNSTON, B.V.Sc., Dip. Bact. (Lond.) Senior Clinical Pathologist, University of Sydney, School of
Veterinary Science, Rural Veterinary Centre, Camden, N.S.W.
Some coliforms are common inhabitants of the large bowel and they are not infrequent post-mortem invaders
... Read More
The Milk Ring Test for Brucellosis
PETER T. DIPLOCK, B.V.Sc. Veterinary Inspector, Warialda - Inverell
Comparatively little use appears to have been made in Australia of the Milk Ring Test for Brucellosis in cattle,
although it has been found useful overseas ... Read More
Pregnancy Testing of Beef Cattle
E. A. FARLEIGH, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Glen Innes
Until recent years pregnancy testing has been limited generally to dairy cattle, during examination of herds where
infertility problems had been encountered ... Read More
Recent Concepts of the Development and Control of Ruminant Urolithiasis
I. L. JOHNSTONE, B.V.Sc., Associate Professor in Wool Technology, The University of New South Wales
Urolithiasis is the name given to urinary calculi, frequently referred to as "sand", "gravel" or "stones", and to
fine precipitated deposits forming in the urinary tract ... Read More
Current Research on Face Cover as it Affects the Fertility of Merino Sheep
R. B. DUN, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., Wool Research Laboratory, Trangie
Our interest in this characteristic stems of course from the literature, which, in several countries over 20 years
have pointed to a relationship between muffling and reduced fertility ... Read More
Photosensitisation in Sheep
E. P. BUCKLEY, B.V.Sc., Veterinary Inspector, Corowa
During the late Winter of 1962 photosensitisation was associated with quite severe losses in several flocks of
sheep in the Corowa Pastures Protection District ... Read More
Swine Fever Developments During the Past Twelve Months and the Future Outlook
N. K. GOLDING, B.V.Sc., Principal Veterinary Officer, N.S.W. Department of Agriculture
At the end of March, 1962, the Swine Fever eradication campaign had been in progress in New South Wales for almost
a year ... Read More
Respiratory Diseases in Fowls
B. SINKOVIC, V.M.D., Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rural Veterinary Centre, The University of Sydney,
Camden
Until a few decades ago all diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract in fowls were referred to as "roup."
Fortunately this term has nearly disappeared ... Read More