Case notes on veterinary investigations in sheep, cattle and other species

2017-18 Summer edition of case studies

Sheep

Massive eosinophilic granulomatous hepatitis in sheep attributed to cysticercal migration
Written by: Panayiotis Loukopoulos, Bruce Allworth, Bhanudas K. More, David Jenkins, Alison Neef, and Robert Woodgate
A case of massive eosinophilic granulomatous hepatitis attributed to hepatic cysticercosis in a sheep in the Riverina, NSW, a condition that, although rarely encountered, needs to be differentiated from the much more commonly encountered fasciolosis ... Read More

Cattle

Meningoencephalitis due to Histophilus somni in grazing weaner beef cattle
Written by: Nigel Gillan, District Veterinarian, Mudgee
Histophilus somni is a commensal organism of bovine mucous membranes which has the potential to cause a range of diseases, including meningoencephalitis ... Read More