Free farrowing pens (pens) improve the welfare of sows, but may increase sow activity and negatively influence piglet production. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pens and crates on sow postural changes, piglet trapping, sow responses towards piglet screams, piglet mortality, and piglet body weight (BW) gain. It was predicted […]
Continue ReadingIn a move which has alarmed conservationists and animal welfare groups, Tasmania’s state government has indicated it would lift the ban on the use of 1080 poison as a control method for browsing animals on agricultural land. During 2006 and in response to growing public concern about the lingering deaths suffered by animals from 1080 […]
Continue ReadingPart-time veterinarian Jenny Wells, 46, who was found dead at a property at Jingili late last month, was farewelled at an impromptu memorial at Rapid Creek, Darwin, 3 June. Northern Territory police are yet to confirm the cause of the popular vet’s death, or those of her two children, whose bodies were found at the […]
Continue ReadingIt is sometimes necessary to restrain kangaroos (Macropus spp) for veterinary treatment or in the course of scientific research, but the associated stresses may induce capture myopathy in wild kangaroos. Judicious use of injectable sedatives can reduce the risk of capture myopathy. Zoletil (R), a proprietary mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam, is reported to have […]
Continue ReadingA rare caesarean, aided by experts in human c-sections, delivered a health 2.08-kilogram female gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Eighteen-year old mother Imani went into labour early in the morning mid-March but showed no sign of progress until later that evening. Doctors took the mother to the park’s veterinary hospital for an emergency […]
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