Advanced veterinary care (AVC) of companion animals may yield improved clinical outcomes, improved animal welfare, improved satisfaction of veterinary clients, improved satisfaction of veterinary team members, and increased practice profitability. However, it also raises ethical challenges. Yet, what counts as AVC is difficult to pinpoint due to continuing advancements. We […]
Vaccine rollout for koalas
Koalas also joined vaccination queues during October with the rollout of Phase 3 of a chlamydia vaccine trial involving 200 animals at Queensland’s Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Each of the koalas received a single dose of a vaccine that contains tiny slivers of the Chlamydia pecorum bacteria. Researchers hope the vaccine, that […]
Abstracts: The impact of lamb and ewe mortality associated with dystocia on Australian and New Zealand sheep farms: A systematic review, meta-analysis and bio-economic model
Dystocia contributes to lamb and ewe mortality in the periparturient period but impacts for extensive sheep production systems remain poorly understood. Here we show that lamb and ewe mortality associated with dystocia has important impacts on sheep production in Australia and New Zealand, and quantify financial impacts for the Australian […]
Vet ethics: The ethics of Ehrlichia canis
By Simon Coghlan with Dr Megan Pickering. Dr Pickering works as a vet in livestock biosecurity and is currently the Northern Territory E.canis Co-ordinator. Ehrlichia canis was detected in dogs in northern WA in May 2020. Since then, it has been found in virtually every urban and remote community in […]
Not a load of bull
It was during a radio interview in 2007 about the impact on the New Zealand environment from cattle excretion, and a quip by the host that suggested cows should be toilet trained, that first started Lindsay Matthews thinking. A University of Auckland honorary academic and director of an independent research […]