With ram sale season in full swing, buyers are being urged to protect their flocks from unwanted diseases by asking for a Sheep Health Statement. The SHS has been designed for use across Australia to help sheep producers in taking a risk-management approach to their farm biosecurity. It provides information on flock history, Ovine Johne’s […]
Continue ReadingTransport of animals is a stressful procedure often resulting in significant losses for the slaughter plant. This study aimed to determine whether or not pigs would benefit from a loading density (low density (LD)) (179 kg/m2) below the normal EU standard loading density (normal density (ND)) (235 kg/m2). Eight similar, 550-km-long road journeys were followed […]
Continue ReadingVeterinary and human drug pharmaceutical company Pfizer plans to close its Sydney manufacturing plant in two years. The company’s Perth plant will not close. Pfizer Australia has announced a phased exit of its West Ryde plant, affecting about 140 employees. The plant produces tablets and capsules for animals and humans. Manufacturing operations director Justin Mathie […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever had a case with symptoms that do not seem to make sense, where all the laboratory tests, radiographs and ultrasounds are normal, yet the animal is not well? Then perhaps it is time to expand your ability to diagnose and treat these cases with acupuncture. Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine […]
Continue ReadingRecent investigations by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry into high mortalities on live export voyages from Australia to the Middle East during the Northern hemisphere summer suggest that animal welfare may be compromised by heat stress. The live export industry has generated a computer model that aims to assess the risk of […]
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