Vesicles on the teat skin of a dairy cow Unusual presentation: Vesicles on the teat skin of a dairy cow. Above: Photo sent by the client. Time and location: October 2019, Malanda Queensland. Case definition: Fluid-filled vesicles on cloven-hoofed animal. Gross...
Lead poisoning in heifer mob Unusual presentation: A reportable disease – lead poisoning in a small mob of heifers. Time and location: September 2019, Katherine NT. Case definition: Four heifers in a mob of 21 died shortly after showing acute neurological signs...
Repro disease investigation resources Download the Guide Go to page on Differentials for repro investigations The ‘NABS Reproductive Disease Investigation Guidelines For Veterinarians’ describes the: Level of repro performance seen in different regions of...
Extremely poor season affecting weaner health Unusual presentation: 50 weaners dead over 8 days with cases ongoing. Time and location: July 2019, Barkly Tablelands Queensland. Case definition: Daily on-going deaths in early weaned cattle, with 4-7 deaths each 24 hour...
Polioencephalomalacia in 15 weaners Unusual presentation: 15 of 800 yarded weaners die over 5 days. Video of clinical signs Time and location: May 2019, Katherine NT. Case definition: Sudden onset of neurological signs in weaners including: head pressing, jaw...
