From dull to dead – a horse with Hendra virus Unusual presentation: Horse depressed, breathing rapidly and sweating, with nasal discharge , and swollen eyelids and supraorbital fossae. Above: Hendra-affected lung from CSIRO EAD Field Guide (Images on this page from...
Lantana poisoning in yearling heifers Unusual presentation: Acute illness and buccal erosions in young heifers. Above: Lesions under the tongue are sometimes the only signs of photosensitisation in cattle with pigmented skin as this area is exposed to sunlight when...
Shipping Fever deaths in yarded yearlings Unusual presentation: 30 dead in a mob of 800 and another sick. Exotic differentials for BRD Time and location: July 2018, top of NT. Case definition: Mixed sex brahman weaners and yearlings in good body condition that...
Early weaning plus BRD and monensin toxicity Unusual presentation: Separation, changes in diet and increases in stocking density are stressors at weaning. This disease event was regarded as significant due to the large number affected – 100 becoming sick and 40...
