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Laboratory contacts

Laboratory contacts

Laboratory contacts Western Australia DPIRD Diagnostics and Laboratory Services (DDLS) https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/businesses/biosecurity/diagnostics-and-laboratory-services/    08 9368 3351      Email: DDSL@dpird.wa.gov.au   Duty Pathologist – Specimen Reception     ...
Probable urea poisoning of 18 of 950 cattle

Probable urea poisoning of 18 of 950 cattle

Probable urea poisoning of 18 of 950 cattle Unusual presentation: 18 of 950 BrahmanX cattle found dead or dying shortly after exposure to a new batch of lick blocks Above: Location of dead and dying stock in relation to lick blocks Time and location: October 2024 on a...
Chickens paralysed and dying from botulism

Chickens paralysed and dying from botulism

Chickens paralysed and dying from botulism Unusual presentation: Acute onset weakness and paralysis in backyard chickens. Chickens found with heads hanging and unable to rise after being healthy 12 hours previously. Left: Hen with head hanging    Right: Fatty liver on...
NABSnet members

NABSnet members

NABSnet members Members of the NABSnet network who are on the ‘frontline’ for disease investigations in northern Australia – practitioners, pathologists and government veterinary officers. For more information or to connect with members, contact:• Kevin Bell...
Pregnancy toxaemia in transported cows

Pregnancy toxaemia in transported cows

Pregnancy toxaemia in transported cows Unusual presentation: Seven cows died during or soon after transportation to export yards. Clinical signs were tremors, weakness, recumbency and aggression. Left and central: On post mortem the livers of both cows were swollen,...