Guides to collecting and preserving plant specimens Often the lag between ingestion and illness means it is not always obvious what the animals may have been eating. This complicates the decision about what to suspect and collect, and it may mean collecting several...
Plant identification experts Herbaria services All Australian states have herbaria that offer plant identification services. In addition, the Australian Tropical Herbarium and the NT Herbarium Alice Springs offer plant identification services for people within their...
Jaagsiekte: chronic weight loss/ respiratory syndrome of horses Unusual presentation: Multiple horses losing condition despite access to feed and dying. Case study at the 2021 NABS Masterclass (22 mins) More pathology (10 mins) Above: The lungs did not collapse and...
Bacterial pneumonia in recently-weaned steers Unusual presentation: Within a week of arriving on a new property, 14 steers died and another 100 were lethargic. Time and location: November 2020, south Kimberley region in WA. Case definition: Weaner steers that are...
Nitrate-nitrite poisoning in mature bulls Unusual presentation: Death overnight of 15 bulls being held in cattle yards following routine examination. Time and location: February 2020, northeast WA. Case definition: Mature Charbray bulls (4-8 years of age) that die...
