Click here for downloadable fact sheet KEY MESSAGES 1. Pneumonia costs the sheep industry $20 million dollars per year. 2. Losses at the abattoirs are due to trimming and condemnations. 3. On farm losses are due to reduced growth rates…
What is RFID? Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a method of recording a unique number that has been assigned to an electronic identification device carried by an animal. This provides each animal in the flock with its own individual identification…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet Mineral deficiencies in sheep and cattle Trace elements are required for animal growth and production. In plants these trace element levels can cause nutrient deficiencies in grazing animals. Mineral deficiencies commonly found in Victoria…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet WHAT IS SCABBY MOUTH? Scabby mouth (orf, contagious pustular dermatitis) is a highly contagious viral disease of the skin of sheep and goats, generally affecting lambs and kids in their first year of life.…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet Reproductive Diseases in Cattle Reproductive diseases can have significant economic impacts on your livestock businesses. They can have severe consequences on production systems (i.e. infertility and abortions) and have the capacity to go unnoticed…
Click here for downloadale fact sheet KEY MESSAGES 1. Sarcocystis costs the sheep industry an estimated $5 million per year. 2. Losses at the abattoirs are due to trimming and condemnations. 3. The disease exists throughout southern Australia but is…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet KEY MESSAGES 1. Vaccination lesions are scars or abscesses at vaccine injection sites. 2. The incidence of vaccination lesions increases with poor technique and hygiene. 3. Vaccination lesions need to be trimmed at the…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet WHAT IS THEILERIA? Theileria is a microscopic blood parasite carried by ticks and has caused significant disease in Australian cattle herds over the last 10 years. Theileria orientalis (Buffeli strain) has been recognised in…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet CLINICAL SIGNS OF VIBRIOSIS Reduced fertility High rate of return to service Cows/heifers may display vaginal discharge in the early stages of infection Occasional abortions around 2-5 months of gestation Extended calving pattern WHAT…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet WHAT IS AN INTERNAL PARASITE? Internal parasites or ‘worms’, are one of the major causes of production inefficiency in Victorian sheep flocks. One of foremost concerns is the economic loss associated with the decline…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet KEY MESSAGES 1. Sheep measles are small cysts found in the muscles of sheep caused by the ingestion of eggs from the dog tapeworm, Taenia ovis. 2. It causes losses of $2.4 million per…
Click here for downloadable fact sheet YARDS AND LOADING FACILITIES Livestock handling facilities can affect you and your animals in several ways. Well-designed facilities can allow you to handle and manage your animals in a safe, effortless and relatively stress-free…