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2010
Pinkeye Vaccine For Cattle (5-Jan-10)
Pinkeye is considered to be an economically important disease throughout Australia. A recent Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) report estimates that the disease costs Australian beef farmers $23.5 million annually in lost production and treatment costs.
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Organic Production Systems And Severely Parasitised Animals (5-Jan-10)
Clearly, leaving animals untreated where animals are under stress from parasites and no effective organically accredited treatment is available is unacceptable from a welfare perspective. Most organic accreditation systems provide for the use of nonorganic accredited compounds to treat animals under stress from parasites without compromising the overall accreditation of the
property.
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Worms In Horses (5-Jan-10)
Unlike other equine diseases, worms are a VERY common problem. No horse or stable is ‘worm free’ - such a thing does not exist! This isn’t to say that worms aren’ t a problem - in fact, horses suffering from worm infestation can become very ill, dull and listless. Worms can also KILL horses, very suddenly and without warning.
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Why use 5-in-1 Vaccine? (5-Jan-10)
Vaccines for botulism, three-day sickness (ephemeral fever), tick fever and pestivirus very clearly indicate the main purpose of the vaccine, but what do you get when you purchase a 5-in-1 vaccine? 5-in-1 vaccine is probably the most commonly used vaccine in the Australian beef industry. It’s called ‘5-in-1’ vaccine because it includes protection against five clostridial diseases found throughout Australia: tetanus, pulpy kidney (enterotoxaemia), gas gangrene (malignant oedema), blackleg and Black’s disease.
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Worms In Sheep, Cattle, Goats and Their Management On Small Farms (5-Jan-10)
Animals have had to coexist with parasites since they first walked the face of the earth; under natural conditions parasitic burdens are low. However, since domestication modern animals which are now farmed intensively particularly on small farms suffer from increased parasitic burdens.
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