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Infectious Abortion Diseases In Sheep, Stanley M. Dennis
Infectious Abortion Diseases In Sheep, Stanley M. Dennis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
There are increasing signs that infections causing abortion in sheep are an important source of lambing losses in Western Australia.
The organisms responsible may cause losses at any time from the 60th day of pregnancy to a week after birth.
This article discusses the symptoms, effects and control of infectious abortion and associated losses, and outlines a research project started this year to investigate them.
Brucellosis Can Cause Contagious Abortion In Cattle And Undulant Fever In Man, F C. Wilkinson
Brucellosis Can Cause Contagious Abortion In Cattle And Undulant Fever In Man, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHEN the cow, shown in the accompanying photograph, was purchased it had a small fluid-filled lump on the left knee.
The swelling did not appear to be painful but gradually increased in size until it assumed the proportions shown in the picture.
It was a typical case of "big-knee," one of the less common manifestations of Brucellosis—the disease commonly known as contagious abortion—and a blood test of the animal confirmed the diagnosis.