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Horse Problems In The Kimberleys, M R. Gardiner
Horse Problems In The Kimberleys, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A review of current horse disease and ill-thrift problems in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with emphasis on the "Kimberley horse disease".
DISEASES and other conditions affecting the health and working capacity of the horse have long had an important bearing on the economy of the cattle and sheep industries of the northern part of Western Australia.
Under present conditions it is impossible to muster stock on the large pastoral leases in the Kimberley districts without the aid of horses, and many other operations would be more difficult if stockmen were denied their services.
Tetanus In Farm Animals, C R. Toop
Tetanus In Farm Animals, C R. Toop
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE disease tetanus occurs in practically all of the animals and man.
It is caused by the tetanus bacillus (Clostridium tetani) and results from contamination of wounds and raw surfaces with materials such as earth or dust containing these organisms.