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Black-Leg In Cattle, F C. Wilkinson
Black-Leg In Cattle, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
BLACK-LEG is still a serious disease of cattle in the South West coastal region, causing deaths in young cattle.
The disease is characterised by hot swollen muscles, acute lameness and rapid death.
Cattle affected are usually 6 to 12 months old, in fat condition, and grazing on lush pastures.
Bovine Tuberculosis Control In Western Australia : Past, Present And Future, M R. Gardiner
Bovine Tuberculosis Control In Western Australia : Past, Present And Future, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
TWENTY YEARS AGO, tuberculosis was a widespread and serious disease in the dairy cattle of Western Australia.
Besides having a marked depressing effect on the economy of the dairying industry, bovine tuberculosis was a constant hazard to humans coming in contact with it.