March 2024 issue of Australian Veterinary Journal out now!

The March 2024 issue of the Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ) is now available to view online. AVA members can access the AVJ via their My AVA log in on the Wiley Online Library.

This month features:

Production Animals

Early life events associated with first lactation reproductive performance in southwest Victorian pasture-based dairy herds. GM Chuck, PD Mansell, MA Stevenson, MM Izzo.

An investigation into the transmission and control of pestivirus in sheep in Australia. MM Prell, SR McGrath, PD Kirkland, MB Allworth.

Enhancing classical swine fever virus identification: the advantages of Field-LAMP testing. DH Tran, HT Tran, BTT Vo, TT Than, VT Nguyen, VP Le, HTT Phung.

A novel case of cutaneous, nasal and systemic fusariosis in a goat. DHZ Leschke.

Sporadic bovine encephalopathy caused by Chlamydia pecorum secondary to bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection in calves in South Australia. J Gaussen, DJ Trott, Z Spiers, C Jenkins, H Griffiths.

Small Animals

Epidemiological insights into the burden of feline upper respiratory tract infections in Queensland RSPCA shelters. U Kennedy, M Paterson, N Clark.

Wildlife and Zoos

A record of the parasitic mite Hemimyialges macdonaldi (Evans et al. 1963) (Acari: Epidermoptidae) in the Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster (Latham, 1790) (Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae) in Australia. B Halliday, A Taggers, A Herrod.