Read the latest from the Australian Veterinary Journal's July issue!

10 Jul 2025
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❓ BFDV identified from sampling Alexandrine parakeets from Victoria showed phylogenetic clustering that links it to strains found in Australian cockatoos as well as nonpsittacine birds, including the white-bellied sea eagle and peregrine falcon, raising concerns about cross-species transmission to a wider variety of avian species?

❓ That reference ranges for haematology and biochemistry have been published in this issue for urban Brushtail possums and free-ranging northern bettongs (potoroid marsupials)?

❓ Intentional strategies such as continuing professional development and effective communication are effective ways to activate job resources that can promote resilience in mid- to late-career stage veterinarians?

❓ What the time course is for the onset of clinical signs with severe perioperative acute kidney injury (with overt clinical signs and sufficient severity to warrant treatment and/or euthanasia)?

Answer: Clinical signs were typically first seen 2–4 days postoperatively (range 1–14).

Find out this and more in this month’s AustralianVeterinaryJournal (login and select ‘Latest Issue’, Volume 103, Issue 7, July 2025) which showcases 10 papers across wildlife and zoos, education, ethics and welfare and small animals. The lead article features a one health paper on the risk to dogs and humans of Brucella suis in feral pigs, there are a range of wildlife diagnostic papers from small marsupials to sharks and a range of small animal papers complications arising from hepatectomy to inducing emesis in practice.

There are 30 quiz questions and 3 Vet Ed points available for AVA members via My Learning.

The July 2025 issue features:

Small Animals

  • Brucella suis in feral pigs in Australia: what is the risk? CC Kneipp,  D Marshall,  ME Westman,  R Malik,  MA Stevenson,  SM Mor,  AK Wiethoelter

Education, Ethics and Welfare

  • Factors related to resilience for mid- to late-career-stage veterinarians: a qualitative study. IF van Gelderen,  SM Matthew,  ML McArthur

Wildlife and Zoos

  • Haematological and serum biochemical reference interval for free-ranging northern bettongs (Bettongia tropica) in far north Queensland. A Olsson,  A Allanson,  F L'Hotellier
  •  A novel, nonlethal liver biopsy procedure in an elasmobranch. AM Hasenei,  L Foyle,  JL Rummer
  • Establishing updated haematological and biochemical reference intervals for urban brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in Australia: C Marschner,  A Geisler-Edge,  Y Chao,  N Courtman
  • Opportunistic sampling from the near-threatened Alexandrine parakeet uncovers genomes of a novel parvovirus and beak and feather disease virus: S Sarker,  N Klukowski,  S Talukder,  A Athukorala,  MJ Uddin

Small Animals

  • Progressive hepatopathy after central division hepatectomy in a dog. SJ Wood,  GL Hosgood,  F Coiacetto
  • Prevalence of vector-borne pathogens Ehrlichia canis, Babesia spp. and Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in Townsville, far north Queensland. K Gerber,  JA Picard,  J Elliman,  CJ Joone,  Y Indrawirawan,  CC Constantinoiu
  • Inducing emesis in Australian dogs and cats: agents, adverse effects and antiemetic administration. J Tsitonakis,  E Hall,  A Quain
  • Time course of clinical signs and mortality in dogs with severe perioperative acute kidney injury: A scoping review. C.T. Quinn

Correction
Correction to “Letter to Editor in response to ‘Acute kidney injury in 18 cats after subcutaneous meloxicam and an update on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug usage in feline patients in Australia’”