Read the latest from the Australian Veterinary Journal’s November issue!

08 Nov 2024
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Did you know?

  • Standardbred racehorses have a higher prevalence of hoof concussive lesions in their distal limbs than Thoroughbred racehorses detected on MRI?
  • The incidence rate of fractures for all greyhound race starts in Western Australia over 7 years was 3.3 fractures per 1000 starts?
  • In Australia, the National Livestock Identification System is not mandatory for all livestock, including sheep and goats where it is only mandatory in Victoria and is not mandatory at all for alpacas and llamas?

Find out this and more in this month’s Australian Veterinary Journal (login and select ‘Latest Issue’, Volume 102, Issue 11, November 2024) which showcases 6 papers across small animals, equine, production animals and wildlife.

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

The November issue includes the following articles:

Small Animals

Incidence and risk factors for limb fracture in greyhound racing in Western Australia. MJ Gibson,  KA Legg,  EK Gee,  A Smet,  J Medd,  C McMullen,  L Auld,  CW Rogers.

High prevalence of antibodies against feline calicivirus in Australian feral and stray cat (Felis catus) populations. J Amery-Gale,  JCZ Woinarski,  CA Hartley,  JM Devlin.

Computed tomographic features of segmental aplasia of the caudal vena cava, portocaval shunt and Situs ambiguous in two dogs. J Desbordes,  T Brignon,  H Gaillot.

Equine

Comparison of distal extremity magnetic resonance imaging findings in Australian racing Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds. M Stutsel,  L Jordan,  C Smith,  WY Lee,  N Symonds,  RJW Bell,  A Young.

Production Animals

Supporting traceability and biosecurity in the sheep and goat industries in NSW: understanding barriers to implementing electronic identification. M Hernandez-Jover,  L Hayes,  J Manyweathers,  T Marriott,  MB Allworth.

Bleeding disorder in a Holstein calf comparable to bovine neonatal pancytopenia. AJ Phipps.

Wildlife & Zoos

Evidence of a highly divergent novel parvovirus in Australia's critically endangered western ground parrot/kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris). S Sarker,  N Klukowski,  S Talukder,  SD Gupta,  R Vaughan-Higgins.