02 May 2020 02 May 2020

Volume 25 | Issue 3

ISSN (Print): 2053-0862

ISSN (Online): 2053-0870

Is what we know being used for the good of humanity?

In my January editorial I discussed change in a new decade, little did we know the extent of change we were about to experience or the profound impact that change would have on our businesses and our lives. The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the pandemic of Covid-19 it is causing is perhaps not unexpected when one considers the properties of the virus, but it's fair to say we did not predict it and were not ready for it.

More from this issue

Figure 2. M4 lesion before and after removal of the overlying hyperkeratotic scab, showing ulcerated tissue where invasion of pathogens has caused severe damage to the epidermis.

Infection reservoirs and transmission of digital dermatitis in the dairy herd

Figure 1. The potassium (K) of grass silage (left) is higher than cereal silages (middle) and is very difficult to predict. Mineral analysis (right) of grass silages intended for dry cows is very worthwhile.

An update on hypocalcaemia control

Figure 3. Good design covered open ridge with upstands; creates negative pressure at ridge >90% time.

Youngstock housing design

Cattle Review: May–June 2020

Figure 1. Snowfall during late pregnancy can result in temporary feed restriction and the precipitation of clinical hypocalcaemia.

The recumbent ewe

Figure 4. Nervous signs (lateral position, paddling limbs) in a pig with oedema disease.

Oedema disease: a review of the disease and control and preventative measures

Figure 2. Sows in oestrus will attract boars.

Biosecurity

Figure 2. Eye and adnexa of an alpaca. The normal haired and fleshy caruncle is visible in the medial canthus and the leading edge of the nictitans is pigmented. The iris is heterochromic with variable amounts of pigment. The prominent iridal folds will interdigitate when the horizontally elliptical pupil constricts fully. A nuclear cataract can be seen within the pupil aperture.

Diagnosis and treatment of common ophthalmic disorders in South American camelids