Animal production, and some related problems, in Southland: Part II

Authors: Dayus CV
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 1, Issue 5, pp 115-122, Sep 1953
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal production/wastage, Bacterial, Biosecurity, Diet/rations/food, Disease surveillance, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Metabolic disease, Disease/defect, Nutrition/metabolism, Pneumonia/pleurisy, Respiratory system, Infectious disease, Trace elements
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract:

Extract: I have stressed the winter feed position, because the main period of hazard from an animal health point of view occurs in Southland towards the end of the winter, and especially in what has been referred to as the “buffer period.” The primary problems are essentially man-made, and consist of the so-called “metabolic disturbances” to which domestic ruminants appear to be particularly susceptible during increased metabolic activity, concurrent with advancing gestation and onset of lactation. These are Pregnancy Toxaemia, Acetonaemia, Haemoglobinurea, Hypocalcaemia, Lactation Tetany, etc.

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