Livestock Veterinary Service, University of Sydney

23/10/2024

One of our recent graduates, Dr Amelia Cannadine (2023) won first prize🥇in the Veterinary Evidence Awards on her critical appraised topic on the use of NSAIDs to reduce post-partum pain behaviours in cattle. So proud!!

Question In periparturient cows does the administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) aid in reducing pain-related behaviours after parturition when compared to cows not administered NSAIDs? Clinical bottom line The category of research question was: Treatment. The number and type...

28/09/2024

Found some sheep amongst the flowers at Floriade

20/07/2024

From time to time we have animals in need of a forever home!! These five adorable Angora goats are looking for their forever homes after being surrendered.

Tag 1016 (doe) - Enid
Tag 1017 (doe) - Bess
Tag 1018 (doe) - Cindy
Tag 1019 (wether) - Archer
Tag 1020 (doe)- Dora

If you can provide a forever home to a goat or two or three, please enquire on 02 4655-0777

10/07/2024

We had some excitement today at Livestock Veterinary Service, University of Sydney with the arrival of this whooper of a lamb!! His mother affectionately called, Ewenece, was suffering from pregnancy toxemia and needed some help. Pregnancy toxemia occurs in sheep when the energy demand of the foetus or foetuses outstrips the ability of the ewe to meet that energy demand. This can lead to lethargy, weakness, neurological signs, and even death.

In Ewenece’s case, her condition warranted an emergency Caesarian to evict her womb-guests with the help of Dr Nicholas Goh, Dr Francisco Segundo and our eager Sydney Uni DVM students. Little did we know….it was just one giant guest! 😳😮

Meet “Huegene” (or Baby Huey as we like to call him)…a 6.5 kilogram, whopper of a Dorper ram lamb. At his weight…he was like having multiples. 🐑🐑

If you are having any issues with pregnancy toxemia or dystocia (lambing difficulties), please contact our clinic to discuss with one of our veterinarians.

If you need a few sheep in your life, we are taking expressions of interest if you would like to adopt🐑Ewenece and her son 🐏Huey. 💕🩵
📸: JMO and SMc

04/06/2024

One of our DVM3 students is working on a Research Survey as part of their Research & Enquiry Unit of study at Veterinary Sciences, University of Sydney. If any of our followers who are Australian veterinarians or producers of red meat (cattle , sheep, goats, alpacas), could you kindly consider completing this short anonymous survey on use of on-farm diagnostic testing. Please feel free to forward this link

Survey Link: https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWY6laCAnqGhkH4

26/05/2024

Worms! 🐛Worms! 🪱🐛Worms! 🪱🐛
It’s that time again!

The conditions over the last few months provided for a favourable environment for intestinal parasite infestation in our small ruminant populations most notably Haemonchus contortus (Barber’s pole)😳 and Teladorsagia spp (Brown Scour worms). And sadly the LVS team are starting to see signs like sudden death, anaemia 🧛🏼 (white membranes), bottle jaw (soft swelling under jaw that is oedema) and ill-thrift in 🐐goats, 🐑🐑sheep, and 🦙Alpacas! 😱

To promote effective management of parasites we recommend monitoring of parasite burdens in small ruminants through regular faecal egg counts (FEC)🔬. The objective of this monitoring is to keep your animals healthy and to avoid over-use of drenches which will select for resistance making them less effective in the future. We don’t want that!!

❓What we need? About 6-10 pellets of poo as fresh as possible from at least 5 individual animals. If you have less than five animals that is fine.

😳 How do I get the poo 💩?? You can collect from the re**um which is best. You can collect from the ground but must be fresh. We recommend doing this in the morning and looking for steaming ♨️ piles. Wear gloves 🧤🧤and wash hands 💦thoroughly afterward.

📦What do I collect it into? Plastic lunch baggies or use old egg carton.

🏥 Drop off to our clinic as soon as possible. Ideally keep in a cool place till drop off. No longer than 24 hours after collection for best results

Please contact us if you have concerns about worm infestations or pricing. We would love to help develop a treatment and control plan for your pets and farm!! 02 4655 0777

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/sheep/health/internal-parasites/managing-worms-in-goats-in-nsw

15/05/2024

Does fluid therapy in calves make you pull your hair out? Want a portable and quick way to assess a calf on farm and formulate a fluid therapy plan? Well check out our Calf Fluid Therapy App that was developed by our own Dr Sam Rowe.

https://univetslivestock.com.au/calf-fluid/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR03lJjW3Xx-1XP7_dqK0JZ1NWCFgFl_6DB4OaNSvgRtJgC1_q6-CLrPVu4_aem_Adc6_vkn8UFqT_vHnrf9WfG6mmM5gx28wzYUa0J25NjIfuspzjNAlBJ3LnpFWhvukIHrQpfloGVKaRBUUhkHejLI

12/05/2024

🩷Happy Mother’s Day 🩷
Mums come in many forms…and are there when you need them most! Celebrate the mother figure in your life that nurtures, loves, supports and feeds your soul.

21/03/2024

Have you ever wondered what a lamb inutero looks like on Ultrasound? Today our Advance Reproductive Technologies students had a go at pregnancy diagnosis with Dr Jennie Mohler. Can you see the heart beating??

21/03/2024

Today our DVM4 Advanced Reproductive Technologies elective students got do some pregnancy scanning in ewes with Dr Jennie Mohler. We are happy to report all the lovely ladies were in lamb.

19/03/2024

Bull reproductive soundness examination is key part of any breeding program. Today Dr Roy Nevard, Dr Jennie Mohler and Professor Chris Grupen teaching Sydney University DVM final year students under taking their Advance Reproductive Technologies elective rotations. Yesterday these keen bean 🫘 students did LAP AI on 70 sheep.

16/03/2024

These beautiful Brahmans three generations deep.

16/03/2024

Dr Rory Nevard and Dr Jennie Mohler hang with the cool cows Camden Show Beef Exhibit today!!

16/03/2024

Wonderful day at the Camden Show today! Some wonderful bullocks pulling a cart! Sweetest boys!!

15/03/2024

Livestock Veterinary Service, University of Sydney and Camden Equine Centre veterinary department s have teamed up to watch over the rodeo stock at the Camden Show tonight!! Come say hello to Dr Chani Barrett and Dr Albert Tsang! Better yet come down for a fabulous night at the rodeo! 🐎🐂🤠

15/11/2023

What can we say…we love ruminants and researching.

It's Spotlight Saturday! ✨

Learn how the University of Sydney is engaging livestock clinical staff through research and collaboration: jav.ma/usydney

Article contributed by Livestock Veterinary Service, University of Sydney

24/10/2023

Worms! 🐛Worms! 🪱🐛Worms! 🪱🐛 - in the paddocks and your small ruminants!🎼🎶🎵🎤

We have seen a “frightfully” 👻 high number cases of sheep and goats with life threatening internal parasite burdens! The conditions over the last month are providing a favourable environment for intestinal parasite infestation in our small ruminant populations most notably Haemonchus contortus (Barber’s pole worm..vampire 🧛🏽worm) and Teladorsagia (Brown scour 🪱 worm).

And those worms have been partying 🎉 hard per the usual!! 😳And sadly the LVS team are starting to see signs like sudden death, anaemia 🧛🏼 (white membranes👻) and ill-thrift in 🐐goats, 🐑🐑sheep, and 🦙Alpacas! 😱

To promote effective management of parasites we recommend monitoring of parasite burdens through regular faecal egg counts (FEC)🔬. The objective of this monitoring is to keep your animals healthy and to avoid over-use of drenches which will select for resistance making them less effective in the future. We don’t want that!!

❓What we need? About 6-10 pellets of poo as fresh as possible from at least 5 individual animals. If you have less than five animals that is fine.

😳 How do I get the poo 💩?? You can collect from the re**um which is best. You can collect from the ground but must be fresh. We recommend doing this in the morning and looking for steaming piles or pick up at feeding time. Wear gloves 🧤🧤and wash hand 💦thoroughly.

📦What do I collect it into? Plastic lunch baggies or use old egg carton.

🏥 Drop off to the clinic as soon as possible. Ideally keep in a cool place till drop off.

Please contact us if you have concerns about worm infestations. We would love to help develop a treatment and control plan for your pets and farm!! 02 4655 0777

https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/sheep/health/internal-parasites/managing-worms-in-goats-in-nsw