Diseases and vaccination: Articles and factsheets

This Meat & Livestock Australia factsheet details what Bovine Respiratory Disease is and how it can be prevented and controlled to increase feedlot productivity and animal welfare (PDF, 343KB).

Animal Health Australia (AHA) manages the Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) Freedom Assurance Project (TSEFAP), which delivers nationally integrated TSE risk minimisation measures to keep Australian animals and their…
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Call the national Emergency Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888 if you see unusual signs of disease in your livestock.

You can order vaccine directly from the Tick Fever Centre by phone, fax, by using the online order form, or through your local veterinarian or rural agency. Find…
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Tail rot is a common occurrence in north Australian cattle herds. A common perception is that tail rot is a progressive infectious disease that ascends the tail, and…
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Stringhalt in cattle is due to the inside ligament becoming hooked over the top of the knee, i.e. a virtual dislocation. Read more about possible causes and prevention.

Post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is a very common condition in weaned calves. It is mainly caused by two coccidia (Eimeria bovis and E. zuernii) that normally inhabit the intestinal tract. Coccidiosis is…
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Vaccines can be used to protect livestock from a number of diseases thereby improving the overall health of the herd and increase productivity. However, using vaccines requires a…
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Find out more about diseases and parasites that can affect cattle in northern Australia, including tips on diagnosing diseases and nutritional deficiencies.