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Scabby mouth is a viral disease of sheep and goats that causes scabs and pustules, usually around the mouth and face of affected animals. The disease is most common in lambs and weaners over summer.

Salmonellosis of sheep is an infectious bacterial disease causing illness and death. It results from proliferation of salmonella bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and other organs. Profuse diarrhoea is commonly present and pregnant ewes may abort.

Although originating in Burgundy, the Gamay wine grape variety is best known from the Beaujolais region in France.

Mangoes are grown commercially in Western Australia from Kununurra in the north to Gingin in the south. They can be grown further south, but mostly for home consumption.

Pulpy kidney (enterotoxaemia) is a disease of sheep, goats and cattle. It occurs in sheep when a bacterium that normally inhabits the animal’s intestines without causing problems begins to multiply and produce a toxin that poisons the animal.

Strangles is an infectious, bacterial disease of horses, which may affect any horse not previously exposed to the disease. It is an upper airway infection which causes a cough, swelling and abscessation of the lymph nodes of the head and neck, and a nasal discharge.

Pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia affect lambing ewe flocks and have similar signs but different causes. As pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia require different treatments, it is important to be able to understand, recognise and prevent both of these diseases in lambing ewe flocks.

The Western Australian horse industry is committed to helping owners keep their horses and properties disease-free through the adoption of effective biosecurity measures.

Photosensitisation is inflammation of the skin, and occasionally the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye.

This page outlines some simple guidelines and investigations that should be undertaken before designing a groundwater drainage system and submitting a Notice of Intent to Drain: where to put them; site assessment, design and construction guidelines; working with contractors.

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