Informative Articles

Here you will find topics of general veterinary interest as well as special information and notices.

Biliary in dogs
Information for pet owners about biliary fever in dogs.

Information about Nobivac^® Piro for dog owners
Find out about a new vaccine to aid in the fight against biliary fever in dogs.

Karoo Paralysis Tick
As you know, Karoo paralysis occurs in certain geographical areas in winter and may lead to serious losses . . .

Some Vital Points on the Control of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea on a Farm
The history of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus dates back as far as the late 1940's. Olafson and associates described a gastro-enteritis with severe diarrhoea in dairy herds in New York State in 1946. Today BVD infections are seen in all ages of cattle throughout . . .

Enzootic Abortion in Sheep
Enzootic abortion (sometimes called Chlamydiosis) was relatively unknown in the country until 1972 whereby there was a massive outbreak of abortions and stillbirths in ewes. In some flocks . . .

Vaccination of your pet - Nicety or Necessity?
Many pathogenic organisms that have been discovered decades ago still exist today in the animal kingdom. Apart from causing diseases, these organisms are remarkable opportunists by virtue of their high multiplication rates and genetic mutations. This explains why apparently novel infectious agents appear periodically . . .