Ostriches Western Cape Oudtshoorn Ostrimed – Condition Comments respiratory problems Few cases of sinusitis/rhinitis winds and dust – Avian influenza Wild bird introduction low mortality, different – than poultry outbreak.. Surveillance indicate high number of positive wild birds dove/ pigeon/ spurwing/ egyptian geese/ gunea fowl/ blue crane Energy and protein deficiency 3 Severe drought animals are on maintenance – rations those in veldt are dying very bad to – – the game farmers here . Equines Limpopo Modimolle Fistulous withers - 1 Eastern Cape Humansdorp Opthalmia Severe infection in a donkey – 2 moderate cases in horses – Port Alfred Biliary One case with secondary pneumonia (Bathurst) – Biliary 1 Seas – Game Mpumalanga Karino Malnutrition Impala lamb died due to malnutrition as it was not a healthy animal in the first – place. Gauteng Krugersdorp Roundworms - 3 Lungworm 3 Springbok and blesbok deaths, never seen this infestation for 11 years in – practice Pretoria Intestinal roundworms - 2 ear-tick 2 –
Ostriches Western Cape Oudtshoorn – Ostrimed Condition Comments respiratory problems Few cases of sinusitis/rhinitis – winds and dust Avian influenza Wild bird introduction – low mortality, different than poultry outbreak.. Surveillance indicate high number of positive wild birds dove/ pigeon/ spurwing/ egyptian geese/ gunea fowl/ blue crane Energy and protein deficiency 3 Severe drought – animals are on maintenance rations – those in veldt are dying – very bad to the game farmers here . Equines Limpopo Modimolle Fistulous withers - 1 Eastern Cape Humansdorp Opthalmia – Severe infection in a donkey – 2 moderate cases in horses Port Alfred Biliary – One case with secondary pneumonia (Bathurst) Biliary – 1 Seas Game Mpumalanga Karino Malnutrition – Impala lamb died due to malnutrition as it was not a healthy animal in the first place. Gauteng Krugersdorp Roundworms - 3 Lungworm – 3 Springbok and blesbok deaths, never seen this infestation for 11 years in practice Pretoria Intestinal roundworms - 2 ear-tick – 2
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