3.4 Conditions diagnosed under the Knackery Surveillance Project, 2015–16 Condition Percentage of cattle examined Endemic infectious disease 34 Endemic noninfectious disease 6 Metabolic disease 8 Traumatic injury 9 Obstetrical conditions 11 Musculoskeletal injuries 0 Undetermined (EADs excluded) 32 Total 100 EAD = emergency animal disease at which to perform disease surveillance. The hypocalcaemia and pregnancy toxaemia) project is co-funded by the Victorian Sheep were the most common diagnoses. No EADs and Goat Compensation Fund and were detected. Agriculture Victoria. In one instance, a ewe presented at an Sheep and goats that are recently deceased, abattoir with oral lesions consistent with or unfit for sale or slaughter are necropsied to disease (FMD). Exclusion determine the cause of death, or unsuitability testing for FMD was performed, and a tracing for sale or slaughter. exercise was undertaken to locate the property of origin. FMD was not confirmed; Agriculture Victoria animal health staff made the ewe had sustained traumatic injury to her 61 visits to saleyards and 67 visits to abattoirs gums, presumably from rough feed on the during 2015–16, observing nearly one million farm of origin. animals during these visits. A total of 185 sheep and 19 goats were necropsied for The Saleyards and Abattoirs Surveillance diagnostic purposes. Project continues to provide valuable data to demonstrate to industry and trading partners Endemic infectious disease (particularly the absence of EADs in the Victorian internal parasitism), traumatic injury flock and goat herd. It is an effective and and metabolic disease (predominantly efficient surveillance tool, with wide industry Table 3.5 Conditions diagnosed under the Sheep and Goat Mortality Surveillance Project, 2015–16 Condition Sheep Goats Endemic infectious disease 32 2 Other noninfectious disease 20 2 Internal parasites 18 0 Nutrition-related conditions 11 1 Undetermined (EADs excluded) 21 2 Total 102 7 EAD = emergency animal disease
3.4 Conditions diagnosed under the Knackery Surveillance Project, 2015–16 Condition Percentage of cattle examined Endemic infectious disease 34 Endemic noninfectious disease 6 Metabolic disease 8 Traumatic injury 9 Obstetrical conditions 11 Musculoskeletal injuries 0 Undetermined (EADs excluded) 32 Total 100 EAD = emergency animal disease at which to perform disease surveillance. The project is co-funded by the Victorian Sheep and Goat Compensation Fund and Agriculture Victoria. Sheep and goats that are recently deceased, or unfit for sale or slaughter are necropsied to determine the cause of death, or unsuitability for sale or slaughter. Agriculture Victoria animal health staff made 61 visits to saleyards and 67 visits to abattoirs during 2015–16, observing nearly one million animals during these visits. A total of 185 sheep and 19 goats were necropsied for diagnostic purposes. Endemic infectious disease (particularly internal parasitism), traumatic injury and metabolic disease (predominantly hypocalcaemia and pregnancy toxaemia) were the most common diagnoses. No EADs were detected. In one instance, a ewe presented at an abattoir with oral lesions consistent with disease (FMD). Exclusion testing for FMD was performed, and a tracing exercise was undertaken to locate the property of origin. FMD was not confirmed; the ewe had sustained traumatic injury to her gums, presumably from rough feed on the farm of origin. The Saleyards and Abattoirs Surveillance Project continues to provide valuable data to demonstrate to industry and trading partners the absence of EADs in the Victorian flock and goat herd. It is an effective and efficient surveillance tool, with wide industry Table 3.5 Conditions diagnosed under the Sheep and Goat Mortality Surveillance Project, 2015–16 Condition Sheep Goats Endemic infectious disease 32 2 Other noninfectious disease 20 2 Internal parasites 18 0 Nutrition-related conditions 11 1 Undetermined (EADs excluded) 21 2 Total 102 7 EAD = emergency animal disease
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