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Q Fever Control Policy - http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/Bio/qfever/qmain.htm
Information from the University of Florida on their policy for quarantining animals and ensuring their facilities remain free of this disease. |
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Animal Disease Information - http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_health/animal_health_issues.html
Factsheets from the Texas Animal Health Commission. |
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Vesicular Stomatitis - http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/vssv/vssvfse.shtml
Information on this disease, its transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada. |
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Anaplasmosis - http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/anaplasmos/anaplasfse.shtml
Information on this disease of ruminants, its transmission and spread, its clinical signs and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada. |
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Bluetongue - http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/blufie/blufiefse.shtml
Information on this disease, its transmission, clinical signs and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada. |
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Brucellosis Fact Sheet - http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/factsheet/bruce.htm
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can be passed from animals, such as cows, sheep and goats, to humans. |
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Livestock Diseases - http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1175705256266
Factsheets from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. |
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http://www.nadis.org.uk - http://www.nadis.org.uk
The National Animal Disease Information Service is a network of 60 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring the health of cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK. |
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Control of Liver Fluke - http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nreninf.nsf/v/020902F6B5FF89FFCA25741D00169348/$file/Control_of_Liver_Fluke.pdf
Factsheet on this parasite of sheep and cattle, its control, and the control of the snails that are the alternate host species. |
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Specified Diseases - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/specified.htm
Provides a list of the diseases which are compulsorily notifiable under European Union legislation. |
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Zoonoses: Questions and Answers on Q-fever - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/qfever.htm
Provides information on this disease which puzzled researchers for a long time. |
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Disease Factsheet: Rift Valley Fever - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/riftvalleyfever/index.htm
History and spread of this disease which affects sheep, goats and cattle, the clinical signs, post-mortem appearances and the UK and EU legislation that covers it. |
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Profile for Toxoplasmosis - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-toxoplasmosis.pdf
Provides information on this disease, the rationale for government intervention, the risks to human health and the GB disease control strategy. |
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Vesicular Stomatitis - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/vesiculatstomatitis/index.htm
DEFRA factsheet providing information on the history and spread of this disease which affects cattle, pigs and horses, the clinical signs and post-mortem appearances. |
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Profile for Verocytotoxin Producing E. coli (VTEC0157) - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-vtec.pdf
The VTEC0157 strain of E. coli produces a toxin which can cause disease. This profile describes the problem, provides a rationale for government intervention and a GB control strategy. |
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Disease Factsheet: Bluetongue - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/bluetongue/index.htm
Information on the occurrence of this disease in the UK and advice to farmers and others. |
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Disease Factsheet: Anthrax - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/anthrax/index.htm
Information on this notifiable disease, its transmission, clinical signs, post-mortem appearances, precautions, treatment and the GB legislation covering it. |
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http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/search/search.cgi?collection=external&form=custom&meta_y_not=0ARCHIVE0&query=t%3A%22anthrax%22+s%3A%22anthrax%22&meta_x_sand=&sort=title&x=34&y=12 - http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/search/search.cgi?collection=external&form=custom&meta_y_not=0ARCHIVE0&query=t%3A%22anthrax%22+s%3A%22anthrax%22&meta_x_sand=&sort=title&x=34&y=12
Clinical signs that can be found in sheep, goats, cattle and humans. Includes treatments that are described. |
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Rift Valley Fever - http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/rift/riftfse.shtml
Information on this disease, its transmission and spread, its clinical signs, diagnosis and what is being done to prevent its entry into Canada. |
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Screw-worm Fly - http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/search/search.cgi?collection=external&form=custom&meta_y_not=0ARCHIVE0&query=t%3A%22screw+worm+fly%22+s%3A%22Chrysomya+bezziana%22&meta_x_sand=&sort=title&x=34&y=12
Serious threat to pastoral industries, occurs in almost all tropical countries except Australia. Its life cycle and potential impact on cattle, sheep, dogs and humans are described. |
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Bluetongue: Disease Factsheet - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/bluetongue/factsheet.htm
Provides information on how this disease is transmitted, the import of susceptible livestock, the clinical signs in cattle and sheep, and vaccination. |
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Cheesy Gland - http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/PW/AH/DIS/SL/FN2005_CHEESY_GLAND.PDF
Causes, spread, symptoms, and prevention of CLA in sheep and goats. |
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Animal Diseases : University of Nebraska - http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/animaldisease/
Articles on specific livestock diseases. |
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Rift Valley Fever - http://www.fao.org/NEWS/1998/rvf-e.htm
A mosquito-borne viral disease leading to serious economic losses in livestock, particularly sheep. Transmission, symptoms, related links. |