June 2024 issue of Australian Veterinary Journal out now!

07 Jun 2024
Former AVJ Editors-in-Chief Dr Anne Jackson and Assoc Prof David Beggs with current Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Prof Cathy McGowan AVA Conference 2024 2.jpg

Image: Former AVJ Editors-in-Chief Dr Anne Jackson and Assoc Prof David Beggs with current Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Prof Cathy McGowan AVA Conference 2024. (Meredith Flash)

The June 2024 issue of the Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ) is now available to view online. AVA members can access the AVJ via their My AVA log in on the Wiley Online Library.

This month features:

Production Animals

  • Understanding barriers to reducing antimicrobials on Australian dairy farms: A qualitative analysis; C Langhorne, BJ Wood, C Wood, J Henning, M McGowan, D Schull, S Ranjbar, JS Gibson
  • Distance examination of livestock with drones ‐ an effective method for assessing health and welfare; KL Rayner, ME Wilson

Small Animals

  • Retrospective assessment of ophthalmic disease development in domestic dogs and cats when hospitalised with tick paralysis caused by Ixodes holocyclus; BD Reynolds, E Perry, HG Nagel, CJ Whittaker, KA Caruso, MJ Annear, WM Irving, PM McCarthy, A Dion, JM-S Yi, E Hall, JS Smith
  • A case of disseminated cryptococcosis with abdominal involvement due to Cryptococcus neoformans species complex in a Ragdoll cat and false‐negative cryptococcal antigen lateral flow tests due to the postzone phenomenon; A Teh, E Pritchard, SL Donahoe, R Malik, M Krockenberger

Wildlife and Zoos

  • Cryptosporidium‐associated enteritis in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus); I Hough, R O'Handley, N Speight
  • Hospital admissions to Phillip Island Wildlife Clinic, Victoria, Australia, over a 10‐year period, 2012–2021; KJ Dutton-Regester

Education, Ethics & Welfare

  • Embedding research and enquiry in Australian DVM curriculum; J Šlapeta, MP Ward