| brucella cultures typed by the who brucellosis centre at the commonwealth serum laboratories, melbourne. | results of the typing of brucella cultures received at the who brucellosis centre, csl, melbourne, from 1968-1976 are presented. the distribution of the biotypes of cultures recovered throughout australia is shown on a host and state basis and atypical cultures are discussed. cultures identified from australia were br. abortus, biotypes 1, 2 and 4 and strain 19; br. suis, biotype 1 and br. ovis. br. melitensis biotypes 1, 2 and 3 were recorded only as exotic human infections from the mediterrane ... | 1978 | 105700 |
| the prevalence of sarcosporidiosis in australian meat animals. | the prevalence of sarcocystis infectious in tasmanian sheep, cattle and pigs was assessed during february 1974. serological results indicated that over 90% of sheep and cattle were infected. macroscopic sarcocysts were found in 0.6% of lambs, 8.8% of 2- to 6-tooth (1 to 4 years old) sheep and 66% of full-mouth (4 years and older) sheep. the minimum prevalence in pigs, as determined by microscopic examination of muscle tissues, was 1.4% for animals less than 12 months old and 16.7% for animals ol ... | 1975 | 812465 |
| encephalomyocarditis virus infection and pig disease in queensland. | | 1985 | 3008693 |
| echinococcus granulosus in farm dogs and dingoes in south eastern queensland. | twenty-nine farms with a prevalence of greater than 20% of hydatidosis in cattle were visited in south eastern queensland between august and december 1982. all farms carried beef cattle but none sheep. twenty-four had dingoes and wallabies but only 8 had feral pigs. on 17 farms either macropods were killed for dog food or dogs were suspected of hunting macropods or scavenging their carcases. purge samples were collected from 45 dogs from 23 of the 29 farms visited. the australian sylvatic strain ... | 1985 | 4084146 |
| a survey for arbovirus antibodies in pigs and sheep in queensland. | | 1972 | 4655386 |
| acid-fast bacilli in sputum in north queensland: an analysis pertaining to the years 1967 and 1968. | | 1969 | 4984739 |
| a survey of antibody to 10 arboviruses (koongol group, mapputta group and ungrouped) isolated in queensland. | | 1970 | 5533929 |
| studies of the epidemiology of arthropod-borne virus infections at mitchell river mission, cape york peninsula, north queensland. iv. arbovirus infections of mosquitoes and mammals, 1967-1969. | | 1971 | 4398589 |
| melioidosis in intensive piggeries in south eastern queensland. | the epidemiology of melioidosis was investigated in 8 intensive piggery units which used water from the same river in south eastern queensland. in 3 consecutive years cases of disease followed heavy rainfall and flooding. although pseudomonas pseudomallei was not isolated from water or soil samples the water supply was suspected as the source of infection. affected pigs were detected at slaughter by the presence of abscesses most commonly in the bronchial lymph nodes (40%) and spleen (34%). one ... | 1986 | 3753342 |
| toxocariasis--an unlikely cause of palm island mystery disease. | after the suggestion was made that the "palm island mystery disease" might have been an epidemic of visceral larva migrans that was caused by the flying fox parasite, toxocara pteropodis, work was undertaken to elucidate this nematode's life-cycle and pathogenicity. studies of infections in various laboratory animals have shown unexpectedly variable susceptibility patterns, with mice harbouring most larvae for the longest time period. however, in all susceptible animals (which include mice, guin ... | 1986 | 3724621 |
| the isolation of salmonellas from piggery waste water after orthodox pondage treatment. | | 1995 | 8825321 |
| periodontal disease in feral pigs (sus scrofa) from queensland, australia. | periodontal lesions were present in 26 of 107 feral pigs (sus scrofa) that were shot in southern queensland. the severity of the lesions varied from gingivitis to extensive destruction of the alveolus and its contents. examination of slaughtered domestic pigs revealed a similar prevalence of lesions (12 of 52). only cheek teeth were affected, and molars were affected more frequently than premolars. in both feral and domestic pigs, prevalence of periodontal disease affecting bone increased with a ... | 1988 | 3373625 |
| haemorrhagic septicaemia in pigs. | | 1996 | 8941427 |
| incidence of aeromonas and listeria spp. in red meat and milk samples in brisbane, australia. | a total of 150 samples, 50 each of beef, lamb and pork from 10 local retail stores in brisbane metropolitan area as well as 150 raw bovine bulk milk tank samples obtained from queensland united foods (quf), were examined for the presence of aeromonas and listeria spp. over a period of 1 year. different sets of enrichment and plating media were used to recover the organisms with subsequent identification using conventional biochemical and serotyping techniques. a total of 509 isolates consisting ... | 1991 | 1904764 |
| evidence for serpulina hyodysenteriae being recombinant, with an epidemic population structure. | the population structure of serpulina hyodysenteriae was investigated using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. a total of 231 isolates were divided into 50 electrophoretic types (ets), with a mean genetic diversity of 0.29 for the number of ets and 0.23 for the number of isolates. subsets of isolates from two australian states (71 isolates from victoria and 68 isolates from queensland) exhibited as much genetic variation as the entire collection. the calculated index of association (ia) for the ... | 1997 | 9353937 |
| typing of australian isolates of treponema hyodysenteriae by serology and by dna restriction endonuclease analysis. | a total of 91 isolates of treponema hyodysenteriae which were obtained from 62 piggeries located around australia were typed by serology and by dna restriction endonuclease analysis (rea). the isolates fell into eight serogroups, of which groups b and d were the most common. isolates with different rea patterns were recognised within serogroups, whilst a few isolates with the same rea pattern were placed into different serogroups. some of the latter isolates were either from the same piggery or ... | 1992 | 1626376 |
| an analysis of leg abnormalities of boars in the queensland performance testing station. | an analysis was made of the results of leg inspections of boars in the queensland boar testing station at the start and end of their performance tests. the frequency among boars of 12 specific faults ranged from zero to 90% at the start and 7% to 73% and the end of testing. of the 362 boars examined, 20% suffered from leg weakness. 11% of these had to be slaughtered and 9% recovered after return to the farm. the only faults significantly associated with leg weakness were: "up on toes" of the fro ... | 1976 | 985240 |
| the prevalence and distribution of leptospiral titres in cattle and pigs in queensland. | serological test results for leptospiral species on serums from cattle and pigs performed by the diagnostic laboratories of the queensland department of primary industries from july 1973 to june 1976 were used to determine the prevalence and geographical distribution of 3 leptospiral serotypes in queensland. there was a higher prevalence of antibodies to l. hardjo than to l. pomona in cattle, whereas in pigs the prevalence of antibodies to l. pomona was much higher than that for l. tarassovi or ... | 1978 | 687297 |
| hermaphrodites in australian pigs. occurrence and morphology in an abattoir survey. | in an abattoir study in brisbane 19 hermaphrodites were found amongst 4000 pigs (0.475%). all pigs had female secondary genitalia with a tendency towards clitoridean enlargement and excessive erectile tissue below the vulva. the gonads had developed as testes, ovotestes or ovaries and were in the position of the ovaries in normal females. ovaries were as in normal females, apart from a possibly higher incidence of cysts. ovarian activity was reflected by the different cyclic stages of the normal ... | 1977 | 559485 |
| an outbreak of haemorrhagic septicaemia associated with pasteurella multocida subsp gallicida in large pig herd. | | 1996 | 8660187 |
| brucellosis: re-emergence and changing epidemiology in queensland. | to define the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of human brucellosis, which is being detected in increasing numbers of patients in queensland. | 1993 | 8336614 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of pasteurella multocida isolates from cases of pneumonia in slaughter swine from south-east queensland. | | 1995 | 7646385 |
| field cases of aflatoxicosis in pigs. | five cases of aflatoxicosis in pigs in southern queensland are described. one peracute case where aflatoxin concentrations of up to 5000 micrograms aflatoxin b1/kg were demonstrated in stomach contents was presumed to be caused by consumption of mouldy bread. high levels of toxins were also present in the livers. two cases of acute toxicity were caused by feeding mouldy peanut screenings containing 22000 micrograms aflatoxin b1/kg. one case of subacute and one of chronic toxicity were caused by ... | 1982 | 7181778 |
| zearalenone intoxication of pigs. | mycotoxicosis due to ingestion of zearalenone was detected on 2 pig farms on the atherton tableland in northern queensland. in one herd of 200 pigs, this resulted from feeding maize which had been stored with a high moisture content. in the other herd of 1400 pigs, it resulted from feeding sorghum grain which was rain affected before harvest. concentrations of zearalenone in the feeds ranged up to 8 mg/kg. most prepubertal gilts in the herds displayed enlarged teats and signs of oestrus such as ... | 1984 | 6231019 |
| ringworm caused by microsporum nanum in pigs in queensland. | | 1966 | 5950723 |
| entomological investigations of an outbreak of japanese encephalitis virus in the torres strait, australia, in 1998. | japanese encephalitis (je) virus first appeared in australia in 1995, when three clinical cases (two fatal) were diagnosed in residents on badu island in the torres strait, northern queensland. more recently, two confirmed human je cases were reported in the torres strait islands and cape york peninsula, in northern queensland in 1998. shortly after je virus activity was detected in humans and sentinel pigs on badu island in 1998, adult mosquitoes were collected using co2 and octenol-baited cdc ... | 2001 | 11476340 |
| serological examination for evidence of infection with hendra and nipah viruses in queensland piggeries. | to examine piggeries in queensland for evidence of infection with hendra virus and nipah virus. | 2001 | 11491222 |
| the appearance of a second genotype of japanese encephalitis virus in the australasian region. | in mid-january 2000, the reappearance of japanese encephalitis (je) virus activity in the australasian region was first demonstrated by the isolation of je virus from 3 sentinel pigs on badu island in the torres strait. further evidence of je virus activity was revealed through the isolation of je virus from culex gelidus mosquitoes collected on badu island and the detection of specific je virus neutralizing antibodies in 3 pigs from saint pauls community on moa island. nucleotide sequencing and ... | 2001 | 11791969 |
| infections with mycobacterium avium and battey strain (serotype davis) in man in queensland. | | 1968 | 5670870 |
| guinea-pig inoculation with anonymous mycobacteria groups 2 and 3 isolated from sputum in north queensland. | | 1970 | 5520882 |
| longitudinal study of veterinarians from entry to the veterinary course to ten years after graduation: career paths. | to map out the career paths of veterinarians during their first 10 years after graduation, and to determine if this could have been predicted at entry to the veterinary course. | 2002 | 12224614 |
| brucellosis in north queensland rodents. | | 1966 | 5331661 |
| the isolation of a porcine adenovirus in queensland. | | 1971 | 5102654 |
| a rickettsia-like organism from a water-rat, hydromys chrysogaster, from brisbane. | | 1967 | 4864429 |
| importance of staphylococcus hyicus ssp hyicus as a cause of arthritis in pigs up to 12 weeks of age. | lame pigs, up to 12 weeks of age, were necropsied to establish a diagnosis. of 175 pigs examined, 165 were confirmed to have arthritis by histopathological examination of joint tissues. lesions were most common in the elbow and tarsal joints and least common in the joints of the feet. typically, there was severe fibrinopurulent inflammation of synovial membranes regardless of the bacteria isolated. a bacterial aetiology was found in 114 (69%) of the 165 pigs. in arthritic pigs in which an aetiol ... | 1996 | 8660240 |
| verotoxin-producing escherichia coli from the faeces of sheep, calves and pigs. | | 1997 | 9140657 |
| rapid identification of virulence genes in enterotoxigenic escherichia coli isolates associated with diarrhoea in queensland piggeries. | to identify virulence genes in enterotoxigenic e coli (etec) isolates associated with diarrhoea in neonatal, 1 to 3 week-old and weaned pigs in southeast queensland. | 2005 | 15957392 |
| the detection of porcine circovirus in the australian pig herd. | to determine if porcine circovirus (pcv) type 1 (pcv1) or type 2 (pcv2) is present in the australian pig herd, to conduct preliminary genetic characterisation of any viruses detected, and to determine if there is any obvious virological reason why post-weaning multisystemic wasting disease (pmws), associated with pcv infection in other countries, has not been detected in australia. | 2005 | 15957393 |
| rejection by pigs of mouldy grain containing deoxynivalenol. | weaner pigs on a farm near beaudesert in south eastern queensland refused to eat feed comprised largely of wheat and barley. older pigs consumed small amounts and some prepubertal gilts subsequently displayed enlarged and reddened vulvas. wheat, barley and triticale were grown on the farm during 1983, which was unusually and persistently wet. the wheat and triticale were harvested and stored for about 3 weeks with moisture contents above 14% before being fed. samples of the wheat and triticale c ... | 1985 | 3158298 |
| newly discovered viruses of flying foxes. | flying foxes have been the focus of research into three newly described viruses from the order mononegavirales, namely hendra virus (hev), menangle virus and australian bat lyssavirus (abl). early investigations indicate that flying foxes are the reservoir host for these viruses. in 1994, two outbreaks of a new zoonotic disease affecting horses and humans occurred in queensland. the virus which was found to be responsible was called equine morbillivirus (emv) and has since been renamed hev. inve ... | 1999 | 10501164 |
| animal melioidosis in australia. | melioidosis was first diagnosed in australia in sheep in 1949. while it has been considered endemic in tropical australia, there have been animal outbreaks in southwest western australia and southern queensland. infection occurs in many species, with both latency and a wide range of clinical manifestations. some species may develop melioidosis only if immunocompromised. sheep and goats are particularly susceptible, resulting in the requirement for pasteurisation of tropical commercial goat's mil ... | 2000 | 10674644 |
| hendra (equine morbillivirus) | hendra has been recognized in australia as a new zoonotic disease of horses since 1994/5 and subsequent work has shown that the viral agent is endemic in certain species of fruit bat. the hendra virus is the type species of a new genus within the sub-family paramyxovirinae, which also contains another newly identified zoonotic bat virus, namely nipah. it is assumed that contact with bats has led to the hendra virus being transferred to horses on each of the three separate incidents that have bee ... | 2000 | 11061954 |
| q fever in a queensland meatworks. | an epidemiological study of q fever infection in a brisbane meatworks was undertaken. a retrospective 10-year study (1968 to 1977) revealed an average annual incidence of 1% for the nine years excluding 1969, while an outbreak with a 7.9% incidence occurred in 1969. no seasonal distribution was found. results indicated that cattle form the major source of coxiella burneti (infectious agent of q fever) in the meatworks and that the highest risk of infection exists on the cattle slaughter floor. t ... | 1980 | 7402154 |
| application of eric-pcr for the comparison of isolates of haemophilus parasuis. | to validate a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) based method. enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-pcr (eric-pcr), for the fingerprinting of haemophilus parasuis strains and to use that method to differentiate isolates from apparently related outbreaks of glässer's disease on three pig farms. | 2000 | 11194474 |
| flaviviruses isolated from mosquitoes collected during the first recorded outbreak of japanese encephalitis virus on cape york peninsula, australia. | in response to an outbreak of japanese encephalitis (je) virus on cape york peninsula, australia, in 1998, mosquitoes were collected using co2 and octenol-baited centers for disease control and prevention light traps. a total of 35,235 adult mosquitoes, comprising 31 species, were processed for virus isolation. no isolates of je virus were recovered from these mosquitoes. however, 18 isolates of kokobera virus, another flavivirus were obtained from culex annulirostris. twelve isolates were from ... | 2001 | 11442206 |
| communicable diseases network australia national arbovirus and malaria advisory committee annual report, 2005-06. | this report describes the epidemiology of mosquito-borne disease in australia for the mosquito-borne disease season 1 july 2005 to 30 june 2006, in which the second largest number of notifications since 1995-96 was reported. ross river virus (rrv) infections (66%), barmah forest virus (bfv) infections (23%) and malaria (9%) were the most common mosquito-borne diseases reported in 2005-06. national rrv notifications were the fifth largest on record. the northern territory had the highest rate of ... | 2006 | 17330382 |
| japanese encephalitis on badu island, australia: the first isolation of japanese encephalitis virus from culex gelidus in the australasian region and the role of mosquito host-feeding patterns in virus transmission cycles. | during investigation of an outbreak of japanese encephalitis (je) in the torres strait, australia, in 2000, mosquitoes were collected in badu island community and at a newly established communal piggery about 3 km from the community. a total of 94,285 mosquitoes, comprising 91,240 (96.8%) unengorged females, 1630 (1.7%) blood-engorged females and 1415 (1.5%) males, were processed for virus isolation. one isolate of je virus was obtained from culex gelidus, with a minimum infection rate of 12.4:1 ... | 2001 | 11816428 |
| detection of arcobacter spp. in piggery effluent and effluent-irrigated soils in southeast queensland. | to investigate the occurrence and levels of arcobacter spp. in pig effluent ponds and effluent-treated soil. | 2007 | 17650202 |
| risk factors for gastric ulcers in australian pigs at slaughter. | the stomachs of pigs (n=15,741) originating from 136 herds from the australian states of queensland, western australia, victoria and new south wales were examined at slaughter for the presence of oesophago-gastric ulcers (ogus). stomachs were categorised as being normal, hyperkeratotic, eroded, ulcerated, or having strictures. a questionnaire was distributed to piggery owners to identify factors associated with an above-average herd prevalence of ogu. thirty percent of all pigs examined had ogu ... | 2002 | 11937236 |
| polio-encephalomyelitis of pigs in queensland. | | 1971 | 5542374 |
| surveillance for antibiotic resistance in veterinary pathogens from the perspective of a regional diagnostic laboratory. | the toowoomba veterinary laboratory tests for antibiotic resistance through passive surveillance of bacterial pathogens from diseased, frequently intensively managed, animals. testing is carried out on the basis of the number of animals involved, the nature and severity of the disease and the identity and significance of the bacterium, the results guiding the submitting veterinarian in implementing appropriate treatment. the antibiotics chosen for testing are those that are currently registered ... | 2003 | 12807288 |
| field evaluation of a sentinel mosquito (diptera: culicidae) trap system to detect japanese encephalitis in remote australia. | incursions of japanese encephalitis (je) virus into northern queensland are currently monitored using sentinel pigs. however, the maintenance of these pigs is expensive, and because pigs are the major amplifying hosts of the virus, they may contribute to je transmission. therefore, we evaluated a mosquito-based detection system to potentially replace the sentinel pigs. single, inactivated je-infected culex annulirostris skuse and c. sitiens wiedemann were placed into pools of uninfected mosquito ... | 2003 | 12943100 |
| studies of arthropod-borne virus infections in queensland. iv. further serological investigations of antibodies to group b arboviruses in man and animals. | | 1964 | 14150749 |
| communicable diseases network australia national arbovirus and malaria advisory committee annual report, 2006-07. | this report describes the epidemiology of mosquito-borne disease in australia for the mosquito-borne disease season 1 july 2006 to 30 june 2007, which was moderately low compared to previous seasons. ross river virus (rrv) infections (55%), barmah forest virus (bfv) infections (29%) and overseas acquired malaria (11%) were the most common mosquito-borne diseases reported in 2006-07. the number, proportion and rate of national bfv notifications were the second highest on record since 1998-99. the ... | 2008 | 18522303 |
| flavivirus isolations from mosquitoes collected from saibai island in the torres strait, australia, during an incursion of japanese encephalitis virus. | adult mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) were collected in january and february 2000 from saibai island in the torres strait of northern australia, and processed for arbovirus isolation during a period of japanese encephalitis (je) virus activity on nearby badu island. a total of 84 210 mosquitoes were processed for virus isolation, yielding six flavivirus isolates. viruses obtained were single isolates of je and kokobera (kok) and four of kunjin (kun). all virus isolates were from members of the c ... | 2004 | 15347396 |
| preliminary report on the northern australian melioidosis environmental surveillance project. | an environmental surveillance programme was developed to determine whether water supplies could be a source of burkholderia pseudomallei as noted during previous melioidosis outbreak investigations. water supplies to communities in the three northern australian jurisdictions (western australia, northern territory and queensland) were sampled periodically during 2001 and 2002. water and soil samples were collected from communities known to have had recent culture-positive melioidosis cases and ne ... | 2004 | 15473143 |
| studies on a case of actinomycetoma pedis in queensland. i. | | 1970 | 4248518 |
| brucellosis in northern australia. | the aim of this study was to define the clinical presentation of brucellosis in northern australia and to assess the long-term impact of brucellosis on individual lives. a retrospective review was conducted to assess 32 patients with brucellosis caused by brucella suis in townsville, australia during 1996-2009. all patients were caucasian males with a mean age of 35 years. the greatest risk factor for brucellosis was feral pig hunting (94%, n = 30). there was one laboratory-acquired case. the mo ... | 2010 | 20889883 |
| an outbreak of japanese encephalitis in the torres strait, australia, 1995. | to determine the distribution of virus infection during an outbreak of japanese encephalitis (je) in the torres strait, and to describe the environmental factors facilitating the outbreak. | 1996 | 8816682 |
| reproductive performance of sows in the tropics. | a retrospective study was undertaken on 6 piggeries in north australia and south vietnam to define the reproductive performance of sows in the tropics. reproductive performance was analysed in respect to age of first mating, time of the year, breed and management practices. there was a significant effect of the time of the year at mating on farrowing rate. highest farrowing rates were achieved when sows were mated during the cool time of the year in the australian piggeries and during the dry-ho ... | 1996 | 8888532 |
| an evaluation of three serological tests for antibody to brucella suis in pigs. | the rose bengal plate agglutination test (rbt), the complement fixation text (cft) and the tube agglutination test (tat) were applied to serums from 345 feral and 80 domestic pigs sampled at slaughter. at least 2 of the 3 serological tests were applied to each serum. tissues from all pigs were cultured for brucella suis and the degree of culture effort was categorised from 1 to 4 in decreasing order. fifty-eight feral and 35 domestic pigs were culture-positive. a greater proportion of culture-po ... | 1989 | 2712774 |
| phenotypic characterisation of pasteurella multocida isolates from australian pigs. | a phenotypic characterisation of 150 isolates of bacteria previously identified as pasteurella multocida was performed. all the isolates had been obtained from australian pigs in the three eastern states of queensland (110 isolates), new south wales (21 isolates) and victoria (19 isolates). seven different biochemical biovars were recognised amongst the isolates. a total of 100 isolates (67%) were assigned to biovar 3, previously shown to be the most common biovar in isolates of p. multocida fro ... | 1997 | 9444072 |
| contact dermatitis and in-feed exposure to antibiotics among pig feed handlers. | this study aimed to determine the prevalence of contact dermatitis among pig feed handlers, explore the association with exposure to in-feed antibiotics, and determine farmers' awareness of product safety information. one representative from each piggery in queensland's wide bay burnett region was interviewed by telephone. just over 21% of respondents had experienced dermatitis symptoms within the previous two years; 14.8% within the previous 12 months: and 6.7% had current symptoms. use of at l ... | 1997 | 9444125 |
| determination of selenium in meat products by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | wet digestion using a mixture of nitric, sulfuric, and perchloric acids and an aluminum block digester effectively and rapidly decomposed meat samples for selenium determination by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry. digestion did not require constant attention by an operator. selenium recoveries (range, 94-105%) from national institute of standards and technology standard reference materials and spiked samples were used to validate method accuracy. coefficients of variation ... | 1999 | 10191542 |
| serological survey for brucella antibodies in feral pigs from eastern australia. | | 1999 | 10376107 |
| japanese encephalitis in north queensland, australia, 1998. | to describe the circumstances of two cases of japanese encephalitis (je) in north queensland in 1998, including one acquired on the australian mainland. | 1999 | 10397044 |
| genetic parameters and responses of performance and body composition traits in pigs selected for high and low growth rate on a fixed ration over a set time. | two lines of large white pigs of common genetic origin were divergently selected over four years for high and low growth rate during a 6 week post-weaning test period in which all pigs were fed the same total amount of food (80% of estimated ad libitum intake). genetic parameters and direct and correlated responses in performance and carcass traits were estimated on 2884 pigs with pedigrees comprising a total of 5324 animals, with restricted maximum likelihood and best linear unbiased prediction ... | 2005 | 16194524 |
| assessment of permeable covers for odour reduction in piggery effluent ponds. 2. field-scale trials. | the efficacy of supported covers was investigated under field conditions using a series of prototypes deployed on an anaerobic pond treating typical piggery waste. research focused on identifying effective cover support materials and deployment methods, quantifying odour reduction, and estimating the life expectancy of various permeable cover materials. over a 10-month period, median odour emission rates were five to eight times lower from supported straw cover surfaces and a non-woven, spun fib ... | 2006 | 16412630 |
| echinococcus granulosus in northern queensland. 2. ecological determinants of infection in beef cattle. | to provide information on possible ecological determinants of infection with echinococcus granulosus in a beef pastoral area of northern queensland. | 2006 | 16958625 |
| odour emissions from anaerobic piggery ponds. 2: improving estimates of emission rate through recognition of spatial variability. | odour emission rates were measured for seven different anaerobic ponds treating piggery wastes at six to nine discrete locations across the surface of each pond on each sampling occasion over a thirteen month period. significant variability in emission rates were observed for each pond. measurement of a number of water quality variables in pond liquor samples collected at the same time and from the same locations as the odour samples indicated that the composition of the pond liquor was also var ... | 2007 | 16962321 |
| odour emissions from anaerobic piggery ponds. 1. results of a three season, 14-month survey. | odour emission rates were measured for seven different anaerobic ponds treating piggery wastes at six to nine discrete locations across the surface of each pond on each sampling occasion over a 14-month period. emission rate values varied between ponds, between seasons for the same pond and even for the same pond on different days of a sampling week. average seasonal emission rates ranged from 7.9 to 46.5ou/m(2)s, while average emission rates ranged from 16.0 to 29.0ou/m(2)s. factors potentially ... | 2007 | 16962322 |
| a survey of the microbiological quality of kangaroo carcasses processed for human consumption in two processing plants in queensland, australia. | an investigation of the microbiological quality of kangaroo carcasses at two queensland processing plants was carried out. a total of 836 whole muscle samples were taken, 801 from plant a and 35 from plant b. samples were analyzed for aerobic bacteria, escherichia coli, and salmonella. the mean adjusted aerobic plate count (apc) was 2.8 log cfu/g, and counts at the 90th, 95th, and 99th percentiles were 4.2, 4.9, and 6.4 log cfu/g, respectively. the maximum number of bacteria recovered was 6.5 lo ... | 2007 | 17536688 |
| the prevalence, organ distribution and fertility of cystic echinoccosis in feral pigs in tropical north queensland, australia. | an investigation was carried out to study the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus hydatidosis in feral pigs (sus domesticus) in the charters towers region of tropical north queensland. data were collected from a total of 238 carcasses, which were hunted and shot in the burdekin river catchment area. organs of the abdominal, thoracic, and pelvic cavities were examined for the presence of hydatid cysts. in the laboratory, cysts and hydatid cyst fluids were examined under a stereoscopic binocular ... | 2007 | 17708154 |
| operational trials of remote mosquito trap systems for japanese encephalitis virus surveillance in the torres strait, australia. | japanese encephalitis virus (jev) appears nearly annually in the torres strait in far northern queensland, australia, and is a threat to invade the australian mainland. surveillance has involved the use of sentinel pigs that develop detectable viremias and antibody titers to jev. however, pigs are amplifying hosts for jev, and thus pose a health risk to the public and to pig handlers who bleed the pigs. a remote mosquito trap system would not have these risks. we report on trials using a remote ... | 2007 | 18021024 |
| a survey of the microbiological quality of feral pig carcasses processed for human consumption in queensland, australia. | an investigation of the microbiological quality of 217 feral pig carcasses at a queensland wild game processing plant was carried out using the excision method of sampling. samples were analyzed for aerobic plate count (apc), e. coli, and salmonella over a period of 2 years. the mean adjusted apc was 4.7 log colony-forming units (cfu)/g, and counts at the 90th, 95th, and 99th percentiles were 4.8, 5.2, and 6.1 log cfu/g, respectively. the maximum number of bacteria recovered was 6.4 log cfu/g, a ... | 2008 | 18260821 |
| identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in australian piggeries: part 3. environmental parameters. | between autumn 1997 and autumn 1999, we measured ventilation rates (using a co2 balance method), air temperatures, and relative humidity (using self-contained dataloggers with built-in sensors) in 160 pig housing facilities in queensland, south australia, victoria, and western australia, in each case over a 60 h period. in some buildings, the internal air velocities above the animals were also recorded. while the monitoring instruments were being set up, a detailed questionnaire was used to coll ... | 2008 | 18376534 |
| identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in australian piggeries: part 4. emission factors and study recommendations. | the internal concentrations and emission rates of ammonia (nh3), total bacteria, respirable endotoxins, and inhalable and respirable particles were monitored in 160 piggery buildings in four states of australia (queensland, victoria, western australia, and south australia) between autumn 1997 and autumn 1999. emissions were calculated for individual buildings as a product of internal concentration and ventilation rate, which were estimated by a carbon dioxide balance method. relative humidity an ... | 2008 | 18376535 |
| detection of novel influenza a(h1n1) virus by real-time rt-pcr. | accurate and rapid diagnosis of novel influenza a(h1n1) infection is critical for minimising further spread through timely implementation of antiviral treatment and other public health based measures. in this study we developed two taqman-based reverse transcription pcr (rt-pcr) methods for the detection of novel influenza a(h1n1) virus targeting the haemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes. the assays were validated using 152 clinical respiratory samples, including 61 influenza a positive samples ... | 2009 | 19515611 |
| evaluation of the implementation of new traceability and food safety requirements in the pig industry in eastern australia. | to evaluate the implementation and barriers to adoption, among pig producers, of a newly introduced traceability and food safety system in australia. | 2009 | 19796158 |
| alighting and feeding behaviour of tabanid flies on horses, kangaroos and pigs. | successful mechanical transmission of surra between animals by tabanid flies (diptera: tabanidae) depends to a large extent on the blood-feeding behaviour of the tabanid species prevalent in the area. we studied tabanid-host interactions in australia to better predict risk of surra transmission and design intervention strategies. at least six tabanid species were observed alighting on horses, pigs and kangaroos, but the most abundant were tabanus pallipennis macquart, pseudotabanus silvester ber ... | 2010 | 20153116 |
| level of concern and precaution taking among australians regarding travel during pandemic (h1n1) 2009: results from the 2009 queensland social survey. | global disease outbreaks, such as the recent pandemic (h1n1) 2009 (the so-called swine flu), may have an impact on travel, including raising the concerns of travelers. the objective of this study was to examine the level of concern of australians regarding travel during pandemic (h1n1) 2009 and how this impacted on their travel. | 2010 | 20920048 |
| evaluating sewage-associated jcv and bkv polyomaviruses for sourcing human fecal pollution in a coastal river in southeast queensland, australia. | in this study, the host-sensitivity and host-specificity of jc virus (jcv) and bk virus (bkv) polyomaviruses were evaluated by testing wastewater and fecal samples from nine host groups in southeast queensland, australia. the jcv and bkv polyomaviruses were detected in 63 human wastewater samples collected from primary and secondary effluent, suggesting high sensitivity of these viruses in human wastewater. in the 81 animal wastewater and fecal samples tested, 80 were polymerase chain reaction ( ... | 2010 | 21043279 |
| emerging tropical diseases in australia. part 5. hendra virus. | hendra virus (hev) was first isolated in 1994, from a disease outbreak involving at least 21 horses and two humans in the brisbane suburb of hendra, australia. the affected horses and humans all developed a severe but unidentified respiratory disease that resulted in the deaths of one of the human cases and the deaths or putting down of 14 of the horses. the virus, isolated by culture from a horse and the kidney of the fatal human case, was initially characterised as a new member of the genus mo ... | 2011 | 21294944 |
| simulating the spatial dynamics of foot and mouth disease outbreaks in feral pigs and livestock in queensland, australia, using a susceptible-infected-recovered cellular automata model. | we describe an approach to modelling the spatio-temporal spread of foot and mouth disease through feral animal and unfenced livestock populations. we used a susceptible-infected-recovered model, implemented in a cellular automata framework, to assess the spread of fmd across two regions of queensland, australia. following a sensitivity analysis on the infectious states, scenario analyses were conducted using feral pigs only as the susceptible population, and then with the addition of livestock, ... | 2005 | 15967247 |
| farm noise emissions during common agricultural activities. | noise injury in agriculture is a significant yet often unrecognized problem. many farmers, farm workers, and family members are exposed to noise levels above recommended levels and have greater hearing loss than their non-farming contemporaries. the aim of this study was to gather up-to-date information on farm noise levels and to enhance the quality of information available to assist farmers in reducing noise exposure and meeting occupational health and safety (ohs) regulations regarding noise ... | 2005 | 16184791 |
| an unusual strain of haemophilus parasuis that fails to react in a species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay. | a total of 30 nasal swabs from pigs preweaned and 11 nasal swabs from sick weaned pigs on a farm in queensland, australia, were cultured for the presence of haemophilus parasuis. enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus polymerase chain reaction (eric-pcr) genotyping and indirect hemagglutination and gel diffusion serotyping were performed on the retrieved h. parasuis isolates. a total of 3 genotypes were recognized among the 42 isolates recovered, and 4 representative isolates of each ge ... | 2011 | 21398463 |
| serological evidence of coxiella burnetii exposure in native marsupials and introduced animals in queensland, australia. | summarythe state of queensland has the highest incidence of q fever in australia. in recent years, there has been an increase in human cases where no contacts with the typical reservoir animals or occupations were reported. the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of coxiella burnetii in australian native animals and introduced animals in northern and southeastern queensland. australian native marsupials sampled included the brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) and common no ... | 2011 | 21892986 |
| first report of a trichinella papuae infection in a wild pig (sus scrofa) from an australian island in the torres strait region. | multiple trichinella species are reported from the australasian region although mainland australia has never confirmed an indigenous case of trichinella infection in humans or animals. wildlife surveys in high-risk regions are essential to truly determine the presence or absence of trichinella, but in mainland australia are largely lacking. in this study, a survey was conducted in wild pigs from mainland australia's cape york peninsula and torres strait region for the presence of trichinella, gi ... | 2011 | 22030374 |
| utilization of sugarcane habitat by feral pig (sus scrofa) in northern tropical queensland: evidence from the stable isotope composition of hair. | feral pigs (sus scrofa) are an invasive species that disrupt ecosystem functioning throughout their introduced range. in tropical environments, feral pigs are associated with predation and displacement of endangered species, modification of habitat, and act as a vector for the spread of exotic vegetation and disease. across many parts of their introduced range, the diet of feral pigs is poorly known. although the remote location and difficult terrain of far north queensland makes observing feral ... | 2012 | 22957029 |