Quarantine requirements for the importation of black rhinoceros from Zimbabwe into Australia     

KA DOYLE  BA ROBINSON  DW WILSON 《Australian veterinary journal》1995,72(10):364-368

SUMMARY The proposal by the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales to import 10 southern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) from Zimbabwe as part of an international project for conservation of the species presented the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) with a unique challenge. This importation is, at least in the modern era, the first importation of live herbivores from the African continent. Many of the serious animal diseases in the world are endemic in parts of Africa. Knowledge of which of these diseases infect wild species and may be transmitted from the wild species to domesticated species, is limited. This paper describes the strategies adopted by AQIS to facilitate the importation of rhinoceros while maintaining protection of Australian consumers, rural industries, domestic livestock and fauna against the entry and spread of unwanted pests and diseases.  相似文献   

Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)     

Lyn A. HINDS  Steve HENRY  Nikki VAN DE WEYER  Freya ROBINSON  Wendy A. RUSCOE  Peter R. BROWN 《Integrative zoology》2023,18(1):63-75

Irregular plagues of house mice, Mus musculus, incur major economic impacts on agricultural production in Australia. The efficacy of zinc phosphide (ZnP), the only registered broadacre control agent for mice, is reported as increasingly variable. Have mice become less sensitive over time or are they taking a sub-lethal dose and developing aversion? In this laboratory study, the sensitivity of mice (wild caught; outbred laboratory strain) was assessed using oral gavage of a range of ZnP concentrations. The estimated LD₅₀ values (72–79 mg ZnP/kg body weight) were similar for each mouse group but are significantly higher than previously reported. The willingness of mice to consume ZnP-coated grains was determined. ZnP-coated grains (50 g ZnP/kg grain) presented in the absence of alternative food were consumed and 94% of wild mice died. Mice provided with alternative food and ZnP-coated wheat grains (either 25 or 50 g ZnP/kg grain) consumed toxic and non-toxic grains, and mortality was lower (33–55%). If a sublethal amount of ZnP-coated grain was consumed, aversion occurred, mostly when alternative food was present. The sensitivity of wild house mice to ZnP in Australia is significantly lower than previously assumed. Under laboratory conditions, ZnP-coated grains coated with a new higher dose (50 g ZnP/kg grain) were readily consumed. Consumption of toxic grain occurred when alternative food was available but was decreased. Our unambiguous findings for house mice indicate a re-assessment of the ZnP loading for baits used for control of many rodents around the world may be warranted.  相似文献   

Yield of doubled haploid lines of Nordic spring barley infected with net blotch, Pyrenophora teres     

J. ROBINSON 《Plant Breeding》2000,119(3):219-222

Five Nordic spring barley lines (‘Rolfi’, ‘Arve’, ‘Botnia’, ‘Pohto’ and WW7977) and doubled haploid (DH) populations from a half diallel of crosses between them, were sown in the field in Finland over 2 years and were artificially infected with Pyrenophora teres, the causal agent of net blotch. The purpose of the experiments was to determine the extent of yield loss under net blotch infection in a range of parent barleys and DH populations differing in symptom expression. Analysis of foliar damage symptoms, yield and aerial biomass data indicated that, in both years, there were statistically significant differences among parents and crosses, but the relationships between symptom expression and yield maintenance and between symptom expression and aerial biomass maintenance were stronger in 1997, when yields were higher and net blotch was less severe.  相似文献   

Tobacco rattle tobravirus: variation among strains and detection by cDNA probes1     

D. J. ROBINSON 《EPPO Bulletin》1989,19(3):619-623

Because of their extreme antigenic variability, only a small proportion of tobacco rattle tobravirus isolates will be detected in serological tests with a single antiserum. Moreover, serological tests will not detect NM-type isolates that do not produce coat protein, and would misidentify some natural recombinant isolates as pea early-browning tobravirus. In contrast, nucleic acid hybridization tests with a probe to any part of RNA1 can detect all these different variants of tobacco rattle tobravirus.  相似文献   

Conservation agriculture practices have changed habitat use by rodent pests: implications for management of feral house mice     

Ruscoe  Wendy A.  Brown  Peter R.  Henry  Steve  van de Weyer  Nikki  Robinson  Freya  Hinds  Lyn A.  Singleton  Grant R. 《Journal of pest science》2022,95(1):493-503

Journal of Pest Science - The advent of ‘conservation agriculture’ (CA) farming using zero- or no-tillage practices and an accompanying change in crop rotations in the last...  相似文献   

Feline immunodeficiency virus     

WF ROBINSON  SE SHAW  R ALEXANDER  I ROBERTSON 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(8):278-280

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Effects of phenothiazine and thiabendazole on bovine dorsal pedal vein contractility induced by ergonovine and serotonin; Potential for alleviation of fescue toxicity     

J. W. OLIVER  A. J. ROBINSON  L. K. ABNEY  R. D. LINNABARY† 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》1992,15(3):247-251

Phenothiazine and thiabendazole were studied for their ability to antagonize venoconstriction induced by ergonovine, and the biogenic amine serotonin, in the isolated dorsal pedal vein of cattle. The two compounds are commercially available, approved for usage in cattle and have been reported to reverse some of the toxic effects associated with the intake of Acremonium coenophialum-infested fescue forage by cattle. Neither compound had any antagonistic activity against venoconstriction induced by ergonovine. However, thiabendazole did have some activity against venoconstriction induced by serotonin. Ergot alkaloids are known to cause venoconstriction through effects on biogenic amine receptors, including serotonergic receptors, and since thiabendazole has anti-serotonin activity, part of the reported beneficial effects of thiabendazole in alleviating fescue toxicity may be due to the anti-serotonin activity of the drug. Further work is needed to determine if phenothiazine and thiabendazole have any effect on other types of alkaloids that are present in A. coenophialum-infested fescue.  相似文献   

Congenital hypothyroidism in Scottish Deerhound puppies     

WF ROBINSON  SE SHAW  B. STANLEY  RS WYBURN 《Australian veterinary journal》1988,65(12):386-389

Two Scottish Deerhound puppies had clinical and pathological features consistent with the diagnosis of congenital non-goitrous hypothyroidism. They were from separate litters, but were the progeny of the same sire and dam. The puppies were smaller, had shorter limbs and shorter, broader heads than their littermates. They also had histories of weakness, difficulty in walking and somnolence. A characteristic radiographic feature was the absence of epiphyseal growth centres. Both had depressed serum thyroxine (T4) levels and one did not respond to exogenous thyroid stimulating hormone. On necropsy, the thyroid glands were small, the follicles varied in size and contained little or no colloid. The adenohypophysis contained many cells with markedly vacuolated cytoplasm. It is suggested that the clinicopathological pattern is the result of a primary thyroid abnormality. Possible mechanisms include either primary thyroid hypoplasia or an unresponsiveness to thyroid stimulating hormone.  相似文献   

Maternal antibody, vaccination and reproductive failure in dogs with parvovirus infection   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

G. E. GOODING  W. F. ROBINSON 《Australian veterinary journal》1982,59(6):170-174

Summary. The maternal antibody (MAb) titre to canine parvovirus (CPV) was determined on consecutive serums from 39 puppies in 7 litters. Vaccination with inactivated CPV was performed at a variety of ages and the response of the puppies determined. Transfer of MAb was demonstrated in 71% (5/7) of the litters and persisted for up to 10 weeks in some litters. MAb titres of >20 precluded a vaccination response by puppies. Sixty- one per cent (8/13) of puppies responded to vaccination when the MAb titre was <20. However, no anamestic response occurred and in some cases a decrease in antibody titre was observed following a second vaccination. During an outbreak of canine parvovirus enteritis (CPE) in the kennel, 33 puppies developed clinical signs of enteritis. Of these puppies 85% (28) had MAb titres of <80 at the onset of clinical signs. Fifty per cent (4/8) of the puppies which responded to vaccination developed CPE, whereas 100% (5/5) of those that did not respond to vaccination developed CPE.
The results indicate that MAb may persist for up to 10 weeks and puppies with MAb in the titre range >20 to <80 do not respond to vaccination but are still susceptible to infection. It is also apparent that a significant minority of puppies with MAb <20 do not respond to vaccination.
An examination of the breeding records of the kennel for the 7 year period 1973–1981 demonstrated a sudden decrease in reproductive efficiency during and subsequent to 1978. This coincided with the recognition of cases of CPV infection in the kennel. It is suggested that further investigation is required into the possible role of CPV in reproductive failure.
The authors would like to thank H. Findlay, P. Hinchliffe, G. Griffiths and S. MacPhail for technical assistance and Dr G. Wilcox and R. Flower for helpful discussion and advice.  相似文献   

The uptake of soil-applied chlorotriazines by seedlings and its prediction     

R. C. ROBINSON  R. J. DUNHAM† 《Weed Research》1982,22(4):223-236

¹⁴C-labelled atrazine or terbuthylazine was applied to the surface of soil columns 100 mm deep and the uptake by oat seedlings measured for up to 24 days after germination following two contrasting rainfall treatments. Attempts were made to predict measured uptake on the basis of mass flow theory given also measurements of transpiration rates, water, rooting and herbicide distribution profiles in the soil, and soil adsorption characteristics. Predictions over a tenfold range of uptake were close enough to suggest that the assumptions made to predict mass flow uptake were essentially correct. Discrepancies appeared to result principally from (i) shoot-zone uptake, and (ii) incorrect prediction of long-term herbicide adsorption in undisturbed soil. Greater attention to the effect of herbicide on transpiration rates and to the patterns of water uptake by roots should improve the accuracy of such predictions. The various factors that influence the mass flow uptake of chlorotriazines in the soil surface by seedlings are discussed as a basis for modelling herbicide uptake.  相似文献