A mortality survey of free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales |
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| Authors: | P J CANFIELD |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Pathology and Bacteriology, University of Sydney, New South Wales. |
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| Abstract: | In the period 1980 to 1986, 127 free range koalas from the north coast of New South Wales were presented for necropsy. Thirty-three koalas had urogenital disease alone, 8 had respiratory disease alone, 2 had digestive tract disease alone, 12 had multiorgan disease, 48 had traumatic injuries, 6 had neoplasia, 3 had miscellaneous conditions, while 15 had no significant lesions. Common naturally occurring disease entities included cystitis, conjunctivitis, paraovarian cysts, metritis and pneumonia. Lymphosarcoma was the common neoplasm. |
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