appear that such a vaccine is suitable for use in where both biotypes are known to

exist.

Donaldson, L. E. and Clark, B. L. (1970) - Aust. vet. 1. 46: 500.

Hoerlein, A. B., Carroll, E. J., Kramer, T. and Becken- hauer, W. H. (1965) - J . Am. vet. med. Ass. 146:

References 828. Amell, V. H. and Stockton, J. J. (1956) - Am. I . vet.

Res. 17: 626. (1973) - Aust. vet. J. 49: 335.

Expert Panel on Livestock Infertility, Rome 29th May - 3rd June, 1961 (FA0 Rome).

Clark, B. L., Dufty, I. H., Monsbourgh, M. J. and Parsonson, I. M. (1976) - Aust. vet. 1. 52: 362.

Lad%; p. w., Dennett, D. p. and Glazebrook, J. s.

Roge;s, vet J ’R. 120. J.’ Fla;agan, 223 M. and Hill, M. w. (1972) -

(Received for publication 9 February 1976)

Anon (1961) - F A 0 Repor! on the Meeting of the Newsam, D* B. and Peterson, J. E. - Br.

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BOOK REVIEW SUCCESSFUL SECOND

The Proceedings* of the 54th Annual Conference of the Australian Veterinary Association, being the second proceedings book, is a great success - like the first in 1976. The Perth conference was partly wrecked by the strike of the air traffic controllers, and many papers were not presented. However, they are in the Proceed- ings and so are preserved for perusal and study. They cover a broad range of topics - in keeping with the versatility of the veterinarian.

There are 73 papers, 20 grouped under 6 symposia headings, 8 for cats and dogs, 8 for cattle, 6 for horses, 4 for meat inspection and public health, 3 for pharma- cology and therapeutics, 5 for pigs, 5 for poultry, 14 for sheep. Most have a bibliography, often extensive.

The Symposium: Man and Companion Animals (the theme of the conference) has Veterinary Public Health and the Companion Animal (A. R. A. Watson), and Pets and Society (a most interesting paper by M. McHarg of Practice Management Consultants Pty). This symposium included a most interesting and thoughtful paper from R. R. Pascoe which one hopes will be published some day soon.

The Symposium: The Veterinary Profession, has Supply and Demand for Veterinary Graduates (A. J. Frost), New Avenues of Employment for Veterinarians (M. E. Nairn), and Continuing Education for Veteri- narians (W. G. Cotton).

“Veterinary Education” has the New Graduate and Veterinary Practice (D. I. Bryden), Foundations of Veterinary Education (R. H. Dunlop), What Should a Graduate be Able to Do (A. F. Smits), and a Pre- scription for a Veterinary Graduate (T. J. Heath).

“Veterinarians in Research” has Veterinary Research in the New South Wales Department of Agriculture (R. M. Watts).

“Rabies” has Observations on the Epidemiology, Symptomatology and Control of Rabies in China 1939- SO (W. Marbach), Rabies: a Retrospective and Pro- * Proceedings. 54th Annual Conference Australian Veterinary

Association. Perth 1977. AVA Houd, 134 Hampden Road, Artarmon. New South Wales 2064. $20.00. Pri.nted by the Southward Press Pty Ltd, 80 Chapel Street, Marnckville, New South Wales.

spective Review (V. W. Smith), Recent Advances in Rabies Research (W. A. Geering).

“Herd Health Programs” has Principles (D. C. Blood), Operation of a Herd Health Service (N. B. Williamson), Health Program for Commercial Dairy Herds (R. S. Morris), Victorian Dairy Herd Health Study: Interim Report (J. Malmo), Development of Beef Cattle Herd Health Programs for Southern Aus- tralia (I. M. G u m ) , and Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Planned Approach to Animal Health (R. S. Morris).

“Cats and Dogs’’ has papers ranging from Maternal Antibodies in Pups and Response to Distemper-Hepa- titis Vaccination (H. Geldard), Idiopathic Congestive Cardiomyopathy (D. B. Church), Retinal Atrophies (D. B. Slatter), Inherited Ocular Defects in Dogs (T. A. Mason), Veterinary Acupuncture (J-P Ly), A ngiostrongylus cantonensis and Ascending Paralysis in Pups (two papers by K. V. Mason, A. H. Waddell, C. W. Prescott and W. R. Kelly), Canine Cardiology and Thoracic Medicine (S. J. Ettinger, Berkeley Veterinary Medical Group, California).

“Cattle” has papers on the Morphology of Sperma- tozoa (R. L. Peet), Mating Behaviour of Bulls (M. A. de B. Blockey), Pathogenesis of Ephemeral Fever (P. L. Young and P. B. Spradbrow), Parasitic Gastro- enteritis in Western Australia and Fenbendazole (G. de Chaneet), Cattle Lice and Body Weight (N. E. Tweedle, L. J. Cummins, J. F. Graham), Cotton Fire- weed (Senecio quadridentatus) Poisoning (J. Dickson, R. Hill), Eye Cancer (J. Francis, P. B. Spradbrow).

Under “Horse” are Chronic Tenosynovitis in the Car- pal Region (T. A. Mason), Analysis of Lameness (R. 1. Rose), Nematode Parasites (H. McL. Gordon), Measurement of Arterial Blood Pressure (C. C. Gay, M. McCarthy, J. Carter), Joint I11 (R. R. Pas-), Enzymes as Diagnostic Aids (F. D. Shawl.

“Meat Production and Public Health” includes De- hydration (P. L. Cox), Transmission of Infectious Drug Resistance by Meat (G. D. Rankin), Design of Abattoirs (V. N. Khandakar), Venison Production in New Zealand (A. R. A. Watson); (some papers under

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Altura 1971). Analgesics helped to avert pain shock during the recovery period.

Though various techniques have been suggested for closing the vent in the diaphragm, the con- tinuous lock stitch proved to be more satisfactory than interrupted mattress sutures (Vig 1972; Singh 1974) or synthetic patches (Vig 1972). A post- operative radiograph and the subsequent behaviour of the animals indicated satisfactory healing of the diaphragm. The technique is advis- able because of its ease in application and uniform distribution of tension. Pregnant animals had uneventful parturitions which demonstrated the efficacy of anaesthesia and the technique em- ployed for repair of the diaphragm.

References Blood, D. C. and Henderson, J . A. (1974)-Veterinary

Medicine, 3rd edn, Bailliere, London. Dhablania, D. C., Tyagi, R. P. S. and Nigam, J. M.

(1971)-Zndian vet. J. 48: 91 . Dietz, 0. (1961)-JI. S. A f r . ve f . med. Ass. 32: 3, cited

by Blood, D. C. and Henderson, J . A. (1974)- Veterinarv Medicine 3rd edn. Bailliere. London.

Doere, P. A. and Jahagirdar, 8. S. (197l)-Zndian vet. J . 48: 1172.

Hall, R. F. (1963)-Vet. Med. 58: 328. Hershey, S. G. and Altura, B. M. (1971)--Text Book of

Vererinary Anaesthesia, edited by Soma, L. R., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p 529.

Hofmeyer, C. F. B. (1974)--Text book of Large Animal Surgery, edited by Ochme, F. W. and Prier, J. E., Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p 407.

Hutchins, D. R., Blood, D. C. and Hyne, R. (1957)- Aust. vet. J . 33: 7 7 .

Iyer, C. R. (1969)--Indi(~n vet. J. 46: 918. Jones, E. W. (1959)-Univ. Pennsylvania Bull. Vet. Exr.

Qtly. 59: 44, Cited by Blood, D. C. and Henderson, J. A. (1974)--Veterinary Medicine, 3rd edn, Bailliere, London.

Naik, P. V. and Mahandale, S. S. (1969)-Zndian vet. J . 46: 625.

Singh, S . (1974)<linical and Experimental Studies on Foreign Body Syndrome in Buffaloes with Special Reference to Diaphragmatic Hernia. Ph.D. Disserta- tion, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.

Troutt, H. F., Fessler, J. F., Page, E. H. and Amttutz, H. E. (1967)-J. A m . vet. med. Ass. 151: 1491.

Vig, M. M. ( 1 9 7 2 ) S t u d i e s on the Diagnosis and Repair of Experimentally Induced Diaphragmatic Hernia in Buffaloes, Ph.D. Dissertation, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India.

Vig, M. M. and Tyagi, R. P. S. (1974)-Indian vet. 1. 51: 461.

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Sheep are concerned with meat production and trans- port).

“Pharmacology and Therapeutics” includes Cost of Industrial Research and Development (R. S. Hogarth- Scott), Nitroscanate (Lopatol) as a Broad Spectrum Anthelmintic in Dogs (J. C. Boray), Praziquantel (Droncit) a New Cestocide (F. C. Baldock, T. J. Hop- kins). (Fenbendazole is discussed under Cattle.)

‘‘Pigs” has papers on Sarcoptic Mange (C. F. Cargill, K. J. Dobson), Kidney Damage after Feeding Rock Phosphate (A. R. Mercy, K. D. Lewis), Parvovirus in Foetal Pigs (C. Lenghans, A. F. Foreman, G. G. Hogg), Picornaviruses (D. A. Watt), Myopathy and Selenium-Vitamin E Deficiency (A. R. Mercy, N. W. Godfrey, J. Dickson).

“Poultry” has papers on the Reaction of the Respira- tory System in Relation to Infectious Bronchitis Viruses (D. A. Purcell), Neutralising Antibody to Turkey Herpesvirus in Chickens (C. 0. Choi, B. Sinkovic, C. A. W. Jackson), Apathogenic and Attenuated Marek’s Disease Virus Vaccines (C. A. W. Jackson, B. Sinkovic, C. 0. Choi), Attenuation of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (B. Sinkovic, S. G. Buragohain), Proventriculitis (P. T. Gilchrist).

Under “Sheep” are Perinatal Lamb Mortalities (J. W. Plant), Caseous Lymphadenitis Vaccination (M. E.

Nairn), Poisoning by Blue Green Algae (D. C. Main, P. H. Berry, R. L. Peet), Economics of Sheep Lice Control (F. C. Wilkinson), Control of Cysticercus ovis (J. B. White), Central Nervous Damage by Parasitised Lolium rigidurn (P. H. Berry, R. D. Cook, D. S. Petter- son, J. McC. Howell, D. A. Purcell), Testicular Path- ology (D. A. Watt). There are 3 papers on Lupinosis; Prevention (J. G. Allen, P. McR. Wood), Role of Copper (D. S. Petterson, H. G. Masters) and Cardiac Myopathy (J. G. Allen, F. V. P. Steele, H. G. Masters). There are 4 papers concerned with the export of live sheep: Exports to the Middle East (D. W. Roberts), Rejection of Carcasses (R. W. Wroth, R. J. Suitar), Outlook of Australian Exports (H. G. Neil), Diseases in Export Sheep (G. M. C. l‘ruscott).

The Proceedings form a valuable commentary on cur- rent veterinary affairs, they bring up to date many aspects of disease and its control, and the symposia - designed to present a comprehensive and well considered review of the several subjects - include material not to be found readily, even found at all, elsewhere. Every veterinarian, if he is to guard and preserve his most valued attribute, versatility, should have this collection.

Congratulations to the veterinary editor, Graeme Allen, and to the executive editor, Janet Donald.

H. McL. Gordon

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