Disorders of New Zealand farm dogs

Authors: Jolly RD, Hughes PL, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 50, Issue 3 Supplement, pp 115-116, Jun 2002
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Diet/rations/food, Genetics, Inherited disease/conditions, Nervous system/neurology, Nutrition/metabolism, Parasites - internal, Toxicology
Article class: Summary

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Abstract: New Zealand farm dogs, particularly Heading and Huntaway types, are icons of rural life. They share many of the diseases and problems of their urban counterparts but because of their special environments and relationship with other animals, they are more likely to suffer some disorders. Parasitic diseases Helminth and protozoal parasites of farm dogs are important because of their life-cycle relationships with other species. The taeniid cestodes, Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia ovis and T. hydatigena, have been of importance to the meat industry because of development of larval stages in sheep viscera and muscles (Laing 1957; Gemmell 1958; Forbes 1961; Sweatman 1962; Sweatman et al 1962). Echinococcus was also a major public health problem and its virtual eradication from New Zealand has been a hard won achievement…

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