The Mackinnon Project has considerable experience dealing with animal health issues in sheep and cattle. We provide a full diagnostic service for animal health, supported by the pathology services of the University of Melbourne's Veterinary Faculty.

For more background to disease control click here.

Some information on important diseases of sheep and cattle is provided below.

Sheep Diseases

• Internal parasites
• Footrot
• Lice
• Blowfly strike
• Fleece Rot
• Weaner ill-thrift and mortality
• OJD (Ovine Johnes Disease)
• Vaccination against clostridial disesases

Cattle Diseases

• Intestinal parasites in cattle
  
• Bovine Viral Diarrhoea ('pestivirus')
  
• Bloat in cattle