These videos show the clinical signs of pregnancy toxaemia, polioencephalomalacia, infectious kerato-conjunctivitis, iritis, closantel toxicity, pituitary tumour and abscess at the optic chiasma, all causes of blindness in sheep.

These videos show clinical signs of polioencephalomalacia, entropion and microphthalmia, all causes of blindness in sheep.

These videos show clinical signs of lead poisoning, Vitamin A deficiency and PEM, causes of blindness in adult cows and calves.

These videos show the common behavioural signs of diffuse cerebral dysfunction, which range from coma to seizure activity and opisthotonos, and often blindness. We are shown early- and late-stage PEM, pregnancy toxaemia, hypocalcaemia, meningitis in lambs, sarcocytosis and cerebral abscess.

We begin with a video showing the typical clinical presentation of a cerebral lesion in a cow. Videos then show common conditions presenting with diffuse cerebral dysfunction, including metabolic diseases such as hypocalcaemia, nervous ketosis and hypomagnesaemic tetany. Then we are shown pregnancy toxaemia in beef cattle, meningitis in calves, lead poisoning, PEM and bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

These videos show signs of cerebellar disease, characterised by a wide-based stance and ataxia (incoordination), particularly of the pelvic limbs, but with preservation of normal muscle strength. We see lambs affected with border disease virus, adult sheep with cerebellar abscess, and calves with cerebellar hypoplasia and cerebellar abscess. Finally, we see hypothalamic syndrome in sheep: basilar empyema and a pituitary tumour.

These videos demonstrate the dysfunction referred to as the pontomedullary syndrome, characterised by multiple cranial nerve deficits. We are shown clinical signs of listeriosis in both sheep and cattle.

These three videos show the major clinical signs associated with a vestibular lesion in sheep and cattle: loss of balance and ipsilateral head tilt.

The videos in this section demonstrate the signs of spinal lesions in sheep, from A/O infection, cervical vertebral malformation and empyema through to delated swayback and sarcocystosis.

The videos in this section show the clinical signs of spinal lesions in cattle, from Empyema C1-C6, C6-T2, T2-L3 to cauda equina. We are then shown the procedure for lumbar CSF collection.

These videos show clinical signs of peripheral nerve lesions such as peroneal nerve in lambs, radial nerve and brachial plexus, obturator nerve and sciatic nerve, and kangaroo gait in sheep. We are then shown three videos addressing cervical lesions in cattle.

These videos show clinical signs of sciatic and obturator nerves injury in cattle, as well as tibial nerve and radial nerve injury.

These videos show the clinical examination and signs of common causes of diarrhoea in sheep and lambs, including parasitic gastroenteritis, trichostrongylosis and grain overload. We are also shown nephrosis in lambs and coccidiosis in weaned lambs.

These videos show the common causes of diarrhoea in cattle, including paratuberculosis, fasciolosis, abomasal ulcers, abomasal perforation/acute fibrinous peritonitis, grain overload and jejunal haemorrhage. We are also shown milk scour, viral entero-pathogens and coccidiosis in calves.

These videos show the common causes of poor appetite, reduced abdominal shape/content and poor body condition in adult sheep. These include severe lameness, parasitic gastro-enteritis, fasciolosis, poor dentition, paratuberculosis, gangrenous mastitis, chronic mastitis, OPA, chronic suppurative pneumonia, cud-spilling and intestinal tumours. We are also shown starvation, coccidiosis, hepatic necrobacillosis and intussusception in lambs.

These videos demonstrate conditions and diseases that result in poor appetite and reduced abdominal fill in cattle. These include severe lameness, coliform mastitis, chronic pneumonia, ketosis, paratuberculosis, peritonitis, LDA, summer mastitis, endocarditis, liver abscesses and pyelonephritis. In calves, we are shown acute lameness, chronic pneumonia, liver abscesses, necrotic enteritis, paratuberculosis and endocarditis.

These videos show common causes of increased abdominal content in sheep, from intestinal torsion, dead lambs in utero and urolithiasis, to peritonitis, bloat and abomasal emptying defect. In lambs, we are shown watery mouth disease, atresia ani, intestinal torsion and intussusception.

The videos in this section show common causes of increased abdominal content in cattle, from grain overload, peritonitis and advanced/twin pregnancy to ascites/right-sided heart failure and vagus indigestion. In calves, we’re shown bloat, torsion of small intestine and abomasal perforation, and in neonates, abomasal distension/acidosis, peritonitis, atresia ani/coli and intussusception.

These videos show the procedure for assisting lambing ewes with dystocia (lambing which takes more than one hour after rupture of the foetal membranes). They highlight common causes such as bilateral shoulder flexion, absolute foetal oversize, dead lambs in utero, and show the procedure for a caesarean operation.

The videos show assistance of calving cows with dystocia, in pen rather than cattle stocks. As well as normal parturition, common causes of dystocia are shown such as absolute foetal oversize, uterine torsion and breech. The caesarean operation is demonstrated.

The first videos here show common causes of tenesmus and prolapse in sheep, including vaginal prolapse, concurrent vaginal and rectal prolapses, incorrect management, herniated intestines, rectal prolapse and urolithiasis. The next videos show prolapse in cattle, caginal and uterine.

These videos demonstrate causes of lameness in sheep including footrot, interdigital dermatitis in lambs, contagious ovine digital dermatitis, toe fibroma, septic pedal arthritis and bilateral distal interphalangeal joint infection. We are also shown foot paring.

These videos demonstrate causes of lameness in cows including sole ulcer, foul in the foot, super foul, white line abscess, septic pedal arthritis, thimbling, toe necrosis, corkscrew claws, overgrown claws and interdigital fibromas.

The videos show joint lesions in lambs caused by septic polyarthritis and in sheep caused by erysipelas (multiple joints), septic joint (acute), septic joint (chronic) and endocarditis. We are shown joint lavage.

The videos show joint lesions in neonatal calves caused by septic polyarthritis, and in cows caused by septic joint (acute), septic joint (chronic), osteochondrosis dissecans, osteoarthritis and dislocated hip. We are shown joint lavage.

First, we are shown long bone fractures, rib fractures and greenstick fractures in lambs. Then long bone fractures in growing lambs/adult sheep and elbow arthritis (enthesophytes) in sheep. In calves, we are shown long bone fractures, growth plate fractures and infections and long bone fractures (Rickets).

These videos show muscle atrophy and cellulitis/abscess in sheep, and cellulitis/abscess, blackleg, spastic paresis and barn cramps in cattle.

These two videos demonstrate carpal hygromas, very common in meat breed rams reflecting their susceptibility to foot lameness.

These three videos show the capped knees and hocks that indicate poor dairy cow cubicle design and maintenance.

These videos show septic pericarditis in cattle, a common cause of oedema, as well as thymic lymphosarcoma and DFA, and other lung pathologies. They also show cardiac tumours, which can only be diagnosed in the live animal using ultrasonography.

The videos here demonstrate veterinary investigation of perinatal mortality in lambs, including investigation of impaired placental development and colostrum ingestion. We’re shown “snacker” feeding, and differing examples of hygiene standards, lambing outdoors, and use of foster crates. Finally, we are shown automatic feeders for orphan lambs.

These videos show the diseases causing poor lamb growth rates, from PGE and cobalt deficiency to sheep scab, scald and myiasis/head fly.

These videos show the diseases causing poor calf growth rates, from chronic pneumonia to liver fluke and chronic bloat.

These videos show the investigation of poor conception/pregnancy rate in sheep, flagging common causes such as lameness, previous illness, adverse weather and fasciolosis.

These videos show common causes of tachypnoea and/or coughing in sheep. These include septicaemia, OPA, laryngeal chondritis, pleurisy, pleural abscesses, bronchopneumonia, lungworm, inhalation pneumonia and ENT tumours. We are also shown systemic pasteurellosis, septicaemic pasteurellosis, bronchopneumonia and enzootic pneumonia in lambs.

These videos show common causes of respiratory disease in cows. These include broncho-pneumonia/bronchiectasis, IBR, lungworm, inhalation pneumonia, fog fever, diffuse fibrosing alveolitis and tumours. In calves, we’re shown pasteurellosis, BRSV, chronic pneumonia and laryngeal diphtheria.

These videos show common causes of changes in scrotal size in rams, from epididymitis and orchitis to testicular hypoplasia and scrotal hernia. We are then shown causes of the same in bulls: epididymitis and varicocoele.

These videos show common causes of skin lesions in sheep where pruritus is the major presenting sign, including pediculosis, sheep scab, cutaneous myiasis and headfly. Then we are shown other common causes of skin lesions in sheep where pruritus is not a major presenting sign: dermatophilosis/rain scald, orf, photosensitization, actinobacillosis, in-growing horns and keloid.

The videos show common skin conditions in cattle, from lice and ringworm to papillomata and photosensitization.

The videos show common causes of facial/mandibular swellings in cattle, including calf diphtheria, actinomycosis, photosensitization and pharyngeal abscess.

These show the large abscesses and haematomata common in cattle, readily differentiated on ultrasound examination.

The videos here show common causes of sudden death in sheep, from cast on back, gangrenous mastitis and vaginal prolapse to hypocalcaemia and chronic copper toxicity. In lambs less than one year old, we’re shown causes such as respiratory disease and bloat. For some of these conditions featured in the video recordings, the affected sheep is euthanised immediately afterwards for welfare reasons

These videos show causes of acute death in beef and dairy cattle, from hypomagnesaemia and toxic mastitis to grain overload. In young calves, we are shown abomasal perforation, peritonitis, congenital abnormalities and tetanus.

The videos here show udder lesions in cattle, caused by acute coliform mastitis, chronic suppurative mastitis and mammary tumour. We are then shown common causes of mastitis in sheep, including gangrenous mastitis, acute mastitis and visna-maedi infection.

These videos show urolithiasis, a concern for farmers breeding pedigree rams and when fattening lambs on intensive cereal rations. We’re also shown lambs with nephrosis and rare renal carcinomas in sheep.

These five videos show common conditions of the penis in rams: paraphimosis, ruptured penis and ruptured glans.

These videos show common causes of weakness/recumbency in sheep, from hypocalcaemia to basilar empyema. In lambs, we are shown conditions ranging from Atlanto-occipital infection to severe cobalt deficiency/white liver disease.

These videos show common causes of weakness/recumbency in cows, from hypocalcaemia to pregnancy toxaemia/fatty liver. In calves, we’re shown conditions ranging from septicaemia to aortic thrombus.

This final set of videos show the diseases/management practices that can result in chronic weight loss/emaciation, opening with flock inspection to identify lean sheep. In sheep, we are shown conditions from inadequate nutrition during gestation/lactation to pediculosis. We’re also shown serum protein analysis in the investigation of weight loss. In cattle, we see the use of ultrasonography to confirm pathology, and conditions from chronic severe lameness to pyelonephritis.