VN April 2021

Vetnews | April 2021 1 Contents I Inhoud President: Dr Leon de Bruyn president@sava.co.za Managing Director: Mr Gert Steyn md@sava.co.za / +27 (0)12 346 1150 Editor VetNews: Dr Paul van Dam vetnews@sava.co.za Bookkeeper: Ms Susan Heine accounts@sava.co.za /+27 (0)12 346 1150 Bookkeeper's Assistant: Ms Sonja Ludik bookkeeper@sava.co.za/ +27 (0)12 346 1150 Secretary: Ms Elize Nicholas elize@sava.co.za/ +27 (0)12 346 1150 Reception: Ms Hanlie Swart reception@sava.co.za / +27 (0)12 346 1150 Marketing & Communications: Ms Sonja van Rooyen marketing@sava.co.za / +27 (0)12 346 1150 Membership Enquiries: Ms Debbie Breeze debbie@sava.co.za/ +27 (0)12 346 1150 Vaccination booklets: Ms Debbie Breeze debbie@sava.co.za/ +27 (0)12 346 1150 South African Veterinary Foundation: Ms Debbie Breeze savf@sava.co.za/ +27 (0)12 346 1150 Community Veterinary Clinics: Ms Claudia Cloete cvcmanager@sava.co.za / +27 (0)63 110 7559 SAVETCON: Ms Corné Engelbrecht corne@savetcon.co.za/ +27 (0)71 587 2950 VetNuus is ‘n vertroulike publikasie van die SAVV en mag nie sonder spe­ sifieke geskrewe toestemming vooraf in die openbaar aangehaal word nie. Die tydskrif word aan lede verskaf met die verstandhouding dat nóg die redaksie, nóg die SAVV of sy ampsdraers enige regsaanspreeklikheid aanvaar ten opsigte van enige stelling, feit, advertensie of aanbeveling in hierdie tydskrif vervat. VetNews is a confidential publication for the members of the SAVA and may not be quoted in public or otherwise without prior specific written permission to do so. This magazine is sent tomembers with the understanding that neither the editorial board nor the SAVA or its office bearers accept any liabilitywhatsoever with regard to any statement, fact, advertisement or recommendation made in this magazine. VetNews is published by the South African Veterinary Association STREET ADDRESS 47 Gemsbok Avenue, Monument Park, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa POSTAL ADDRESS P O Box 25033, Monument Park Pretoria, 0105, South Africa TELEPHONE +27 (0)12 346-1150 FAX General: +27 (0) 86 683 1839 Accounts: +27 (0) 86 509 2015 WEB www.sava.co.za CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please notify the SAVA by email: debbie@sava.co.za or letter: SAVA, P O Box 25033, Monument Park, Pretoria, 0105, South Africa CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS (Text to a maximum of 80 words) Sonja van Rooyen assistant@sava.co.za +27 (0)12 346 1150 DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS Sonja van Rooyen assistant@sava.co.za +27 (0)12 346 1150 DESIGN AND LAYOUT Sonja van Rooyen PRINTED BY UVO: +27 (0)12 423 9460 VET nuus•news Articles / Artikels 6 Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change while improving feed conversion rates 10 Respiratory Distress & Inappetence in a Border Collie Regulars / Gereeld 2 From the President / Van die President 4 Reflections from a Dam Wall Vet's Health / Gesondheid 25 Life Coaching Association / Vereniging 16 CVC News 21 SAVA News Member News / Lede Nuus 18 OIE Gold Medal awarded to Dr Gideon Brückner 19 Recipient of the 2020 RickyWilson Award: Dr Ian Herbst 20 Tribute to Mervyn Campbell Technical / Tegnies 26 Physical Rehab 28 Ophthalmology Column 29 Royal Canin Column 30 Zoetis Pages 32 IMV Column Recent Clinically Relevant Research from Around the World 36 F armAnimals 3 9 E quine 38 Small Animals News in Brief 39 Tool can provide swine producers with early diagnosis of often-fatal ‘Strep zoo’ 40 New antibiotic clears multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in single dose Relax / Ontspan 34 Recollections 44: My new life as laboratory vet in Stellenbosch 48 L ife Plus 21 Marketplace / Markplein 41 Marketplace Jobs / Poste 43 Marketplace/Jobs / Poste 45 Classified s / Snuffeladvertensies Diary / Dagboek 47 Dagboek • Diary 17 34 27 10