Public Education

Disease Info Gallery

Evidence-based guidance on the diseases most often seen in Jamaican animals — written for owners, useful for practitioners.

Sheep & Goats

Brachiaria Grass Toxicity in Ruminants

Brachiaria Grass Toxicity in Ruminants

Signal grass, Brachiaria brizantha or Brachiaria decumbens, is native to tropical Africa but is now widely distributed in tropical Americas.

Schmallenberg Virus Disease

Schmallenberg Virus Disease

The Schmallenberg Virus, named after the town in Germany where it was first isolated in 2011, is an Orthobunyavirus that infects large and small ruminants.