Cattle have stopped breeding, koalas die of thirst: A vet’s hellish diary of climate change
Gundi Rhoades, Sydney Morning Herald, December 26, 2019
Bulls cannot breed at Inverell. They are becoming infertile from their testicles overheating. Mares are not falling pregnant, and through the heat, piglets and calves are aborting.
My work as a veterinarian has changed so much. While I would normally test bulls for fertility, or herds of cattle for pregnancy, I no longer do, because the livestock has been sold. A client’s stud stock in Inverell has reduced from 2000 breeders to zero.
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