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This article features video recordings to emphasise the vague presenting clinical signs of chronic respiratory disease affecting adult cattle, the common sonographic findings, and response to correct antibiotic therapy in selected cases. Identification and quantification of lung and pleural pathologies can be readily achieved within 1–2 minutes using a 5 MHz linear transducer (‘rectal probe’).

Burns' unit: Larry Burns is Detroit royalty, born and bred into the car business. During his long career at GM, Larry Burns often clashed with what he called "the car guys" -- exemplified by the outsized figure of product supremo Bob Lutz. Dr Lawrence E. Burns, Larry to his mates, struggles to hear without his Australian-invented Cochlear implants, but when it comes to the future of the car, he has perfect vision. [Extracted from the article]

Here's the gospel according to Bob Lutz, the original Detroit car guy who ran General Motors and Chrysler's product development machines for decades. Fast forward to 2018 and another nine million miles of on-road Google testing later, General Motors chief executive Mary Barra is calling autonomy "the biggest opportunity since the creation of the internet." On November 26, 2018, GM chief Mary Barra announced plant closures in Michigan, Ohio and Canada and layoffs for 15,000 workers, including the shut down of its last remaining Detroit plant. Dmitri Dolgov, the guy sitting in that Google test car back in 2014, is now the chief technology officer at Waymo. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how Holden automobiles and the company helped Australia as a nation. Topics discussed include the attendance of Prime Minister Benedict Chifley during the launch of the first Holden, history of General Motors-Holden, Holden's bond with post-war Australian culture, sales of Holden during its early years and impact of used-car demand on Holden.

The article offers information on the men who are behind the success of Toyota Australia in Altona, Victoria since 1963 upto 2017. Topics discussed include Bob Johnston, the architect, the chief negotiator, government lobbyist, ministerial confidant and go-between who tipped the notoriously conservative Toyota; John Conomos, the managing officer at Toyota Motor Corp.; and Bob Miller, the marketing guru of Conomos.

The article discusses the restoration plans for aerospace manufacturers' Lockheed L1649A Startliner by airline company Deutsche Lufthansa. Topics include history of Startliners created by Lockheed since 1943, use of L1649A Startliner aircraft by Trans World Airlines and process of restoration of the aircraft. Comments of Bernhard Conrad, chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Foundation are presented.

This article focuses on the experiences of pilots in flying antique airplanes. It includes the experiences of pilots Mark Holliday in flying a Fokker Dr.I triplane, Dan Taylor in flying a Curtiss Model D airplane, Karl Erickson in flying a 1910 Hanriot airplane, and Chuck Wentworth in flying a Fokker E.III monoplane.

Wheels, the magazine, was involved when I next heard of Paul, pitching his Chinese Land Speed Record attempt. MY EARLIEST memory of Paul Cockburn involves wheels; the invention, not the magazine. [Extracted from the article]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Revealing our cycling solution" by Gill Lawler in the January 2017 issue, "Star letter" by Glenn Thwaites in the December 2016 issue, and "Great escape" by Sam Johnson in the January 2017 issue.

The article focuses on the role of economy of Angola towards growing sustainable aquaculture. Topics discussed include importation of food requirements, increase in the domestic fish supply, improvements in the food and nutrition security; benefits of marine aquaculture development, decrease in the aquaculture production, planning for sustainable aquaculture projects, increase in the area of high water quality and role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The article discusses the conservation efforts being carried out to preserve the wreckage of the experimental airship the USS Macon. Topics include the circumstances which led to the destruction of the airship off the coast of California, the exploratory mission carried out on the wreckage by the vessel Nautilus which is run by the Ocean Exploration Trust and the decomposition study of the wreckage carried out by marine archaeologist Megan Lickliter-Mundon.

And manufacturers are baulking at paying warranty costs, blaming driver habits rather than sub-standard technology. "Repair bills above $10,000 are not uncommon for common-rail diesels", says one of Australia's most respected authorities, Andrew Leimroth of Berrima Diesel Service. The problem is not singular -- but a combination of engineering short cuts, penny pinching by manufacturers, incredibly poor customer communication and uninformed choices in new car showrooms. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Pan Am airplanes from air carrier company Pan American World Airways. It talks about the obsession of airline executive Anthony Toth for Pan Am 747 aircraft and states that he has been collecting Pan Am items such as uniforms, carts, dishes, silverware, and seats. Topics discussed are restoration of Pan Am 747, deregulation in the U.S. airline industry in the late 1970s, and setting of Boeing 747 aircraft's design inside Pan Am flight.

The article focuses on the article that was published in the April 1987 issue of the periodical "Classic Wheels." It mentions that the article was dedicated on the contributions of Peter Brock in the automotive industry. It cites the story of Phil Scott and the moves of John Harvey along with Holden engineer Ray Borrett and Tim Pemberton on the success of the Holden Dealer Team.