Oral necrobacillosis ('lumpy jaw') in a free-ranging population of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in Victoria.

The article discusses a high prevalence of oral necrobacillosis, also called lumpy jaw, from a free-living population of eastern grey kangaroos, Macropus giganteus, in Victoria. The cranial osteological lesions were said to be found primarily in the maxillary bone and the mandible, in relation with the rostral region of the dental arcade. Autopsy information offered more evidence that the osteological lesions noted were due to oral necrobacillosis. Lesions were more evident in older kangaroos. The study was made during drought with limited pasture availability and heavy fecal contamination of pasture. These conditions reportedly may have contributed to the high prevalence of the disease.