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Johne's Disease (pronounced YO-knees), or paratuberculosis, is a chronic wasting disease that causes considerable production losses in adult cattle

19/01/2017

Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive degenerative disease that affects to central nervous system of cattle.

10/12/2016

Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a severe, highly communicable disease of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and deer. It is caused by one of the smallest disease producing

19/01/2017

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (commonly called IBR or red nose) is an acute, contagious virus disease of cattle. Often implicated as an infection

19/01/2017

At least five species of leptospira, a corkscrew-like bacteria, affect cattle in the United States. The most common species affecting cattle is L. pomona.

19/01/2017

Coccidiosis continues to be one of the major disease problems for cattle producers. It is caused by microscopic, one-celled parasites.

10/12/2016

Anaplasmosis is a vector-borne, infectious blood disease in cattle caused by the rickesttsial parasites Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale.

10/12/2016

Footrot occurs in cattle of all ages, but it is most common in adults. The disease is seen year-round, but there is increased incidence in the wet summer

19/01/2017

Brucellosis of cattle is caused by infection with the bacterium Brucella abortus, which can also cause a disease of humans known as "undulant fever"

10/12/2016

Blackleg is a highly fatal disease of young cattle caused by the spore forming, rod shaped, gas producing bacteria Clostridium chauvoei.

10/12/2016