What infection is common in dairy cattle?

Mastitis is an illness that affects the mammal glands of the animal. It can be caused, primarily, by Streptococcus and Staphylococcus bacteria and coliforms. Issues on how the milking is made and the lack of hygiene in the environment where the cow is located are the main facilitating factors for herd infection.

What causes anemia in cattle?

Possible causes of blood loss are bleeding abomasal ulcers, parasitism such as haemonchosis, fascioliasis and ticks, injuries severing blood vessels or rupturing the liver or spleen, and surgical procedures such as dehorning, castration or spaying.

How to cure anemia in cows?

Generally cures have been effected by supplying iron directly to the animals as a drench (iron ammonium citrate) or by allowing them access to a mineral lick (red oxide of iron and salt).

What diseases affect dairy cattle?

Traditional production costs rank mastitis, reproductive problems, and lameness as the top dairy cattle diseases. When the other areas of importance are included, the top-ranked diseases change to include salmonella, Johne’s disease, bovine viral diarrhea-associated disease, and mastitis.

What is the drug of choice for Theileriosis?

It is suggested that the most economical way to control theileriosis in India would be to immunise calves by infection with sporozoite stabilate and simultaneous treatment with tetracycline, and to reserve buparvaquone for the treatment of clinical cases, in cattle of all ages.

What are the most common diseases in cattle?

Diseases that affect cattle

• Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
• Brucellosis.
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• Foot and Mouth disease.
• Johne’s disease.
• Psoroptic mange.
• Schmallenberg Virus.
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)

What is the leading cause of illness in dairy cattle?

In particular, bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a leading cause of death in preweaned dairy calves.