◎ Symptoms: Blisters in ulcers in the mouth, hooves, and udder; drooling, lameness; sudden death in calves due to myocarditis.
◎ Control: Vaccination (matching prevalent strains) + strict quarantine and culling.
◎ Symptoms: High fever, oral erosions, severe diarrhea, high mortality.
◎ Symptoms: Diarrhea, oral ulcers, abortion or weak calves (persistently infected cattle are key carriers).
◎ Control: Testing and culling persistently infected cattle + vaccination.
◎ Symptoms: Sudden high fever, joint pain, excessive tearing, drooling; usually resolves within 3 days.
◎ Pathogen: Bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1).
◎ Symptoms: Respiratory inflammation (coughing, nasal discharge), conjunctivitis, abortion ("infectious abortion").
◎ Pathogen: Mycobacterium bovis (zoonotic).
◎ Symptoms: Chronic weight loss, coughing, enlarged lymph nodes (confirmed by tuberculin test).
◎ Control: Culling positive cattle + regular testing.
◎ Pathogen: Brucella spp. (zoonotic).
◎ Symptoms: Late-term abortion, orchitis, arthritis.
◎ Control: Vaccination (e.g., S19 strain) + culling infected cattle.
◎ Pathogen: Pasteurella multocida.
◎ Symptoms: Acute septicemia (high fever, subcutaneous bleeding), pneumonia, or throat swelling ("throat lock").
◎ Treatment: Penicillin, sulfonamides.
◎ Pathogen: Bacillus anthracis (zoonotic).
◎ Symptoms: Sudden death (bloody nasal discharge, incomplete rigor mortis), enlarged spleen.
◎ Control: Do NOT perform necropsy! Emergency anthrax vaccination.
◎ Symptoms: Chronic pneumonia, arthritis, mastitis; poor response to antibiotics.
◎ Pathogen: Fasciola hepatica (parasitizes bile ducts).
◎ Symptoms: Weight loss, anemia, submandibular edema ("bottle jaw").
◎ Treatment: Triclabendazole, nitroxynil.
◎ Includes: Babesiosis (hemoglobinuria), Theileriosis (lymph node swelling).
◎ Control: Tick control (e.g., pyrethroid dips) + imidocarb treatment.
◎ Common parasites: Haemonchus contortus (anemia), Ostertagia ostertagi (diarrhea).
◎ Treatment: Ivermectin, albendazole.
◎ Symptoms: Subcutaneous nodules on the back (larval infestation), reduced leather quality.
◎ Treatment: Organophosphate sprays.
◎ Cause: Negative energy balance (common in high-yielding dairy cows).
◎ Symptoms: Weight loss, acetone odor in breath/urine, neurological signs (circling, licking walls).
◎ Treatment: IV glucose + oral propylene glycol.
◎ Cause: Sudden drop in blood calcium around calving.
◎ Symptoms: Paralysis, loss of consciousness, low body temperature.
◎ Treatment: IV calcium (e.g., calcium borogluconate).
◎ Cause: Excessive grain intake.
◎ Symptoms: Bloat, diarrhea (foul-smelling), laminitis.
◎ Common pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., E. coli.
◎ Symptoms: Udder swelling, abnormal milk (clots or pus/blood).
◎ Control: Proper milking procedures + teat dipping.
◎ Causes: Nutrition,wet environments, or bacterial infections.
◎ Symptoms: Lameness, cracked hooves, pus formation.
◎ Causes: Ingestion of sharp objects (e.g., wires) puncturing the reticulum and pericardium.
◎ Symptoms: Chronic indigestion, pericardial friction sounds.