Common animal diseases and their management
- Anthrax.
- Black quarter (black-leg)
- Foot and mouth disease.
- Rabies (Mad dog disease)
- Blue tongue.
- Pox.
- Brucellosis of sheep.
- Tetanus.
- What are the types of animal diseases?
- What are the 5 causes of disease in animals?
- What are the 4 types of diseases?
- What is a common animal disease?
- What causes blue tongue disease?
What are the types of animal diseases?
Examples of animal diseases that are quite similar to commonly occurring human diseases include chronic emphysema in the horse; leukemia in cats and cattle; muscular dystrophies in chickens and mice; atherosclerosis in pigs and pigeons; blood-coagulation disorders and nephritis in dogs; gastric ulcers in swine; ...
What are the 5 causes of disease in animals?
Direct causes of disease are: (1) bacteria, (2) viruses, (3) parasites, (4) fungi, (5) nutritional deficiencies, (6) chemical poisons, and (7) unknown causes. Infectious diseases are the greatest threat to livestock health. They are caused by bacteria, viruses, rickettsia and fungi.
What are the 4 types of diseases?
There are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases (including both genetic diseases and non-genetic hereditary diseases), and physiological diseases. Diseases can also be classified in other ways, such as communicable versus non-communicable diseases.
What is a common animal disease?
Anthrax. Black quarter (black-leg) Foot and mouth disease. Rabies (Mad dog disease) Blue tongue.
What causes blue tongue disease?
The disease is non-contagious and is only transmitted by insect vectors (midges of the Culicoides species). The disease is caused by a virus belonging to the family Reoviridae. Bluetongue virus is a notifiable disease in many countries.