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Cattle Diseases and Parasites

Cattle diseases are classified according to their causative

agents (germ) and method of spread.

There are three main causative agents (germs):

1. Bacteria

2. Viruses

3. Protozoa

Causes of sickness of diseases in animals

 Lack of some nutrients in the animal’s diet

 Dirty environment

 Dirty food

 Physical injuries like cuts and wounds

 Getting Infected by germs

Signs of sickness in cattle

 The animal is dull and has rough haw on the body.

 The animal coughs and sneezes

 There is diarrhoea.

 The animal has difficult in passing out urine and dung

 There is rise in body temperature and pulse rate.

 The animal loses appetite for food (pasture)