Help!! Top 10 Cattle Diseases!

[Cowlover13]

Hey I need help for a 4-H project and would be great to have some!
I need to find the top 10 cattle diseses for my vet science project! any help would be great!

Cowlover13

 

[elevan]

The ones that I know of:

Mad cow Disease
Johnes Disease
Brucellosis
White Muscle Disease

Do a google search and I'm sure you'll find more.

eta: Here's a good source of info for you
http://cattletoday.info/

 

[Cowlover13]

Do a google search and I'm sure you'll find more.

I tried the google search gets alot of hits but just on a bunch of different diseases and more than 10 so if anyone has anymore info would be great !


Thanks anyway!! :bun

 

[elevan]

Do a google search and I'm sure you'll find more.

I tried the google search gets alot of hits but just on a bunch of different diseases and more than 10 so if anyone has anymore info would be great !


Thanks anyway!! :bun

Go to the link http://cattletoday.info/

You'll find information all about cattle diseases I promise

 

[herfrds]

Trich is one, I use the short version of it since I spell the correct name wrong.

Blackleg.
Anaplasmosis probably spelled that wrong too.
BVD PI

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Here's a nice long list for you:

Mastitis
BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease) which includes Pneumonia and Shipping Fever
IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotraecheitis [sp?])
BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea)
Ketosis
Trichomoniasis
Leptospirosis
Brucellosis
Anthrax
BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Coccidiosis
Milk Fever
Grass Tetany
Fescue Toxicity
Nitrate Poisoning
Calf Scours
Foot and Mouth Disease
Pinkeye
Cancer-eye
Foot rot
Laminitis
Rabies
Bloat
PI3
White Muscle Disease
Emphysema
Blackleg
Acidosis
Anaplasmosis
Tuberculosis
Hardware Disease
Urinary Calculi
Johnes Disease
Wooden Tongue
Lumpy Jaw
Joint Ill
Navel Ill
Ringworm
Prolapses (vaginal, rectal, uterine)
Retained Placenta
Metritis
Blue Tongue
Red Water Disease

I could go on, but you can pick and choose which ones you want from here.

 

[Cowlover13]

THanks i don't think i will be succesful with top 10 but ill do some that i have heard from you and just in general heard about! They should be common if you have heard of them

Sarah

 

[FarmerMack]

baby cows can get scours (diarrhea) and pneumonia I bought 2 baby Holsteins that had both. Electrolytes for 3 days and antibiotics and they are both doing well. I've heard both of these diseases are common especially after being transported