What Are the Common Cattle Diseases? Explained Clearly in One Article

Cattle farming is a fairly common undertaking in rural areas. Because environments differ from region to region, the diseases that appear will also differ, but some diseases are encountered by just about every cattle farmer. So how should these diseases be handled? Qinnong Net briefly introduces several of them and their solutions here.

1. Cracked Hooves

Cracked hooves are the most common situation in cattle farming, generally caused by cattle moving around very little while carrying too much body weight. It shows up as a tendency to lie down, and the condition manifests as the hooves splitting open; in severe cases it can lead to infection and damage to the hooves. The treatment method is to raise the cattle with damaged hooves separately and bandage them, and feed them some soy products to strengthen the hooves' healing ability. As for the other cattle, they must be driven frequently to force them to move around, and the waste on the barn floor must be cleaned up thoroughly to avoid infection.

2. Cattle Diarrhea

This mostly occurs in winter. Temperature changes cause the digestive capacity of the cattle's stomach to decline, food accumulates in the stomach, and indigestion results. It shows up as loss of appetite, listlessness, and when excreting, the dung is loose and thick and accompanied by milky white mucus being passed; if it goes unnoticed for a long time, it can easily be fatal. In the early stages it can generally be treated with potassium permanganate water; if it is severe, medication needs to be fed, and drugs such as bismuth subnitrate can treat it effectively.

3. Bovine Pleuropneumonia

This is generally caused by a poor immune system in the cattle, and prevention can only rely on vaccination in the early stages. When it strikes, it shows up as a rise in body temperature, a yellowing tongue, constant tearing, and the frequency of the belly's rise and fall becoming faster. In severe cases it is accompanied by bleeding from the nose area, blood in the dung, and so on. What must be done is isolation, as this disease is rather contagious. Currently the drug with fairly good treatment results is penicillin, and you can also buy targeted drugs from a veterinarian.

4. Parasites

Parasites are most prone to appearing on cattle, and mites and cattle flies pose the greatest threat to them. The parasitized areas generally tend to be the two sides of the neck and the back, which also makes them relatively easy to spot. The outward symptoms are that the cattle will rub against walls from time to time, their tails will keep swishing, and they will pace back and forth in the barn, restless and agitated. When dealing with this, isolation comes first, as these parasites are very easily transmitted; after clearing away the visible parasites on the body, insecticide must also be sprayed, and it must definitely be sprayed near the wounds. After handling is finished, observe for a period of time before returning them. Secondly, the barn should preferably be sprayed with insecticide once as well.

The above are some common diseases in cattle farming. Everyone must pay attention to the situations mentioned above to avoid causing greater losses. Of course, cattle will also have some other diseases; if you want to learn about more diseases, you can follow our website, as we will release more information later.