What are the common diseases of cattle? Full analysis of symptom identification and prevention and treatment

Cattle are a very common type of livestock in rural areas. Despite their large bodies, their own resistance is very weak, and among livestock they are the most prone to illness. Today, the editor brings you several of the most common diseases in cattle.

1. Bovine ephemeral fever

Bovine ephemeral fever is a highly contagious epidemic disease caused by a virus, with a very sudden onset. Cattle will suddenly shed tears continuously, have a fever all over the body, a runny nose, breathe with loud panting sounds, and have very painful limbs, unwilling to walk. The main transmission vectors of this disease are some blood-sucking insects. At present there is no specific drug treatment, and only early prevention is possible: spray insecticides in the cattle shed, regularly disinfect the cattle shed, reduce the number of insects, lower the transmission rate, and vaccines can also be given in advance to control the circulation of the virus!

2. Rumen impaction

Rumen impaction is caused by the accumulation of a large amount of hard-to-digest food in the cattle's stomach, leading to a large amount of impacted material in the rumen, severe pressure on the stomach wall, and paralysis of the motor nerves. The main features are that the belly becomes very hard, diarrhea occurs, and the droppings are very smelly and black; in more serious cases the feces contain blood traces and unidentified fluid, breathing speeds up, heartbeat quickens, and the animal is no longer as docile as usual, becoming very irritable! When feeding cattle, easily digestible and non-swelling food should be given. If rumen impaction occurs, stop feeding and let it drink more water, do not let the cow lie down, and let the rumen move; in severe cases, the rumen can only be cut open to remove the impacted material.

3. Rumen bloat

Rumen bloat is caused by cattle eating a large amount of food that easily produces gas. When this food enters the rumen it ferments rapidly, and the stomach becomes filled with gas. The main features are that the cow will not eat, the belly becomes distended and very soft, and breathing becomes very difficult. At this time, the cow should immediately be made to lie on its back on a slope, and the belly should be rubbed with the hand to slowly release the gas, or a trocar can be used to puncture the rumen to release the gas: choose the most distended place, clip the hair, then disinfect it, cut a small opening in the skin, and insert the needle to release the gas. If this does not work, treatment can only be carried out through medication.

4. Bovine anthrax

Bovine anthrax, like bovine ephemeral fever, is also a highly contagious infectious disease. In the early stage of onset, the cow's body temperature rises rapidly, there is no appetite, breathing also becomes very difficult, blood spots appear on the skin, and at first there is constipation, while in severe cases there is diarrhea with blood. Some cases die within just a few hours of onset. In the early stage this disease can be treated with antibiotics and sulfonamides, but treatment in the later stage is of little use. For this disease, cattle must be injected once a year with avirulent anthrax spore vaccine or No. 2 anthrax spore vaccine for prevention.

The above four are the relatively common diseases of cattle. For cattle farming, attention should still be paid to the epidemic periods of several infectious diseases and to the feeding of cattle. To learn more about other diseases of cattle, please follow Qinnong Network!