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A disease is any condition that affects the normal health and performance of animals.Causes of Livestock Diseases

Bacteria

Viruses

Fungi

Parasites

Poor feeding

Dirty environment

Diseases

1. Bacterial Diseases

Examples:

Anthrax

Tuberculosis

2. Viral Diseases

Examples:

Newcastle disease

Foot and mouth disease

3. Fungal Diseases

Example:

Ringworm

Parasitic Diseases

Examples:

Trypanosomiasis

Coccidiosis

Common Livestock Diseases

1. Newcastle Disease

Affects:

Poultry

Cause:

Virus

Symptoms:

Weakness

Coughing

Greenish diarrhea

Sudden death

Prevention:

Vaccination

Clean poultry house

2. Foot and Mouth Disease

Affects:

Cattle, sheep, goats

Cause:

Virus

Symptoms:

Sores in mouth

Difficulty walking

Fever

Prevention:

Vaccination

Isolation of infected animals

Trypanosomiasis

Cause:

Trypanosome parasite

Spread by:

Tsetse fly

Symptoms:

Weight loss

Weakness

Loss of appetite

Prevention:

Bush clearing

Spraying insecticides

Coccidiosis

Affects:

Poultry and rabbits

Symptoms:

Bloody diarrhea

Weakness

Weight loss

Prevention:

Good sanitation dry litter

Anthrax

Cause:

Bacteria

Symptoms:

Sudden death

Bleeding from body openings

Prevention:

Vaccination

Burning dead animals

6. Mastitis

Affects:

Udder of cows

Symptoms:

Swollen udder

Pain

Bad milk

Prevention:

Clean milking methods

Signs of Sick Animals

Loss of appetite

Weakness

Weight loss

Diarrhea

Fever

Rough body coat

Disease Prevention and Control

Vaccination

Clean environment

Proper feeding

Isolation/quarantine

Deworming

Regular inspection

Important Terms

Vaccination

Giving vaccines to prevent disease.

Quarantine

Keeping sick animals away from healthy ones.

Deworming

Removal of internal parasites.

Sanitation

Keeping animal houses clean.

WAEC Repeated Questions

Know:

disease

cause

symptoms

prevention/control

Especially:

Newcastle disease

Foot and mouth disease

Trypanosomiasis

Coccidiosis

These come out very often