Useful Resources
Cattle
Johnes
Johne’s disease is a chronic wasting disease of cattle. It is caused by infection with a bacteria Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis (MAP).
BVD
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) is a disease of cattle caused by the Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
Lepto
Leptospirosis is a common infection in dairy and beef herds causing infertility, abortion and poor milk yield.
BRD
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) or pneumonia is the most common reason for death and poor performance in young cattle and costs the UK cattle industry an estimated £50 million a year.
IBR
IBR is an acute, contagious respiratory disease of cattle caused by bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1), commonly affecting the respiratory tract and the reproductive system.
TB
Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of cattle. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) which can also infect and cause disease in many other mammals including humans, deer, goats, pigs, cats, dogs and badgers.
Heart disease in cattle
The most common endocardial disease encountered in cattle is septic endocarditis
Urinary Tract Disease in cattle
Bovine cystitis is a disease of cattle characterized by ascending bacterial infection.
Post Mortem Examinations
Put simply, a necropsy is the examination of an animal after death. The purpose of a necropsy is typically to determine the cause of death, or extent of disease.
Sheep
Sheep Scab
Sheep scab, caused by Psoroptes ovis mites, results in intense itching for affected sheep. Repeated rubbing and skin damage leads to wool breakage and eventual complete loss of patches of fleece.
Lameness
Lameness in sheep is a common and persistent disease, reported in flocks in all sheep producing countries. It is a major welfare concern and causes large economic losses. Foot-rot has been estimated to cost the UK sheep industry £24 million
Liver Fluke
The liver fluke parasite, Fasciola hepatica, infects the liver of both cattle and sheep. Adult fluke are 2 to 3cm in size and live in the bile ducts laying eggs which enter the animals intestinal tract and end up on pasture.
Worming In Sheep
The most common health problem of domestic sheep, and young lambs, is internal parasites (worms).
Scrapie Genotyping in Sheep
The genetic makeup (genotype) of a sheep has a profound effect on which sheep may become infected.
Maedi Visna
Visna-maedi virus from the genus Lentivirus and subfamily Orthoretrovirinae, is a retrovirus that causes encephalitis and chronic pneumonitis in sheep.
